Converting a 2013rt to a 2014rt

[Bob Denman]

The alternative would be enough air to keep the differential temp in that physical area down. But I suspect stagnant air and air flow obstruction allows the radiant heat to sit and increase till it stabilizes. Now moving air to take that heat away will keep that stabilized heat lower.

Check with CuznJOhn about his modificaitons... :thumbup:

 

[jcthorne]

There are no emissions inspections on motorcycles in any state. There are not even EPA regulations and standards for doing so. That is why there is not OBDII connector on the Spyder, only the proprietary BRP computer connection.

For most, its doubtful an aftermarket tuner (they are actually piggyback overrides, not tuners on these bikes) is needed. The stock ECM has no problem with the cat and air resonator removal. There are no O2 sensors down stream of the cat for the ECM to even know the difference.

As long as the muffler provides enough restriction to prevent reversion flow and outside air from reaching the O2 sensors, there should be no need to retune for removal of the cat. It does not change fuel mixture. Any small change in flow is well within the O2 sensor range to adjust.

 

[cuznjohn]

here are my mods that i did

now just waiting to see if they helped
http://s572.photobucket.com/user/cuznjohn/library/the finished product?sort=3&page=1

 

[Bob Denman]

John
Thanks for stepping in... :thumbup:

 

[Ramjet]

now just waiting to see if they helped
http://s572.photobucket.com/user/cuznjohn/library/the finished product?sort=3&page=1

That is nice work and that combined with what I am doing might makes this too cool.:yes:

Got any additional info on the process?

 

[cuznjohn]

the parts

That is nice work and that combined with what I am doing might makes this too cool.:yes:

Got any additional info on the process?

are not cheap but the quality is great. http://www.vertikatrykescanada.com/boutique.shtml?cat=SPYDER RT-RTS parts not painted i can't wait to try it out when the warmer weather comes out ti see how they worked, between parts and paint it was about 2500 and i did all the labor. but i really like the way the bike looks.

 

[Ramjet]

Thank you.

the uppers are they forcing air into the engine compartment?

 

[cuznjohn]

well

Thank you.

the uppers are they forcing air into the engine compartment?

that is what they are meant to do but won't know till it gets warmer out there right now it's 19 degrees

 

[Ramjet]

-1 def F here brrrrrrrr

 

[stewartj239]

For most, its doubtful an aftermarket tuner (they are actually piggyback overrides, not tuners on these bikes) is needed. The stock ECM has no problem with the cat and air resonator removal. There are no O2 sensors down stream of the cat for the ECM to even know the difference.

Yes, the stock ECM does seem to do a good job of adjusting for an aftermarket silencer, cat removal or air filter gutting. However, I have seen a number of posts where issues crop up when you do 2 or more of those mods together. The complaints are that the bike starts running lean and / or that it pops on decel.

I'm using the PCV and I think that is more than a tuner. It is a fuel management system that give you full control of your FI mapping. You can force the bike to run any way you want it by gear or even RPM. I was looking at the maps for the RT that it came with. Both maps are tuned for certain setups. The stock map is set to adjust the fuel map by +8% over the stock ECU which tells me that the stock ECU is not optimized for the bike - even though most people are content or happy with that setup.

 

[stewartj239]

that is what they are meant to do but won't know till it gets warmer out there right now it's 19 degrees

The vents look great and should definitely make a difference, but when you had the bodywork off, did you notice how little open space there is in there with the stock air box and resonator?