ECM Thunder-Max 309-365 manual

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    www.Thunder-Max.com 309-365 Installation / Se tup Guide V2009.04.23 ProductSupport@ ZippersPerformance.com 1 Part # 309-365 for Sportster® Models Thank you for purch asing a ThunderMax ECM! Please read through the following in structions before beginning the installation pro cedure. Following these instructions will ensure that the ECM is installe[...]

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    Step 2d Insert AutoTune power/com munication 4-pin plug into the bike’s data port (gray), located at the b ase of the battery, left side of the bike. Step 2e Remove the factory oxygen sensors and install the wide-band units in their place. Step 2f Front sensor: route wiring along frame rail (double up harne ss if necessary), posit ion harness plu[...]

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    Step 3 Load a Base Map to your SmartLink softwa re. Selecting a base map for your Thu nderMax is easy thanks to the filtering system in th e SmartLink soft ware. Open SmartLink; from the toolba r choose [EFI Maps] [EFI Map Listings / Definitions]. You shoul d first update the Map Definitions file to ensure you have the latest available maps. Clo se[...]

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    Step 4 From the ‘Tuning Maps’ Tree, click the + sign next to [Module Configuration] , t hen double-click ‘Basic Settings’ . The ba sic settings page opens. Check to see if the [Speedo Cal] calibration setting matches your year and model; if not, click the button, enter the correct value as shown, then click [Close] . Speedometer Calibration[...]

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    Step 8 Before restarting the en gine, from toolbar click [Monitoring] [Show Gauges] . T he “Engine Speed”, “Engine Head Temp”, “IAC Position”, “A FR Front”, AFR Rear” and “AFR Target” gauges are automatically formatted and are shown on the screen. Additional gauges can be created if desired (see SmartLink Tuning Manual under H[...]

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    www.Thunder-Max.com 309-365 Installation / Se tup Guide V2009.04.23 ProductSupport@ ZippersPerformance.com 6 volume at all points by cr eating le arned “offset” points from the installed ‘base map’ fuel points. The ‘ static’ base map is dynamically used by the ThunderMax module and the AutoT une’s active (closed lo op) feedback system[...]

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    TIPS AND GENERAL INFORMATION • Several support features are located under the [Help] menu; some require an intern et connectio n. • A comprehensive Tuning Manu al in PDF format is included on the CD for viewing and printing from your desktop. • When the SmartLink program is opened, it will automatically retrieve and open th e last map that wa[...]