Damn, now that's great customer service!!!

paul65k

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So Let me start by saying that I have been having trouble for the past few weeks with my Vance and Hines FP3 module connecting to my phone while on the bike. When I first installed it I had no issues getting the latest update downloaded, flashing the correct (or at least the closest possible) factory map to the bike and even ran through a couple of "Auto Tune" sessions eventually flashing the bike with a very complete new map after a pretty rigerous couple of tankfuls of gas :D

Then about 6 weeks ago I began having trouble (intermittently) connecting to my phone:mad:....the phone showed it was connected to the FP3 in the BT set-up but when I launched the app it said Fuelpak not found.....frustrating as hell but then I'd turn off the bike and wait then sometimes it would connect and sometimes it wouldn't.

I called V&H's very helpful tech support a couple of times but by some miracle every time I called the damn thing would pick that day to work!! But today..........I finally got it to fail while I was on the phone with TS and man they couldn't have been more helpful or nicer......after just a few minutes of trouble shooting they are sending me a brand new replacement via overnight mail and...........they are flashing the new unit with my factory map (which was apparently stored previously by the failed unit on their server) so that when I plug it in to the bike which is now running the new MAP I'll have my vanilla map in there just in case I have to go back to that someday......he told me if they just sent me a new unit without doing this the first time I plugged it in it would back-up the current map into the slot " Zero" position and I would not have the ability to revert to factory at anytime in the future but now I will and it will act just like a unit that was installed new and subsequently built a new map.

All in all the help was spot on, very timely and in the end worked like a champ!!

I don't know what they could have done any better to service me as a customer through this process especially during the "Infant Mortality" period of ownership.......If you have been trying to decide which after-market tuner to use I suggest that you clearly check out the V&H FP3.....not only does it make my bike Purr and scream all at the same time but the after sales support seems to be second to none:cool:
 
Thanks for the post. I LOVE my FP3 tuner as well and liked their older Fuel Pak tuner I used on my old V-Rod too. They seem like a top notch company. I'm sure some reading are on the fence regarding tuners and this might help one decide.
 
Hey guys I'm no tuner by any stretch, got pipes and a air cleaner, what would that FP3 do for my SG? Just curious, I see a lot of guys have them on their bikes. Thanks


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Hey guys I'm no tuner by any stretch, got pipes and a air cleaner, what would that FP3 do for my SG? Just curious, I see a lot of guys have them on their bikes. Thanks


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It will definitely "Wake up" the bike.....even a stock bike can run much cooler with a tuner as the factory needs to tune the bikes very lean to meet the EPA regs............with pipes and air cleaner it's a no brainer.
 
It will definitely "Wake up" the bike.....even a stock bike can run much cooler with a tuner as the factory needs to tune the bikes very lean to meet the EPA regs............with pipes and air cleaner it's a no brainer.

Great info....how about gas mileage, affected or no?


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Great info....how about gas mileage, affected or no?


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Yeah....I am now getting around 42-43 on the open road, fully loaded 2 up with a bunch of stuff.......I'm thinking I was getting 45ish previously with the same loads. I do find the bike feels cooler but that is probably also part of removing the cat as I did everything at the same time.
 
Yeah....I am now getting around 42-43 on the open road, fully loaded 2 up with a bunch of stuff.......I'm thinking I was getting 45ish previously with the same loads. I do find the bike feels cooler but that is probably also part of removing the cat as I did everything at the same time.

Ok. Cool, just found it on amazon for $329


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It's a good basic flash tuner as long as you don't want to change cams at a later date.
 
Have you looked a the latest updates.......now with Cam support....as well as speedo calibration :D
 
From V&H

"FuelPak FP3 is a flashed based tuner which gives you basic control of fuel & spark. This product is best suited to Stage 1 modifications such as air cleaner & exhaust. FuelPak FP3 does not support modifications such as aftermarket cams or big bore kits."

Now if something has changed I am not aware of it.
 
From V&H

"FuelPak FP3 is a flashed based tuner which gives you basic control of fuel & spark. This product is best suited to Stage 1 modifications such as air cleaner & exhaust. FuelPak FP3 does not support modifications such as aftermarket cams or big bore kits."

Now if something has changed I am not aware of it.

Yes, their latest flash (just last week) now has speedo calibration based on GPS (Harley's always read high, usually about 3-4%) and options for CAM tuning, though I'm not sure how. Though you could CAM your scoot, run the flash, then ride around with autotune and get your own custom map anyway. This is the beauty of the thing.
 
I read where the 1.4.0. version will work with some aftermarket cams. I would like to see them go wit a set up that uses wide band 02 sensors.

Lol, the times are changing.
 
I read where the 1.4.0. version will work with some aftermarket cams. I would like to see them go wit a set up that uses wide band 02 sensors.

Lol, the times are changing.
Yup....it is after all only a $300 tuner :D
 
Have you looked a the latest updates.......now with Cam support....as well as speedo calibration :D
When I talked to my Harley Tech last year he told me that they could only calibrate the Police bikes. I have a Zumo 660 & it is about 4% off. It's kind of sad how Harley limits so much of there stuff.
If you look at all of the readout that the FP3 has you can see how controlling Harley is.
 
So here's an update on the replacement.

I received the new replacement unit today and it had been cloned at V&H to match the previous unit (Serial number and had the factory map installed in position Zero......just like you get after you set up a new one for the first time.....but in my case they downloaded it from their server cuz my bike now has the map with all the autotune data so I would not have been able to put the factory map back in if they hadn't done this.

The only bummer is that I had to either live with the current map or if I want to do any additional auto tuning I had to download a new canned map and I'll auto tune again......I wouldn't be able to calibrate the speedo for example if I hadn't started over. I did learn a good lesson though as I went through this with the tech on the phone today and that is to download my new maps next time to their server so if I ever need to replace the unit again they will be able to retrieve the new learned map and reinstall it on my FP3 so I don't have to start over again...........all in all I'm very happy with the CS at V&H and think they did everything needed to keep me happy :cool:
 


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