Robt_J_Webster Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Has anyone out there had any experience with the performance software (EPROM) from Rhinewest out of Amarillo? I have been looking at their website and thinking about purchasing a chip from them for my 2000 R1100RT. If anyone has any feedback or experience with this product, it would certainly be appreciated. Link to comment
lexxol Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 They make a great product. I just installed their chip in my GS along with a after market can and y-pipe. It woke the bike up and it is a blast to drive. I will put one in my 1150 RT at a later time. The chip for the GS was set up for a stock muffler or a less restricting muffler. Link to comment
ShovelStrokeEd Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Friend of mine has one of their chips in his KLT and couldn't be happier. Nice increase in power and driveability with no penalty in fuel consumption. Power increase verified in side by side and back to back comparisons against my own bike back when I had my LT. Used to pull me by about 1 bike to 100 mph before, after it was more like 3 bikes. Link to comment
Robt_J_Webster Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Appreciate the feedback. Did the chip address the lean-surge problem as well? Apparently some folks have installed products from Power Commander and Techlusion with good results in that area. It would be nice if the Rhinewest product took care of that problem as well. Link to comment
lexxol Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I have never had a noticeable surge on my 03 single plug GS. It does run smoother with the chip and revs much faster. Link to comment
UberXY Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Thanks for the question and the answers. I am about to do a Remus/Rhinewest conversion this week. Link to comment
Baba_ORiley Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Has anyone out there had any experience with the performance software (EPROM) from Rhinewest out of Amarillo? My only experience with Rhinewest is having them service my bike here in San Antonio. Amarillo? Not. Link to comment
Big D Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Let us know what you think after it is completed. I was thinking of doing it also. D Link to comment
UberXY Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Has anyone out there had any experience with the performance software (EPROM) from Rhinewest out of Amarillo? I have been looking at their website and thinking about purchasing a chip from them for my 2000 R1100RT. If anyone has any feedback or experience with this product, it would certainly be appreciated. I am doing the Rhinewest chips this week as well as a Remus exhaust. Link to comment
Robt_J_Webster Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 After talking ot the folks at Rhinewest, I went ahead and ordered the chip for my 2000 R1100RT. I hope to have it in a week or so, then I need to find a weekend when the weather's not so go to install. I'll post a message with my impressions of the benefits (or lack thereof) of the chip once it's done. Thanks to everyone for all of the feedback. Link to comment
R1100Ron Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Did the chip address the lean-surge problem as well? I asked them this question and received a firm "no". They suggested a Techlusion for that. Link to comment
Traveler Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Ok, so has anyone actually installed one and have results vs those posted on the dyno section of SJBMW's webpage? Link to comment
Traveler Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I'll assume that is a big "no".... Hmmmm, now what.... Link to comment
UberXY Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I installed the Rhinewest and a Remus last weekend. On a short ride, butt dyno says bike is seems to be perkier at 4k. Gonna do a longer ride tomorrow. Link to comment
Traveler Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Seems like a bunch of money for a bit of perk. Waiting on your report Link to comment
Traveler Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Anyone have more info on this performance upgrade? Link to comment
UberXY Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I went out for about 100 miles this morning. Definitely more there between 4k and 5.5k - it runs like my old S did. Remus sounds great - not loud, but great. Nice to have an RT that does not sound like a Prius anymore. Link to comment
Traveler Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I bought mine with the 2Bros on it. OMG that thing was loud! Put the stocker back on right away. Would like more power though... Seems that Germans have kits for pistons, cams, power commanders etc that can get it up to 102 HP at rear wheel, but that costs real money! Link to comment
UberXY Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I bought mine with the 2Bros on it. OMG that thing was loud! Put the stocker back on right away. Would like more power though... Seems that Germans have kits for pistons, cams, power commanders etc that can get it up to 102 HP at rear wheel, but that costs real money! Rhinewest and a good exhaust system, while not cheap, are really the only way to get any horsepower gain for under $1000, as small as it might be. The next step is cams and a custom dyno-tuned matching chip, and a good port and polish job on the heads, which would be a big step up from the $800 and morning's worth of easy work involved in the Rhinewest/exhaust strategy. In addition, the stock RT exhaust is stout and heavy enough to work effectively on a school bus. Link to comment
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