What exhaust are you using?
It works with stock exhaust and any other. The beauty of it is that it is so versatile in its functionality. Can programme the traction control and install launch control. My akra race exhaust is at customs. It has more functionality than what I need but wherever I ride the mapping will automatically adjust and that I like very much. Plus with the youtune bolt on, it can set the cruise rpm.What exhaust are you using?
Wish I could but am not smart enough. What I can offer is my observations of the PCV control panel while running it on my 1100evo. A 13.2 AFR was recommended as a starting point. Once entered in all map fields, I then observed the injector data from both cylinders. The injectors were operating differently. This meant that to maintain the selected AFR the injectors pulse commands were different. Also, using the AutoTune, the trim tables were always different for each cylinder after a ride.@oldndumb
If possible would you mind expanding on the different mapping per cylinder on the testastretta engine. My importer claims to know the ducati's very well but I am not complacent by nature and would want a little knowledge of the ducati mapping. Any pointers??
Yes it will.@amoslws let me know how this goes. Would a lean condition make the bike run hotter? Just a thought.....
I'll be watching with some curiosity what you are able to achieve. You might consider a cam change, and/or some adjustable cam timing gears. The valve overlap is pretty narrow on these motors, hence the moniker - Testastretta 11°. The narrow overlap angle increases low-mid range torque (and subsequently, HP) at the cost of top end performance. I think the inherent limitations of the engine design is going to hold you back and you're going to run out of additional power with the electronics pretty quickly. Hopefully you prove me wrong.What I want to do is take the power from the high range and transfer it to the lower and medium range where I will be using the bike a lot. Using this rapid electronics kit I expect to achieve that.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the air cooled bikes the rear cylinder ran a bit hotter than the front due to restricted airflow, even on the unfaired Monsters, Hypers and Supersport CR's. It's pretty common to set belt tension looser on the rear as there was some anecdotal evidence that the extra heat was increasing belt tension and people were seeing more belt wear on the rear than the front. Airflow isn't a limiter on a water cooled bike, and I admit to this being my first water cooled Ducati, but I was looking at the cooling circuit and it seems that cooling is done serially, not in parallel, so the water goes from the pump > radiator > front cylinder > rear cylinder > pump. Is Ducati keeping the rear cylinder warmer because it's what they've always known how to manage all along?Wish I could but am not smart enough. What I can offer is my observations of the PCV control panel while running it on my 1100evo. A 13.2 AFR was recommended as a starting point. Once entered in all map fields, I then observed the injector data from both cylinders. The injectors were operating differently. This meant that to maintain the selected AFR the injectors pulse commands were different. Also, using the AutoTune, the trim tables were always different for each cylinder after a ride.
Excellent! Any chance you have access to a dyno to set some baseline figures, and following up on various upgrades as you progress?Unfortunately my akra race exhaust is still with customs, yup africa time is testing me. Anyway once the exhaust is installed and the rapid bike auto-mapping is stable then I will post a line graph of the outcome. Local importer believes it can be achieved what I am wanting after all the expense. No idea when it will be but it should be in the next few weeks.
Yes, yes, and yes. :smile2:I'........ You might consider a cam change, and/or some adjustable cam timing gears...........
Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the air cooled bikes the rear cylinder ran a bit hotter than the front due to restricted airflow, even on the unfaired Monsters, Hypers and Supersport CR's. It's pretty common to set belt tension looser on the rear as there was some anecdotal evidence that the extra heat was increasing belt tension and people were seeing more belt wear on the rear than the front. .........
It's common for the plugs to look different front/rear on the air cooled carb'd bikes for this reason, and I suspect this extra heat is also what's being auto-tuned for.
We did discuss a dyno after the adjustments, but you are right, a before and after should be a must. I measured my AFR today and discovered at cold startup it was 12.3 and after a bit of idling it was 13.5.Excellent! Any chance you have access to a dyno to set some baseline figures, and following up on various upgrades as you progress?
My Akra race is still with customs, yup this is africa time. Wednesday I take my stock to the rapid bike installer, we will be plotting the stock HP & NM so we can baseline the improvement. I am not expecting great results with the stock because at my altitude we typically lose 20HP but the proof is in the pudding. Will post the graph after the stock dyno this wednesday.Excellent! Any chance you have access to a dyno to set some baseline figures, and following up on various upgrades as you progress?
Exellent! I'm curious to see the stock numbers and how they jibe with the figures published by Ducati. You might be able to ask your shop to apply a correction factor to the reading to account for altitude/barometric pressure and temperature.My Akra race is still with customs, yup this is africa time. Wednesday I take my stock to the rapid bike installer, we will be plotting the stock HP & NM so we can baseline the improvement. I am not expecting great results with the stock because at my altitude we typically lose 20HP but the proof is in the pudding. Will post the graph after the stock dyno this wednesday.
You need to scroll the Akra race thread. Some dyno info posted there.Any updates @amoslws?
I suggest you go for the generic rapid evo. It can be interchanged between different bikes. If you go for the bike specific then it stays with your SS. With the generic you only have to buy your next bikes harness and then doenload the base map.@amoslws
I have the Competition Werkes exhaust on my bike now. I feel the difference in fuelling and feel the bike struggles a tiny bit, and at some RPM the vibration is higher.
I was hoping for your advice: Ive been looking around the forum and searching, but I cannot figure out which RB Evo product I need. They don't sell one for the SS (as you are aware I have no doubt), so I don't know which one to use.
I have a local tuning shop, they haven't done a Ducati, but are confident they can tune the bike to run better with the loss of the "box". This exhaust sounds amazing and lost a lot of weight off the bike, I notice the handling difference. That's why I bought it. I was hoping it wouldn't lose much power, but it did, and lost some drivability. Not so much I won't ride it, but it needs help. I'm at 250M above sea level, is there anything I could use as a base map to tune from? I have looked for this info on the forum, but after hours of not finding what I was looking for, I figured I would ask you directly, you seem to be our resident expert on the SS ECUs! I'd appreciate any direction you would be willing to give me, I know there's a few people in the area here planning something similar, I'm going to be the guinea pig though.
Thanks, -Corey