EFI

OK, looking to convert my 2001 Road Glide over to EFI. This task looks pretty straight forward on its face but as with most things, there is a lot more to it. Now the engine will be a nicely built 117. The question that I have to start with is this, after the engine has been installed there obviously hasn't been a tune put in it yet. How will the ecu know what the basic needs of the engine are? Will it rely solely on the cam timing and crank sensor?

Well a basic map will need to be put in it it also will need to be a programed ecm .at start up the pcm looks at tps map baro and head temp opon cranking it looks at crank shaft rotation for rpm .so it knows witch cylinder is at TDC and when it will fire what injector .it could care less about cam timing .that would be more of a magent merely system not Delphi .once rpm is registered it will ground the fuel pump relay and the bike will start

Ok. So you can program the gem prior to install? How does one know what parameters to use?

That would be the factory stock down load .you will not have access to that software. Unless you know someone with a digital tech scantily you will buy a used 99_06 ecu that was cable driven throttle body .for a touring model .soft ail and dyna
had different mounting.tabs

So I buy that used ecu, most likely that ECU is for an 88 c.i. as an example. Does that ecu have the capability to run a hi perf. engine on its own for any real amount of time before a tuner like a tts or power vision is installed and programmed? I am not talking about for hundreds of miles. More a long the lines of minutes?

To start it yes to run it for an extended amount of time no to ride it absolutely no! .but yes 88 95 98 any 99 to 06 the ecm does not know if it is on a stock or high performance motor and yes the ecm is capable of 150 hp it's all about the tune not the computer it's what you tell it.

Good. Now the throttle body. I spoke to HPI the other day and they had said that their Throttle body (58mm) flows about 360cfm. When I spoke with the chosen builder, he had said that there will be minimum porting done. He said that most porting will be done on the exhaust side. Is this 58mm going too big? Will a 55 suffice?

I should be able to use any harness and ecu from 2002-2006 correct?

Touring only.harness connection lengths are not the same from softail and dyna.stand alone thrayer harness is the way to go and probably has a ecm with a power vision starter map loaded you could use call and talk to him very nice guy

Ok. Lots of great information. Thanks bud.

If using a stock ECM will there be any issues with anti theft system to get ECM to actually enable fuel pump? If it reads a key code will you need a programmed key and possibly a sense ring at ignition?

There are harnesses out there that eliminate unnecessary wires. Going to EFI is something that I have wanted to do for a while now. I like carbs too, but it's time to move on to EFI.

Are you going to get a stock EFI wiring harness ?? I remember when cowboy switched his delphi '03 cop bike to carb ,still have the dog ears in the parts book,lol..both the EFI harness(70233-02) and ignition circuit both had the same plug to fit in main harness so it was unplug one then plug in the other one and route accordingly ...Or is there a complete aftermarket set up you're looking at??

I have looked or am looking at 3 different harnesses. One is from Harley, the other is from S&S and the other is from Dan Thayer.

From off the forum conversations with BaggerPaul, the Harley harness will have wires involved that will be useless to me or are deemed unnecessary. Not my favorite option at this point. I looked into S&S a while ago but have forgoten the kits contents, it is still in play for now. I just emailed Dan Thayer to inquire about his kit. On his web site he advertises that all unnecessary wires have been eliminated. Once I speak with him then I will make my decision.

Cowboy's conversion is a he'll of a lot less daunting than going to EFI.

Yeah cowboys conversion to carb was a hell of a lot simpler than going carb to EFI...His conversion from Delphi to carb was even easier than going MM injection to carb.
Didn't realize the other injected systems used less components than HD,but I also thought cowboy may have an EFI harness he has no need for anymore and you're looking for one....Don't know how expensive S&S or Thayer's wiring kits cost,but that Harley one ain't cheap....

The wiring harness from HARLEY seems to have a lot of useless wiring. You aren't kidding about the expense of those harnesses from the MoCo either. I did price one out and the harness was damn near $700. The ECU was almost $400.

I did call cowboy and asked if he by chance still had his stuff but to no avail.

Yea ask cowboy how well his bike ran after he went from EFI to carbed ?

If I remember right he had problems with it.

My bike was not equipped with a security system so this doesn't come into play for me. After that, I have no idea.