Im planning on upgrading the exhaust on my nightster but wasn't too sure on what fuel management device to get, if any. I would appreciate if you could give me some insight on different model, price ranges and experiences with them. This is what i've found so far, as far as inexpensive tunig goes, dont really want to spend hundreds of dollars unless i really have to. The exhaust im going to install is the ShortShot Staggered Black from Vance and Hines. Im not planning on putting an intake any time soon. Thanks

O2 IED - 14.2:1 AFR Xtreme Inline Enhancement


And FUELPACK

But this seems a little pricy

 

Get a dealer download and be done i have an 09 with the same pipes and intake runs great, fuel packs suck and can burn up your pcm (no more warrenty)

 

If you search on here, you'd find out that you can do the exhaust swap without doing the intake & fuel management. But once you do the intake along with the exhaust, you have to do the fuel management.

 

Sounds good, i think i'll do more searching. I just wanted to see what similar modders have done and what results they have gotten, on the nigthrider website where they sell the IED's they say that you could run the exhaust without fuel management since the closed loop will try and compensate. Just thought that it would be a good idea to lower exhaust temps and maybe increase response. Thanks

 

Rule of thumb is exhaust only, no need to remap. Add an air filter and then you need an EFI remapping device or download. You'll be fine with jsut the pipes. What are you waiting for?

 

another thing, will i need to get a pair of exhaust gaskets? Or would the new exhausts come with a replacement pair? Thanks

 

I had to buy a pair from the dealer it was like $5.00. My V&H's did not come with any extra gaskets

 

i should swing by the deal then the day before my exhaust arrive. thanks

 

BiggDogg since you have the exhaust, how did the 02 installation go? Did you have to weld them in, or does it have a thread for bolt on? One more thing, i read all this about baffles and i don't know how much more loud this is going to be from my stock pipes but i don't want it to be annoying either. I order the exhaust as is, nothing extra, now iIm assuming that's a straight pipe and nothing else. Should i consider getting a set of baffles? Thanks

 

The O2 sensors are threaded and will screw into the new pipes. The short shots come with the standard baffles already installed. These pipes are MUCH louder than the stock exhaust. You may want to spring for a set of quiet baffles. It wont quiet them down much, just gives them a deeper sound.