I have been told by two dealers that 07' Sportsters cannot have the F.I. ECU remapped for pipes and the S.E aircleaner. On another conversation with a service writer while having a recall taken care of, he asked me if there were any other problems needing to be taken care of, I told him the engine pinging while accelerating on the highway was annoying and asked him if he could map the ecu differently to take care of this, his reply was HD provided no means to change the ECU settings like the othertwin cam engine bikes. I pointed out that on the HD website a statement was provided under the SE aircleaner that an ECU remap was required..He said that is a generic statement for installing the SE aircleaner on HD bikes. He said they were understanding from HDthe Sportster F.I. was the first of all HD bikes that would have non remappable ECU's with the rest to follow in time, part ofthe EPA liability issue.

So my question;are these dealers feeding me a line of crap? I would think if they could, they would do it to make money.
Are other dealers telling people they are remapping theECU's, not really doing it and just taking there money?

 

Interesting information and question!

 

Find another dealer.... They are either UNEDUCATED, or just ignorant.... This is just for the 1200 (MY 07)





Vehicle Configuration Summary



Region:
United States of America (Remaining 49 States)

Model Year:
2007
Platform:
Sportster

Model:
XL1200C
Exhaust:
None Selected

ECM/ICM:
None Selected
Cylinder Heads:
None Selected

Engine Displacement:
None Selected



Fuel Injectors:
None Selected



Air Cleaner:
None Selected



Throttle Body/Induction Module:
None Selected


Cam Shaft(s):
None Selected
Pistons:
None Selected


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Search Results:
9 Applicable Calibration(s)



Street Legal/Race:
Street Legal

Digital Tech Part Nbr:
32153-07C/DT

Calibration ID:
32153-07C

Description:
STOCK OE

Restricted Power:
Unrestricted - (Full Power)

Req'd Configuration:


Region:
United States of America (Remaining 49 States)

Model Year:
2007

Platform:
Sportster

Model:
XL1200C

Exhaust System:
Original Equipment (Legal)

ECM/ICM:
32140-07,32140-08

Cylinder Heads:
Original Equipment

Engine Displacement (cc):
1200

Fuel Injectors:
07-08 XL Injector (27706-07)

Air Cleaner:
Original Equipment

Throttle Body/Induction

Module:
Original Equipment

Cam Shaft:
Original Equipment

Pistons:
Original Equipment

O2 Sensor:
Original Equipment


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Street Legal/Race:
Street Legal

Digital Tech Part Nbr:
22718-07/DT

Calibration ID:
22718-07

Description:
XL STAGE 1 LEGAL

Restricted Power:
Unrestricted - (Full Power)

Req'd Configuration:


Region:
United States of America (Remaining 49 States)

Model Year:
2007

Platform:
Sportster

Model:
XL1200C

Exhaust System:
H-D Slip-On & SE Street Performance (Legal)

ECM/ICM:
32140-07,32140-08

Cylinder Heads:
Original Equipment

Engine Displacement (cc):
1200

Fuel Injectors:
07-08 XL Injector (27706-07)

Air Cleaner:
SE High Flow

Throttle Body/Induction

Module:
Original Equipment

Cam Shaft:
Original Equipment

Pistons:
Original Equipment

O2 Sensor:
Original Equipment


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Street Legal/Race:
Street Legal

Digital Tech Part Nbr:
22718-07/DT

[b]Cali

 

My '08 XL1200N is in the shop this second getting new Screamin Eagle muffler's, stage 1 a/c and an engine download that cost 150 bucks! I'm sure the ecu can be calibrated for new toys. The only reason I'm having the dealer do such easy work for me is because I don't have the equipment to reprogram my computer. I would get another opinion for sure.

 

Sounds like [sm=bs.gif]to me.

 

I got a similar story from my dealer. [:@] I think its just a matter of ignorance. After I gave the parts guy a hard time, he finally pulled up my bike on their computer and saw what Shovelhead Bob posted.

 

My dealer gave me the option, but recommended the dyno tune if I wanted to maximize output. I would have wanted it anyways. Dealing with performance mods on cars, I know that there is no one cookie cutter map that will optimize performance. I personally don't settle for 'runs OK', if I do a mod, I want the most out of what I have done.

 

So if you can actually get it done and if it costs a $150, it may be $$$wiser just to get a fuel pak or similar ecu piggyback module.