1. 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
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2011 TE449 Running well with factory EFI system - finally

Discussion in '4 Stroke' started by Dangermouse449, Mar 28, 2014.

  1. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many


    Sounds good, don't remove it.
  2. Thrasher Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    San Franciso, CA, USA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '13 511
    I don't know man, I've "whacked" the throttle at every engine speed without ANY issues. Flameouts are GONE! (with butterfly removed). I guess it's just going to depend on the bike.
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  3. Mr Ford40 Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Labertouche Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    YZ250F
    Cheers for that will try tonight.
  4. Yurii Husqvarna
    C Class

    Location:
    Ukraine, Kiev/Irpen
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE 449 2011
    Thanks to everyone! Take care!
  5. 9880sts Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Boronia Victoria
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE511 2013
    Other Motorcycles:
    GAS GAS EC 300 2006


    same my bike .. no flame outs ..
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  6. Dangermouse449 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    2009 CRF450R 2000 YZ125
    Tinken, it isn't a 'known issue' UNLESS you have a huge free flowing exhaust & as in your case, drastically changed air flow through your cly head. If you are indeed making the 71 hp you claim, that is about a 40% increase by my reckoning, of course you will need more fuel & air! Please don't make statements like this that relate to this type of bike.
    For the rest of us mortals with near standard bikes, the mod is fine.

    As mentioned in the posts above, nobody snaps a throttle from idle to full throttle!
    Don't do the mod if don't want to. Very simple.
    Last time I saw, 19 people have tried it on engines that aren't opened up & reported better power delivery! If, as you suggest, the mods don't work, why are they voting it did? Seriously.

    As for the possibility of a backfire maybe once a day, or every third ride, if I crack the throttle too hard, I'll take those odds!!! :thumbsup:
    It is better than the extremely substandard factory effort that Husqvarna delivered with the bike flaming out every third time you use the throttle! IT IS FAULTY.


    As for fixing your own backfire on your bike, surely you are clever enough to do that yourself with the PCV, there are plenty of settings in there.

    If a 46mm butterfly is to big for a modern bike efi system, how did the exact same engine from the exact same company with bigger cams & more compression cope with a single butterfly??? Very well actually, it made another 4 engine HP.

    I am done too. Sorry for attempting to help people out.
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  7. Mr Ford40 Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Labertouche Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    YZ250F
    No issues with my bike had it running pretty hot last sunday ,racing around a 600mtr track first and second gear maybe 3rd for a few seconds, on and off the throttle hard, in and out of tight corners. well out of the corners f.........cking awesome ,front wheel up and a slight twisted bike just pulling like a devoit at a 2 dollar peep show and not a problem. I JUST LOVE THE BIKE .
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  8. Mr Ford40 Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Labertouche Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    YZ250F
  9. Dangermouse449 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    2009 CRF450R 2000 YZ125
    Good stuff.
    Just have to get all the oil out of the filter first, wash several times etc, then use it.
    Much easier & I had the misfortune of drowning my bike, no toil stayed put & did it's job for the rest of the day.
  10. Dangermouse449 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    2009 CRF450R 2000 YZ125

    Sounds like a real problem bike you have there then :thumbsup:
  11. Mr Ford40 Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Labertouche Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    YZ250F

    O'yeah a problem the bike pulls and runs like a dream.
  12. Mr Ford40 Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Labertouche Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    YZ250F

    That new filter I posted to show you that's for the new oil.
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  13. bhuizer Husqvarna
    A Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE449
    I would not say that the Kiehn dual throttle body system is a “faulty” design. I have a friend with a G450X that runs flawlessly 100% stock, no hard starts, no issues. My bike with the PCV now runs great as well with the stock setup. You could claim the tune is faulty, but not the overall design of the injection system.


    No need to get worked up about this man, everyone is just trying to give their input. Tinken found a fault and doesn't matter what his setup is, it may still be relevant information for someone.
  14. 9880sts Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Boronia Victoria
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE511 2013
    Other Motorcycles:
    GAS GAS EC 300 2006
    maybe you mist some details DM ?
    But i am sure someone will bring them up
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  15. Dangermouse449 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    2009 CRF450R 2000 YZ125
    HERE IS WHY IT WORKS FOR FLAME-OUTS.

    Let's assume you are a dirtbike rider with good throttle & clutch control & have ridden bikes for a while now. (most of us)
    You ride up to a log/rock ledge/small creek & need to loft the front wheel up and over the obstacle.
    You have the knowledge that to do this you'll have to give it some gas & pop the clutch just right,
    too much & you will loop-out & flip. Too little and the engine will stall or the front won't clear the obstacle.
    With me so far?

    Now to an EFI system.
    It uses inputs from the sensors to tell what the engine is doing right now & what the operator is asking for.
    Throttle Position Sensor, Crank position sensor, some temp sensors etc.
    It uses these sensors as a guide to go and look in a set of look-up tables (a map) that someone programmed in there to find a solution to the current set of circumstances.
    E.g. - I'm seeing 2400rpm, coolant is 70degC, air is 20degC, throttle has been moved rapidly from 0% to 55%..
    Ecu thinks - 'ooks like this guy just cracked the throttle open, and now there's no vaccum, I'll have a look in my collection of maps for an injection pulse & spark advance that works for that'.

    So, on to the double flap engine strangler system, or as I like to call it -DFESS!:D

    In the above scenario, you ride up to the log, line up with it, clutch pulled in.
    You 'gun' the throttle to 45% & pop the clutch. (Note that this isn't 100% throttle, I've never seen Graham Jarvis go to 100% throttle to pop over a log, I can't either)
    The DFESS has been programed on a dyno somewhere, away from logs & rock ledges & creeks, and has been set up to 'smooth' the power delivery at light load & throttle settings and with the clutch already out, no point being on a dyno if the clutch is in.
    You gun the throttle to 45% & to bring the revs up & the ECU looks in the maps for a solution, that being to smooth the power as above.
    You have the cable operated throttle plate set at 45%, but the ecu only opens the DFESS plate to 10% & opening slowly.
    But, YOU go and introduce the clutch. (Now why would you do a crazy thing like that??) :)

    With the load added in, the DFESS is caught with it's pants down, it is maybe making 5 or 10 hp, it needs more air & fuel to make more hp for the load, but the top butterfly isn't open yet, OMG, what can I do? I gotta get the butterfly open, this crazy person has just loaded the engine up and I'm not gonna be able to make power for.....sorry buddy, times up - Cough splutter -Bang, FLAMEOUT!!!

    By removing the DFESS butterfly on the standard set-up, when the throttle is swung open, there is air available & the revs rise rapidly (compared to with the plate installed) and adds in the fuel needed for the rpm increase.
    It doesn't 'know' that the butterfly is gone.
    AND when you introduce load onto the engine, the 45% throttle YOU asked for is actually 45% throttle!
    When you pop the clutch out, the engine is already operating at the 45% throttle, not 20% & climbing....
    Please don't tell me how it does't work on my bike (along with the other mods in the original post), it IS working on it & working VERY well.

    Have a great day everyone.
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  16. Dangermouse449 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    2009 CRF450R 2000 YZ125

    Ok, the system in principle may not be faulty. The tuning for dead throttles & hanging idles & flame-outs would suggest otherwise.
    I think it is just very lucky that no-one had been killed by a flameout on the main road where you could pull out in front of a car/truck expecting power & not get any. Ask Toyota about their run-away throttle lawsuit.
    If you had to take your car to a dyno tuner or fit a tuning box after buying it just to drive it around, I think you would agree that it was faulty.

    - This is because I painstakingly tuned my engine with the proper tools (including a HST and Dyno) and I am knowledgeable to do so. You don't have to hack a system apart, which you know very little
    about in the first place.

    I didn't WANT to hack my system apart, as you so eloquently put it, but I did after much prior thought & using the skills gained after 30+ years of exposure to efi systems.
    I don't have a dyno, a HST or a piggyback. Please don't assume that I don't have any knowledge either, I have a bit actually, I used what I knew to FIX my bike without the need for these things.

    - The major purpose of the secondary butterfly is that of a vacuum secondary. Anyone who has had experience with removing a vacuum secondary off of a carburetor knows that when you punch the throttle open, there will be a lack of initial fuel and a flame out.
    - The TC ecu has fuel settings which allows it to run properly and coupled with a manual choke on the TBI

    You seem to forget that you do not need air speed to pull fuel out of jets like a carb does.
    You have an injector with pressurised fuel, it does not need a vacuum secondary, only an increase in pulse width to add more fuel. I stand by my original comment in the thread that the fbw butterfly serves no purpose other than for emission control. Also, the 'choke' you keep refering to is nothing more that an air bypass, it doesn't choke anything. It simply allows a fast idle, any 'choke' function for adding in fuel is done by the ecu, again with pulse width of the injector.
    If, as I have done, you find a sweet spot for the brass idle screw, you do not need anything more to start hot or cold in my climate.

    - When we introduce a mod, we, as well as most people on these forums are committed and recognize both the positive and negative effects of the particular mod. There are many different variables to work around, different models, different stages of modification, altitudes, or even styles of riding. Everything must be looked at and thoroughly tested and retested. And we work together to find a solution. That's the purpose of this forum.
    - I have been building a new pcv map to give out to help people who have decided to try removing the butterfly and do not have access to a HST.

    I accept this wholeheartedly.
    What I take exception to is snide remarks & backhand comments designed to wind people up.(like having to come & tune your bike for you)
    Don't make it personal, present what you find, talk about it, discuss it, that IS what the forum is for. It isn't the discussions that have the door being slammed in your face, it is the comments.

    I am keen to make improvements to these bikes, that is why I posted in the first place.
    I like them, quite a bit now actually.
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  17. James Patton Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Edwardsville, ILL
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE511 2012, WR125 2006
    Other Motorcycles:
    1250S Bandit, DRZ400S
  18. Dangermouse449 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2011 TE449
    Other Motorcycles:
    2009 CRF450R 2000 YZ125
    goodbye.
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  19. Thrasher Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    San Franciso, CA, USA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '13 511
    COME ON... We're not a bunch of girls... (not that there's anything wrong with that.) I enjoy a good boxing match, a good MMA fight and debates among those who know more than I do. THIS IS GOOD TIMES!!

    WHY?

    Here's my two uneducated cents:
    "Theories are a nice. Well reasoned theories are impressive. Battling theories are entertaining.
    Results are what counts."
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  20. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    I am not 100% sure yet but believe it is the reason for the dead throttle issue many of us experience and can be, and is, dangerous. This was the main reason for me removing the BF. There were a few times when I went to cross a log or ditch at speed and there was nothing and it could have ended very badly. Again I need to test more but so far zero dead throttle. This to me is a fault and it seems to be gone now. The FACT that MY bike runs better and is far more consistent is icing on the cake.

    Thats a good theory for a carb as it works off vacuum and needs to suck fuel from the bowl through various orifices. EFI systems do not operate in this fashion. They measure volume, temps, crank position, throttle position, o2 readings, and several other factors and then use a map based on this info to squire fuel. As I have posted over and over many EFI systems do not have this secondary BF and run great. In fact the huge majority of EFI systems do not.

    Not sure how this is going to make you walk home? I too ride very remote areas and don't like to chance stuff. My bike runs better and I might not end up in the hospital because the BF chose to not open when I need to which was almost the case a time or two.

    Your wealth of knowledge is much appreciated as has been posted many times. That does not mean someone else might try something that works and wants to post it without being slammed in the face too. I really don't think DM made all this changes, his bike will not start, leaves him stranded and blows up and he hurries on here to claim it is a good mod. The great thing about a forum is we all post our feelings and experiences and we can all learn and use what we choose. 20 people including myself have tried and liked this simple and 100% reversible mod. You have stated your case as has DM, me and others. 20 people have now done this mod and I have not seen a no start or stranded issue yet. Time will tell. Experimentation is good and you have done a ton and help us here. Great. DM tried something, it worked for him and he posted it. Might now work for everyone. You have stated your concerns over and over. For you the mod is not good. Fine don't do it. Why beat the dead horse, cause a rift and cause people to not post? Thats anti productive. We dont want you to leave, we don't want DM to leave, we want all opinions and we, as individuals can pick and choose our mods as we see fit. Why can't we just leave it at that?
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