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    I pulled them last night and they were black as tar. The front cylinder more than the rear. No idea to tell if they are actually fouled or not. Thanks for your help, it is an 09 Scg and i hope it doesnt come to that as well. I just want to get back on the road.

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    sounds like they were are fouled

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    I hope so :(

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    black as tar = fouled

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    But i mean from one day to the next? It was giving me problems leading up to this where it would sputter and try to shut off at stops. Maybe the plugs finally had enough? I am praying to baby Jesus that once i put the new NGKs in when i get home that itll fire up and purr like its supposed to.

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    Did the new plugs help? i would strongly recommend you get ecmspy and a cable. Worth every penny I paid and now my bike runs better than ever(though I have to tune out a slight lean spot).

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    nope didnt work. Im hoping the dealer jus reflashes the ecm back to stock. i have an 09, its supposed to learn. im not trying to have the fastest bike...i wanna start small wth one that can at least idle lol.

    on another note, i thought u cudnt do the directlink flash and ECMspy on the 08+ models?

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    As far as I know you can use tunerpro. There should be a sticky on how to flash a race map to all bikes.08+ included. It should be at thw top of either the DIY page or troubleshooting. I forgot which. Tons of good info there. Try flashing a stock ecm on there and see if that helps. Once you do, the bike will probably run like Crap for a few miles until the ecm relearns what It needs to do to compensate for your mode. Also the learning ecms can only comp for intake ot exhaust, not both.

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    hey jburroughs12 - what year is ur bike?

    can u walk me through all the apps ill need to check what you checked? My bike has been at the dealer 2 weeks and im thru waiting on them.



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