Watcha think about this power combo?

skaarlaj said:

Why's that?

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1olbull said:

Better to install a temp tune from @Claviger then ride the 900 miles to WA from Rock Springs to Woodinville for a Nels Dyno!!!
Talk sweet to me and ya may even get a free room for the night you arrive and the night after before heading home on your new & improved Rocket???

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Claviger said:

Just a cable to connect your PC to the ECU, is about $20. There are a few guides here on the forums and a tune database in the resources section. The RAMAIR/Carpenter exhaust combination isn't something I've seen a tune posted for previously. You'll want a custom tune to get the most out of the setup, it's a big difference in feel if not raw dyno numbers between a canned tune and a custom one.

The real skinny on Tuneboy is:

He's stopped developing the software for rockets, and focuses almost exclusively on Ducati. If you've an older bike its fine, anything Touring or 2013 and older. The newer bikes, 2014+ use a different software version which only half works and even then, there are at least 3 members who were run around for about 6 months trying to get the right kind of software that is compatible with the newer bikes. Eventually, I did get a hold of it, ran it for a while, but, because some of the Tuneboy apps don't quite work right, it's a pain in the butt.

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Claviger said:

Just a cable to connect your PC to the ECU, is about $20. There are a few guides here on the forums and a tune database in the resources section. The RAMAIR/Carpenter exhaust combination isn't something I've seen a tune posted for previously. You'll want a custom tune to get the most out of the setup, it's a big difference in feel if not raw dyno numbers between a canned tune and a custom one.

The real skinny on Tuneboy is:

He's stopped developing the software for rockets, and focuses almost exclusively on Ducati. If you've an older bike its fine, anything Touring or 2013 and older. The newer bikes, 2014+ use a different software version which only half works and even then, there are at least 3 members who were run around for about 6 months trying to get the right kind of software that is compatible with the newer bikes. Eventually, I did get a hold of it, ran it for a while, but, because some of the Tuneboy apps don't quite work right, it's a pain in the butt.

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skaarlaj said:

• Either of Carpenter racing's full exhaust
• ram air's intake system (single foam filter)
• Tuning???

I like the original Carpenters header, and exhaust, however; the equal length header / sidewinder looks good too. I'd really like to do the triple K&N's, but don't want to modify or delete the claw cover. How much power am I giving up by doing the Ramair single foam filter vs, the triple K&N's?

At the end of it all, I'd also not like to have to re-think anything (parts wise) to support something like the Carpenter 240 kit, Which will be a year or two down the road, if I'm not being too hopeful.

Also, I hate to admit it, but ECU tuning has me seriously confused on how to go about tuning this beast. There is no dyno-shops near me, and would be fine with sort of a (canned) tune for the exhaust, and intake upgrade. I'll spring for a more involved dyno-tune when I take the plunge into more compression / bigger cams / head port-work ordeal. If someone wants to explain (in simple terms) what would be the best / easiest way to get the bike tuned good for just the free flowing intake / exhaust, I'd really appreciate it.

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skaarlaj said:

Excellent info, and thank you very much. So I can download a "similar" tune file to be good enough to ride around on, but need a dyno-tune to dial it in enough to be safe, smooth, or optimum performance, or all the above? Long story short, can I beat on it without hurting it before being optimized on a dyno?

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