Cobra PowerFlo Install on V Star 950 

Hello. Do you still get quite a bit of decel popping with the cobra slip on and power commander?

James, did you torque the three bolts going to the engine holding the bracket? If so what was the torque spec on those bolts? Many thanks!

Thumbs up for Ivan's flash. Much better than any bolt on option.

Thanks for the compliment! I ended up getting the PCV installed on my bike with the auto tune and I love it. My bike runs like a champ and I have it tweaked so I still get great MPG while cruising!

Thank you! It was really simple, I would look at getting a FMS as well, I went with the Power Commander V with the Auto Tune and haven't looked back, made a world of a difference!

Tight but not tight

No worries! It was something I was concerned with after I installed it as well. After a couple killer storms, I checked the filter and there was a small section at the bottom and front that you could see the oil was starting to fade. I just sprayed a little oil on the filter in that spot and was good to go. Granted, I would only ride 20-30 minutes in a hard rain, but I wasn't concerned about it after that. There is a drain hole at the bottom of the housing and the rain didn't ever bog down my bike, so I assume most of rain drained right out.

+Chris Schroeder Hey Chris, I did not do a video on that sad to say. The install was fairly easy once you take the stock pipes off. The best advice I can give is to install everything and not tighten down any bolts until the end. If my memory is right, you'll start to tighten everything from the headers down. Blue painters tape will be your friend as well so you don't scratch the pipes as you install them. A quick review for you: I've had these pipes for almost two years now. I haven't lost much low end that I can tell from the pipes thanks to the 2-into-1 design, they are much louder than stock or even the Cobra slip on I had. I would describe it as I don't need ear plugs messing around in the city, but for a longer ride, plugs would be welcomed. The pipes have a lower tone to the sound now, so I don't feel like I'm riding a lawn mower. Over the past two years, they have become louder, I'm guessing the baffling is breaking down and the baffle needs to be re-wrapped. But if I remember right, when I got them, I wasn't wanting ear plugs, so it might be the baffling is shot. Would I buy them again? If money was a concern, in a heart beat, I think I paid $400 for them. If I had more funds, I would like to try the Vance & Hines Big Radius 2-into-2. Let me know if you have any questions, I'm happy to help!

Thank you for the update!

I am from your past.

I'm in Colorado, so it helped the bike a lot with the altitude. It wasn't 'sluggish' off the line (not that it was ever really sluggish) anymore. Better acceleration at speed too. Didn't notice any better or worse has milage as long as I didn't go full throttle of the line, which was really hard not to.

@@theirishmahoney thanks for your time

@@colemanhigley747 of course, and yes I feel the intake, exhaust, and tuner were worth the price. Made the bike much more fun and ran better.

Of course it was worth the cost!

Hey John, I haven't had any knocking from the intake. You will hear the valves more with the intake, and if you have this bike, they are loud enough. You may want to put the stock intake back on to see if the sound is still there...

I have the same filter that you do but only have the spoke chrome cover which means the filter is naked so to speak. I think the powerflo housing might be deflecting the loud sound forward. I did re-mount the stock housing and the sound disappeared. Thanks for getting back to me so fast.

I have the feeling you're just hearing some top end noise. I'd be concerned if you heard it with the stock air box on. No worries!

I hear you about the top end noise it's just that the filter style with no cover is just as loud as my cobra slip-on when accelerating. Sounds terrible. Sadly "Parts Giant" won't let me return it. I'm now out $200. Thanks for your time.

John, it's "probably" the breather valves you hear knocking - tock-tock-tock-tock can be alarming the first time you hear them with a less restrictive air intake (which also allows noise to come out of the throttle body). If you're not sure have someone look at it.

I would.

@@jamesweber4938 thanks man. I’m going to do things the correct way. My question was a lazy question. Thanks for an answer, I’m gonna get it set up in a few months

@@Collinmcspirit Personally I would get Ivans ECU flash before doing the Cobra Poweflo.

Sadly, got rid of the bike, traffic here is horrible, to many close calls.

@@theirishmahoney I hear you , I just started riding two years ago, and although I love it, I wonder how long I should keep it up lol.

I did, I ended up installing the Power Commander 5. I also installed the WideBand O2 for it so all I had to do was program in the Fuel/Air ratio I wanted to hit and the computer would take over and adjust everything on the fly. That was super helpful riding in the mountains as I went up and down in elevation. Plus it was fun to pull out the laptop to tweak the settings to how I wanted. I programmed mine with a ton of power at WOT and conservative at cruising speed to keep my MPG up.

Chris Mahoney Nice. What year is your bike?

Sadly don't have it anymore, but it was a 2009

Chris Mahoney Ahh, I just grabbed a 2015 and I'm looking to do the same stuff as you did

Did you find after installing the slip on anf the cobra air intake that you needed the fuel module?