I feel like i got my 150 DOLLARS WORTH if that is what you are wondering about the stage 1...I can feel a big diff in the 0-60 power it gets up to 60 a lot quicker...i did it just before a trip to the hills and following my goldwing buddies and i feel i could keep up with them a lot better, they even commented on how close i stayed compared to previous trips...I bout the SE breather kit on EBAY for $100.00 so i think i did ok for $250.00....i didn't have 5 or 6 hundred dollars to dump so that was the best i could do. if i had to do it over i would. Really,how much power do you want....

 

Thanks guys, those were basically the answers I was looking for. Gonna do the stage 1 flash, along with the screaming eagle A/C and ride the **** out of it for a while. Already got a good deal on the vance&hines slip-ons,that are already on the bike. Thanks agian.

 

! thing i forgot to mention is that i got the the option that cuts the rear cylinder off once it get to 300 degrees i think...it's automatic though..they are offering it stock on 08 and 09's...not supposed to mess with perf though....i got it and it has kicked in 1 time after riding the crap out of it in the hills and ending up in a town traffic jam...i could tell a diff in the rear heat coming from the motor..same price to do it or not...

 

I have h/d stage 1 download with a/c and pipes and I am very happy. After hearing all the glowing reports on PCV I bought one and was very unimpressed it was no inprovement over dealer flash { which was a big inprovement over stock } I sent a E -mail to fuel moto but as of right now my pcv is on E bay. Oh by the way I expect to be beat up. The way people act I think half the people hear have stock in dynojet

 

Has anyone had the Stage 1 download and kept the stock A/C????

 

Good question! Anyone?

 

thanks for the honest report, might save me a few hundred

 

Bump!

 

In addition to the Stage 1, you can install a power Commander V which will give you a richer mixture and go along way in cooling the bike down. However, rather than increasing your MPG you will decrease the MPG. There are trade off’s cooler more powerful engine = less MPG!

I live in an area were summer lasts 7 months and we generally average 100+ consecutive, 100+ degree days so this is what I did to cool down my notoriously hot 2009 103:

Power Commander V by Fuel Moto
Stage 1
Vance & Hines Oval Slip-ons
Jagg FLH 10-Row Oil Cooler
Big Sky Oil Cooler
Switched to Red Line 20W60 Synthetic Oil

All of the above lowered my oil temp reading by 50 degrees on a 105 degree day. Regardless of what you may hear about this product or that product, I don’t believe that there is any one single item that will significantly reduce the engine heat; it takes a combination of several things!

Stay Safe Out There!!!!

Jim

 

Not to rain on the Stage 1 parade, but you've bought the pipes and will buy the AC from the dealer for full-retail. Why not spend about $125-150 more and get a real EFI controller and a better AC with a cleanable element. That way you can grow if you decide to and won't waste the $150 or so on the HD download, which beyond the Stage 1 setup is a dead-end.

Call Fuel Moto and tell them you have the V&H mufflers and want the AC and PCV with a map to match the combo. Ask for their "mileage map," which isn't as far as you can go toward optimal mileage but is a start. There has been much discussion on this topic here.

As for mileage, you should not pass judgment on the bike until you've compiled some mileage and have it broken-in. OTOH, a stock configuration is about the best mileage you'll get out of an engine, as they already are tuned about as lean as can be programmed and still run.