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Old 07-30-2018, 01:32 PM
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I have a 2012 Street Glide with the Screaming Eagle setup! Other people says that there's better setup than the Screaming Eagle. But my thing is, it has a K&N filter just like all the other open Air Cleaners! I guess I need educated on Air Cleaners of why would a $200 AC setup in better than $100 setup if both has the same K&N filter?
 
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Originally Posted by QNman
That's not a problem with intake; it's a problem with your tune. Call Fuel Moto (if you bought from there) and tell them what you've got. And if you want to change the intake, then by all means, do it! But neither will give you a performance advantage over the other, so buy the one that makes you smile a little more when you look at it.

Full disclosure: I have the SE "Stage 1" on my bike. I like the stock cover look, and I too thought I needed the "extra intake". In hindsight, I think it is absolutely unnecessary, but meh... it sounds cool!
Yea, I could lean it out, or just buy a proper intake and bask in the glory of additional horsepower
 
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Yea, I could lean it out, or just buy a proper intake and bask in the glory of additional horsepower


Ok then. Best of luck to you, and enjoy your "additional horsepower". I'm sure it will work out just the way you think it will.
 
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Ok then. Best of luck to you, and enjoy your "additional horsepower". I'm sure it will work out just the way you think it will.
Thanks for the concern. Are you having a bad day? Works great on my FB, so I am sure it will work great on my Ultra too.


 
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Try as you might, ya cant bolt on HP
 
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Originally Posted by RoyB
Thanks for the concern. Are you having a bad day? Works great on my FB, so I am sure it will work great on my Ultra too.


Nope, my day is fine. If your Fatboy carbureted? Or EFI? Different animals.

My point is simple - NO MATTER WHICH AIR CLEANER YOU USE, if your EFI is set and running is rich, you need to adjust the tune. A closed-loop EFI doesn't act the same as a vacuum controlled carburetor.

Pick the air cleaner of your choice, have your EFI adjusted, and enjoy!

ETA: I see it's a 2010, so EFI. You replaced the football... many better air cleaners than the football. Your '18 has infinitely more free area than the football had.

Regardless - same statement applies. Pick the one that you think looks cool, get it tuned properly, and ride the **** out of it!

Shiny side up!
 
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I am currently running a SE intake and the stock football cover with a different center piece but I also run it open with a sock, no real difference at all other than looks.
 
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I have the SE and like it much more than the stock filter..
 
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I run the Stage 1 K&N filter behind the stock football cover and it works fine. Not everyone does but I like the look of the football cover. To each his own.
Same here. I threw an S&S stealth on and kept the football as well. I like the looks of it too.
 
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Cool looking cover Randy.

I ended up pulling the trigger on the SE heavy breather because I dig that style. It ended up being cheaper than some of the aftermarket round styles after shopping around online.
 
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