Re: [ST] Fuel economy - ad nauseam

[Ken Nisula <knisula@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, the map that maximizes the engines output is
also typically the map that offeres the best gas
milage, it's a matter of how hard you twist the right
grip with respect to how conservative your gas milage
will be.  I guess the point of the original email
should be, I got a much better map when I tuned the
harley, but then again, who would expect that to come
tuned from the factory.  It sounds like I will not see
the kind of 10% increase in both power and milage that
I got out of the Harley, as I would expect the Triumph
engineers to have spent alot more time and money
optimizing the ST.

-Ken

--- dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> With the computer, why couldn't you have a sport map
> and 
> an economy map and be able to choose between them as
> 
> simple as flipping a switch??  Seems like this would
> be a 
> possibility and deliver the best of both worlds on
> demand 
> and be a great selling point.
> 
> Dave Bardell
> 01 Sprint ST (and happy with my 50-52 mpg)
> 
> On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:19:23 -0500
>   "Dan Wetherington" <DEW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Ken, most people that try to modify the fuel map go
> for 
> >the Tuneboy
> >rather than the PCIII.  The Tuneboy 
> >(http://www.tuneboy.com.au) was
> >developed to allow the user to adjust the stock map
> 
> >rather than
> >piggyback the PC to change the computer's output. 
> Its a 
> >better way to
> >do things, as long as its available for your
> bike...
> >
> >I don't know if anyone has tried to adjust the map
> on a 
> >completely
> >stock bike (I've thought about it) so I can't
> really 
> >answer your
> >question.
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >>>> knisula@xxxxxxxxx 4/18/2006 8:13 AM >>>
> >I know there have been several posts concerning
> >various points of fuel economy over the last week,
> >however I have a real world question.  I have an
> '05
> >ST and on hard twisty riding i consistantly get
> 36mpg.
> > I also have a an HD which I had a new fuel
> injection
> >computer controller installed that was dyno tuned
> for
> >a custom map over 24 points of the rpm range.  Not
> >only did this increase the power delivery and
> range,
> >but my fuel economy went from 43 MPG to 48 MPG. 
> Has
> >anyone installed a Power Commander III?  I am not
> >looking for anymore power (well ofcourse I am) but
> >more importantly I would like to run more
> efficiently.
> > Keep in mind that with installation and
> dyno-tuning
> >it will cost close to $750.
> >
> >Ken
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