Ducati 748r / rs
Factory Pro Series "D748"

Your 748r or 748rs doesn't run properly at low rpm, full throttle, low rpm or part throttle / high rpm?

It's not because it's a racebike - it's just mapped improperly.

2000 System:  Marelli "1.6" electronic injection, 54 mm throttle body, shower injector
2001 System:  Marelli "1.6" electronic injection, 54 mm throttle body, shower injector
2002 System:  Marelli electronic injection, 54 mm throttle body - must check ECU and Injectors.

Date:  Sept 2008
location: Denmark

You'd think that if you had developed a chip that fixed a particular bike's major issues that would sell like hotcakes - wouldn't you? Maybe everybody just accepts the 748r's poor drivability?

The 748rs IS pretty and is one of the BEST sounding internal combustion engines ever made!

A power commander is a waste of time and energy, if you want the best performance.

It took the Low Inertia EC997 Eddy Current dynamometer system to be able to develop this multi faceted (main fuel, fuel offset, coolant temp., air temp., ignition, idle ignition, full throttle ignition) chip.
The EC997 dynos are simply the best dynos for fuel injection work. Other dynos are incapable of pile of little realtime .1 and .2 hp increments "seeing" the detail required to produce elegant maps and rely on their extremely coarse, Chef Boyardee dealership level "Auto tuning" no experience required, just push the buttons, "sell the dream" scheme.

PART THROTTLE OPERATION

It's pretty disconcerting to buy one of the most expensive (and prettiest and best handling) 750's around and then have to hear:
"It's a "racebike replica" - of course it doesn't run at part throttle.."
"It's the gas we have" is what I've heard.
Well, after some research, it seems that the gas in the US, UK, France, Germany, Norway, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and even Italy, was all "substandard" and "that's why" the bikes run poorly.  Don't blame the dealer - they can only go by what the manufacturer tells them.

"Huh?"  "Say what??" asks Factory Pro, surprised.... "But why?"  asks I (Marc - and that's how a tuning project starts......)

From the tuners with more (successful) mc Fuel Injection tuning experience than just about any other single USA company.....
(we tune TEKA EMS, Bosch, Denso, Magneti-Marelli, Suzuki oem, (and pc's - as well as possible, anyway)

FULL THROTTLE at 3000 rpm

We fixed the bogging.

FULL THROTTLE at 5000 to 6000 rpm

We fixed the flatness.

Part throttle Cruise

We fixed the surging and bucking.
 

A 748R chip that works.  At full and part throttle.

These chips deliver smooth running at cruise, full throttle AND at part throttle - even at 3k and 9k rpm!
Smooth. Silk. More power - everywhere.
That's about it. Simple.

$349.95 (drop-in chip)
Got something unique? Ported? Cammed? Bored throttle bodies? $775 - (for custom programming)
at selected Factory Pro Tuning Centers
(~1 week turnaround)
(and a power commander will never, never, never, ever reach the potential performance of a professionally developed chip - that's NOT sour grapes - it's just a fact - anybody who says differently hasn't compared custom tuned chip to custom tune pc. Period.)

contact: info@factorypro.com
(for information)

How did WE do it - and not the others?
You would need a 4 Gas EGA EC997 Low Inertia Eddy Current Dyno to know.
We developed the FLUX Factor to show engine smoothness - and NOBODY else has that on their dyno!
We designed the dyne system around it.
We use the same dyne system that we sell.

No other dyno will provide the dyno power and engine smoothness information required to fix the 748r map.
Period.

We take trade-ins on competing dyno systems.

Still tuning by luck? Stop.

 TECH INFORMATION 

Idle quality and cruise smoothness after installing the Factory Pro 748 chip

After installing the Factory Pro Eprom or any Eprom, you may find, due to the differences in each and every individual bike, that the idle quality will change - sometimes for the better - sometimes, not..... Idle pot setting also affects the fueling at idle and at cruise.

If you install a different Eprom, and the idle quality or cruise quality changes, (and, actually, it should - as a general rule), you should adjust the Idle mixture.  How?
Pretty easy -

Locate the small potentiometer IN the ecu, just to the side of the chip socket ECU (uses a very small flat bladed screwdriver to adjust) and, as the bike is warmed up and running at idle, turn the adjusting screw either way till you find the setting that produces the highest rpm idle. Done?

Congratulations - you have just tuned the idle circuit! Back down the idle speed to desired speed and recheck your "pot" setting .

Don't fret about which way on the "pot" is leaner and which way is richer - it makes no difference - just find the "happy" place.

"Blip" the throttle a bit and verify that the bike comes back down to a stable idle without "hanging up". If it "hangs up" on it's way down, it's slightly lean. If it "blips", then drops below the set idle, then slowly rise back up, it's too rich.

Put everything back together and go for a ride!

Final trim the pot to smoothest cruise.

Thanks to Scott at Desmoto in San Francisco, CA for the assistance.

Marc

Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007

From - Sun Nov 25 00:22:59 2007
From: "Barry Mccarthy" <bmccarthy@xtra.co.nz>
To: <info@factorypro.com>
Subject: Eprom for 748r

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:26:50 -0500
From: Brian Leitner <brian@leitner.com>
To: "Marc W. Salvisberg" <factory2@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: GSF400 Kit

Thanks Marc.  BTW, the Factory Pro chip for my 748R still rocks out--thanks for putting it on the market.

You have a good Christmas, also.

Brian

Marc W. Salvisberg wrote:

There's 2 options, but it depends on the t-stat that you bike has - Sometimes and F3, if I remember, was a match to some 
Suzuki's - It's a ~185f, and just fine.
Best idea is to bring yours down to a good auto parts store that caters to professionals and match it up - pretty cheap.
Have a Merry Christmas!
Marc

 Brian Leitner wrote:

I've recently purchased a kit from Factory Pro for my GSF400.  No  problems.  Your site says, however, the bike will run best and would 
be best dialed in with a 190F thermostat.  Does Factory Pro sell such  a thermostat?  If not, where does Factory Pro get'em?  
THANKS MUCH and have a great one.

Brian Leitner

www.leitner.com

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