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Anyone know of a Dyno tune shop in Northern California?

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Does anyone know of a shop that is familiar with Dyno tuning Victorys, preferably in Northen California, or on the west coast if nothing north of San Francisco?
 
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Doi ! Of course Ness would have a Dyno, I must be brain dead. Appreciate the info 541rf
 
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I was told by the first owner they did my Vegas and it runs great from the day I brought it from him. Good luck!
 
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I already called Ness in Dublin and they don't. Thanks for the heads up in Yuba City.

Well I just looked up the guy in Yuba City and the only post on Yelp from a Victory owner was unfavorable. Sigh!
 
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If these guys are good maybe we could set up something for him to tune some bikes and meet here at my place. I live on some property my mom owns and it is wide open. maybe he could set up here. Thoughts?
 
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I haven't done the mods yet so it won't be until spring or early summer before I am ready.
Do you know where these guys are located?
There's almost no info on the website.
I'd have no problem riding up your way to have it done if he will travel for two bikes and it's not over the top $$$$

Keep me posted if you contact them
 
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Yuba City is the nearest Vic dealer to me for service. I had my bike tuned at Rohm Performance Machine (RPM) using the Vic shop as a middle man. I was not present for the tune so don't know what his operation includes. RPM did not provide a computerized graph for results, rather a verbal report. Tuned with a Power Commander V device installed, the verbal result is 95 hp at the wheel and 97 Tq at the wheel. A noticeable difference. I'd be curious to know the cost of the RedLine tune. I'd be tempted to do it again just to see the operation and get the computerized graph.
 
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I will contact them again at some point and post back. I like the spring idea. I wouldn't mind even setting this up just so you guys could get your bikes tuned. I think it would be awesome to watch this all at work. I think he is only about 2 hrs away from where I am at. Even if I couldn't get mine tuned I could still just roll on up his way and get it done at some point. At least it would cut out 2 hrs of riding for you guys =)
And not that it matters but I own the property I am on but is all part of some property that was in my family lol. It's a dead end street with a field as most of the property around it. Figured he could just pull the trailer up onto the property and work there.

As far as where they are located it seems like the Medford or Grants Pass Ore. area.
 
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Sent off an email to Redline this morning. I will post back after I hear from them. Do you guys have any questions you would like me to ask? Also We have an American Bulldog Bullypac3. Love me some Bulldog sloppy smooches =)
 

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They are some sloppy ones for sure!
Other than cost it seems pretty straight forward to me
 
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Cost for sure. I was thinking of asking if he could send me some pics of dyno runs on Victory's and or maybe some contact info of people who have had their Vic's tuned by him.
 
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OK so here is the deal. I have emailed back and forth and am going to post the email in the next post so it is easier to read then a big wall of text. When I got the 1st email he said he has never tuned them which is not what he told me in May of this year. I asked him about this difference and he replied with this email.
 
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Hi Phillip, no offense taken. You are correct I have worked with a couple, I don't feel that my skills are to the point I would like to be. As for the $350.00 price, that would be correct if you are running a Power Commander, I do charge 350 for them. I am leaning more towards the Power Vision. The cost for a tune, if you have a license is $300.00. If a person wants a license and an ECM flash that runs $500.00, that is 199.95 for the license from Dynojet and the $300.00 for the tune. I have no control over the license that is what it costs me.

Just to go a bit further I have been running now for around 6-7 months. I have been certified by Dynojet as a runner on both Power Commander and Power Vision. I have up graded my dyno to the latest hardware and software by Dynojet. Working weekends only has been a bit limiting for sure. However Dynojet has excellent support for us out here in the field and I am sure your bikes are not an issue. I suggest you give me a call when you have some time. I will give it to you straight and you can decide how you would like to proceed. I feel confident that I can provide the services you are looking for. At this time I have a lot going on through the end of the month. I do have a 3 day gig, running, in Roseburg. You would be more than welcome to come visit and see the dyno and ask any questions you might have. I will be posting on my facebook page so if you are following me you will know the dates.

As always feel free to call.
Greg
 
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To me this guy seems like a good guy who wants to do us right. I have to admit I always see the best in people and have been burned in the past. I would be happy to be the guinea pig with my bike but can't say how long it would take for me to get the cash. I am still happy to try my best to set this up for you guys if you want. I still have to talk to my lovely bride. She has been having a rough stretch health wise lately so I wanted to wait til she felt better to talk to her about this.
Maybe he wouldn't be opposed to calling Kevin X or the Vic Shop for some hints or tricks if they would be willing to let go some knowledge.
What do you guys think?
 
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Sorry to hear about your wife not feeling well. Hopefully it is something minor and she's feeling better soon.

I have to think tuning a bike with a PC v has to be pretty similar no matter what brand the bike. The differences are really in the mods performed for each individual motor. So it doesn't freak me out to give him a try however like you i tend to want to see the best in people.
I am curious what he means by licences ?
Anyone know what that means
 
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I didn't understand the ( license ) and I get a feeling he doesn't know how to flash the ECM. If you flash the ECM why would you need a PCV.
Lloydz can change your ECM redline and fuel curves for I think around $250. But it will not change your power or tune your motor
 
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Can you explain what you mean by wont change your power or tune your motor?
Isn't the Dyno Tune to specifically to increase power by adjusting fuel flow at different points?
How does that differ from flashing the ECM ?
 
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If that is correct you still have a lean condition so how is that corrected when adding mods like intake and pipes?
 
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Bikes from the factory are lean to meet EPA standards. Which is why when you add an air filter mod or exhaust mod your bike becomes even more lean.
Adding an exhaust is freeing up back pressure so the engine flows better out.
Adding an air cleaner boosts the amount of air in.
Both create a leaner condition on there own as they are allowing more air to run through the system.
The Power Commander is used throughout all driving ranges to add or subtract fuel to make the perfect air fuel mixture.
VFC tuners like the LLoyds VFC3 or Dobek units can only add fuel into the equation not subtract it also.
Flashing to raise rev limiter will allow the horsepower more room to work and adding some timing to make sure the engine as a whole runs tighter. And speed limiter is self explanatory =)
I am no mechanic but this is my understanding.
 
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those are my understandings as well, but Vision Johnny said why but a fuel controller if you can flash the ECM for $250. I'm not understanding the fuel/air portion of flashing the EcM unless it also changes that ratio as well?
VJ can you explain that? Anyone? anyone? Bueller?
 
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Well I talked to my wife about it and she was actually sorta happy excited. Talked to my mom also and she is good with it to. So what I will do is plan it all out and start a post about a meet and tune event. Would be great to get an experienced tuner on this coast.
 
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Flashing the ECM does not tune your bike only does what we specified. My understanding is they are currently working on a way to make changes to the fuel curve with the stock ECM eliminating the supposed need for a piggy back power commander. This is still be developed and is very expensive. Visionjohnny put a period instead of a question mark in his statement and I think that is what is throwing you off.
Another way to see this is S&S used to sell their intakes with a flash code for the ECM. The flash added like 2% more fuel and a bit more timing to make up for the added air flow. It only changes the fuel curve by the set 2%. With a Power Commander you can add or subtract all the fuel you want. Not just a base 2% across the whole field.
 
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From another forum.

Called the Dyno Guys asking about the Wyrd Bros cams and intake, found some interesting stuff out.

They now have the ability to fully tune via Vic ECU, and claim to eliminate the timing wheel. any fuel controller, and show some great dyno data, Drew Miller's FB page shows it as well.

For 2100 bucks, they pull the fuel controller, set the timing wheel to 0 or replace it with your stock wheel, add the Wyrd intake and cams, and dyno tune the bike.

I was wondering when someone would figure this out.

Less stuff on the bike to mess with, and less than having the cans. TT, and PCV or Dobeck etc, and claim they can tune down to 500 rpm, eliminating the timing wheel.

Figured its an interesting option over having it done the traditional way. One point to consider is any changes from intake to cams grom there requires a whole new program and tune for around 7 bills.
 
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Interesting but $2100, yikes that seems really high. One could do all the mods and have it dyno'd for less
 
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Hey Cali Phil I have some new info. I stopped at a local Harley Dealer today and asked if there was anyone around that does Dyno Tuning, he said yes and gave me the name of a shop nearby. I stopped in to talk to them and asked about Victory specifically. He said they are very comfortable tuning them and they are the only ones working on them in this area. I asked what the price was, they charge about $1k for a full tune including the PC5. That kind of shocked me until he broke it down, $350 for the PCV and $600 for a tune. Look's like it's about a hundred more than the guy up in Oregon. Not sure if a run down here is any better for you than a ride up to Oregon but it's another option. I still need to find out what the licence part is all about. I wish we could get Kevinx on here to explain it so it makes sense. The guy said they use the Power Vision licence to flash the Victory ECM, and he made it sound like they don't place a PCV on the engine then when we were done he asked if I wanted to order the PCV, told him no I wasn't ready yet, have to get some scratch together first. Then driving back to work it hit me, if he doesn't use the PCV why do I need one? I get the impression I wasn't understanding what he was trying to explain
 
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did it hit you that you should call dyno jet and ask what is the licens. Did he say he could change the ecm.
Maybe here

Skunkworks Dyno & Performance Center
18691 Old Oasis Road
Redding, CA 96003
Tel: 530-243-4128
Email: dwizard113@yahoo.com
Website: N/A
 
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No, until you suggested it I didn't think to call Dynojet, but I will now. Thanks

Do you know anyone that's used Skunkworks? Or you just found them
 
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