Harley V-Rod pipes and tuning?

[Foghorn]

All, I was wondering if I could get some advice.... I have recently purchased a 2012 Vrod Anniversary, but it is very quiet.... so I was wanting to get the bike louder, obviously I have a few options....

I could get the baffles drilled out or get new slipons, or of course a whole new system. This issue for me comes to tuning the bike, from everything I have read so far, it looks like I need some sort of power commander (or like device) to get the correct maps for the bike and exhaust combination, but it also looks like that some of them have no maps installed and you have to get your bike on the dyno to get these created...

Am I missing something, or is it just going to cost me a decent amount of cash to get the bike louder?

Any input greatly received.

[Road kill]

bugger,, Good luck.

[Road kill]

Go to the HD Forums site an you'll find several very good threads on this very subject,,,plus you won't have to put up with all the tossers that are going to put shit on you for owning an HD like your soon going to here.
Good luck.

[skinman]

just talk to yourself continually while riding , that should be loud enough

[Foghorn]

Thanks Road kill,

Tried reading the HD forums, but sadly still very confusing.... nothing seems to be straight.

[Foghorn]

Probably on just skinman...... At least my horn is loud....

[skinman]

wot
wasnt I helpful

[skinman]

could try asking the custom chambers guy
he should a least be able to give some pointers

[Foghorn]

Yeah talked to him, he was very helpful and said I could get the baffles drilled out, but then need to get the tuning done, and thats where it all gets a little confusing of what can and cannot be done, and what extras I need to buy to get it running quickly.

[skinman]

I would have thought that compared to the cost of that bike an exhaust mod & retune would be insignificant or a least not too much.
I guess that getting a remap depends on what you do to the exhaust. you will have emission control stuff that will need to be tricked into thinking all is fine

[Foghorn]

Yeah thats what I was thinking as well.......

[skinman]

have you tried talking to AMPS?

[Foghorn]

Yeah sent them an email, and all they cam back with was a load of prices for different bits, with absolutely no explanation..... I thought I might try road and sport tomorrow.

[98tls]

http://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct...wlMk_dpN3h-1Mg Bike shops are in the business of making money (obviously) so will do there best to sell you all sorts of shite you dont need (why wouldnt they) but if its just a set of cans theres no reason to buy anything else,no matter what bullshit the makers of exhausts come out with a set of cans will do little more than make the thing sound better which from what i gather is all your after...no need for the rest of it you havent messed with the airbox nor the fueling.It will sound better but much of the claimed hp increases is nothing but wank.Theres lots of interseting stuff on the web if you type in V rod exhaust.

[skippa1]

I ve got a good friend with a 2010 V Rod Muscle and he has been through all this. He drilled the baffles and it helped a little as they do sound like a sewing machine with the standard pipes. He then got a set of V&H slipons, filter and power commander. It had to be dynod and air fuel mix set.....heres the crunch though....the power commander essentially over rules the ECU so it will override changes made by the ECU to allow for altitude, temp, 02 levels etc and so whilst it may run perfect on the tuning machine, if you change altitude or there are other changes, it may run too rich or lean. He is having hells own time with it, he is fussy about his bike but he does get carbon puffs out of the exhaust depending on where he is etc. He has been back to the shop a few times now....no joy. The other issue is that his fuel consumption has gone up consderably. He is now wondering if it was worth it at all.

I have been doing the same with the Victory, I just put some Conquest Customs Ocane pipes (pic on my profile)on and talked to them in the states. He said the same thing.....dont get a power comander because of tuning issues and the fact that it overides the ECU. A Victory tune to the ECU itself is on the way and a Lloyds ide air valve should get me close to right.......its not a precise science and not cheap.

Good luck