I have an '09 883N (Iron) and my son bought me a SE Stage 1 A\C for it. I have stock pipes and no plans up upgrade those for a while (money is tight).

I have a few questions that I could sure use some help on.

1) How difficult is it to install this A\C? It seems pretty straightforward from what I have seen but I am not mechanic.

2) Does this require an upgraded map if installed?

3) When I asked the service person at the local dealer question 2 they told me that without pipes and a tune the A\C was pointless and could cause problems. So, does the A\C alone add anything and will it cause issues?

Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
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Seems like the general rule on here is that if you only do one then your ok but iam no expert. That means if you just do the Stage I your ok, or if you just do the pipes your ok. But if you do the stage I and the pipes then you need to do something. But thats just me and iam no expert.

As for installing the Stage I it is very simple just an air filter and some bolts nothing anyone couldn't do.

 

The a/c is very easy to install, under 1 hour. If you not changing the pipes, you do not have to re-map.

 

A/C is an easy install. I would just wait until the funds are available for pipes and re-map the EFI.

 

Doing the AC before the pipes is kind of *** backwards, it's generally accepted that pipes only requires no remap/programer but pipes and AC do.
If you are going to put the AC on first I would buy a PC5 from fuelmoto and have it programed for that setup, then when you do add the pipes you can get a new map for that setup.
What ever you do make sure you use locktite on all the fasteners, several on here have had a screw come loose from the AC and get sucked into the motor causing huge damage to the piston & cylinder.