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fuel management and dyno run on my tc88

  • that big fella
    that big fella
    13 years ago

    hi , i own a 06 dyna superglide and was told when i bought it s/h that it had a '' fueler '' in it . the bike was by then 3rd hand , each owner throwing money at it in the bling department . it has a set of v&h big shots with the '' free flowing '' ( read loud ! ) baffles and i added a spike air cleaner to it cause i needed the room as i have a gumby leg and couldnt put my foot on the forward controls .

    it always decel poped so i fitted a plug for the air flap thingo in the original air box  but didnt get the o2 sensor plugs as the 06 doesnt have them  . after much checking i couldnt find any sort of replacement or piggyback '' fueler '' on the bike , so i went on line to see what was out there !  friggen hell ! so many choises .. after a week of reading i ended up with a head ache and no better off deciding what to get .

    i talked to a few shops in the area and went for a power commander 5 as i wont be changing any thing soon . the result was a bit down on what i thought a would get but then , having working in a bike shop that did dyno work , i know why ! every man and his dog bolts on some doody whooper to his bike and claims the bike now had a jillion hp but the dyno brings it all back to realtity .

    my  tc88 went from up from 70.97 to 74.65 rwhp and the torque went up from 77.44 to 81.11ft/lb and the a/f ratio sits about 13 most of the way . the bike still decel pops a bit but its mainly cause of the big shots . it runs smoother and cooler , hauls arse of the line better and idles better . comming from a world of 140 hp jap bikes , i am happy with the results .. total time to fit and tune 2 hours .. cheap at half the price !