KTM 500exc-f best sounding exhaust. Does it really need to be tuned?

Most of us that own these bikes have heard at one point or another that you absolutely have to buy an aftermarket ecu to put any other performance part on it. So far I haven't seen a single person test that theory so I wanted to shed some light on the truth about it. Mine runs perfectly with the stock ecu and the FMF factory 4.1. Need proof? the spark plug shows all you need to know. Thanks for watching!
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  • @Corsa959
    @Corsa959 Жыл бұрын

    Yes it does need to be tuned if you change the exhaust. Vortex or GET ECU, Exhaust, desmog and reed block delete. I've purchased a brand new KTM 500 2021 and I've gone through every possible setup on the bike but they are 10x more fun when properly modified. The bikes are detuned from the factory to be street legal and environmentally compliant.

  • @offthestreetsandinthecreek7294
    @offthestreetsandinthecreek72942 жыл бұрын

    Heck yeah 🫡

  • @usa45v26
    @usa45v26 Жыл бұрын

    Some bikes come with an aftermarket pipe installed as part of a package like the Factory Edition models. My 450SXF-FE came from KTM with the Akrapovic slip on and i really doubt that KTM has an alternate tuning for my bike compared to the base 450sxf.

  • @HinageasLife

    @HinageasLife

    8 ай бұрын

    I would imagine the off-road only lineup comes with a better fueling map than the 50 state legal emissions compliant EXC line does. It is well known that the EXC-F line starting in 2017 is on the lean side with the stock exhaust. Add more flow and it's very, very lean. The 1st gen 12-16 EXC's are a bit of an unknown because almost everyone put a euro map on them and I have never seen a dyno run on one with the stock map.

  • @JP-dn8lo
    @JP-dn8lo2 жыл бұрын

    Hey dude so I just ordered a 23 500 & told my dealer I wanted the fmf 4.1 & they told me it wasn’t available yet for this bike. Im going to do supermoto build. Wht do you think?

  • @trashhousecycles

    @trashhousecycles

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a little hard to get your hands on exhaust right now I waited months to get mine in. supermoto builds are sick though!

  • @JLR2114
    @JLR21142 жыл бұрын

    I did it to mine and it back fires like crazy which really isn’t great for the bike the ecu takes away the back fire popping

  • @trashhousecycles

    @trashhousecycles

    2 жыл бұрын

    For some reason some of these bikes do it more than others. I guess I just got lucky with mine because a friend of mine has the same one and it was noticeably weaker stock than mine is

  • @frankk6308
    @frankk63082 жыл бұрын

    What year is your bike I have a 2020 and want to do the same

  • @trashhousecycles

    @trashhousecycles

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mine’s a 2020 as well. All stock besides the FMF slip on

  • @FastHouseGaming
    @FastHouseGaming2 жыл бұрын

    Oh Jesus, I thought that bike was big as hell from the thumbnail. 😅

  • @scjbenify
    @scjbenify Жыл бұрын

    What tires are those?

  • @trashhousecycles

    @trashhousecycles

    Жыл бұрын

    hoosiers

  • @richardsimmons6526
    @richardsimmons65262 жыл бұрын

    You want a new ecu. I have a 22 500 with a get ecu and custom tune from taco moto and a stock exhaust. I can do 5th gear clutch ups and I am 235lbs.

  • @adventureswithkatem

    @adventureswithkatem

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heh....me too!

  • @richardsimmons6526

    @richardsimmons6526

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@adventureswithkatem just put on my graves muffler with the get ecu. It did throw a code with new pipe because I was running the graves tune on a stock exhaust for 3 weeks. It fuckin rips 4th gear power wheels.

  • @richardsimmons6526

    @richardsimmons6526

    2 жыл бұрын

    The better part is you have a map switch for slow technical stuff.

  • @KTMatt

    @KTMatt

    10 ай бұрын

    My ‘18 does 5th gear clutch ups easy stock and I’m 205

  • @500_niko

    @500_niko

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m having issues with mine has the get ecu and fmf 4.1 pipe but it won’t clutch up in 4th barley in 3rd my old 13 that was all stock minus some delete would clutch up in 4th lol

  • @FLUROENDURO90
    @FLUROENDURO902 жыл бұрын

    Hey man cheers for the video. Is that fmf pipe shorter in length than the stock pipe?

  • @trashhousecycles

    @trashhousecycles

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nope just measured them they're both 19 inches from end to end

  • @FLUROENDURO90

    @FLUROENDURO90

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trashhousecycles thanks heaps man. cheers.

  • @jimmiller1780
    @jimmiller17809 ай бұрын

    That’s bad information. You absolutely have to tune it, unless more racket is all you’re after.

  • @ronniewilliz153
    @ronniewilliz1532 жыл бұрын

    that's a lot of work just to check a plug. an why did you wipe off the fuel it is running a little rich tho but hey this is just my opinion an everyone has one lol

  • @trashhousecycles

    @trashhousecycles

    2 жыл бұрын

    No joke man. I just wiped off the little bit of water that dripped down it. I had just pressure washed the bike before taking it apart. Go tell some of the ktm/husky groups on Facebook you think its running rich they'll lose their minds like they have been over this video haha

  • @ronniewilliz153

    @ronniewilliz153

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trashhousecycles lol why what have they been saying

  • @ronniewilliz153

    @ronniewilliz153

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trashhousecycles it didn't look bad tho just a little dark an being rich is way better then lean an mean

  • @trashhousecycles

    @trashhousecycles

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ronniewilliz153 going to make a video about it this weekend just wait haha

  • @ronniewilliz153

    @ronniewilliz153

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trashhousecycles not everyone thinks the same an feels the same about stuff an other ppl think everyone should think an feel the same as the next guy I don't get that crap these days.

  • @Mike67111
    @Mike67111 Жыл бұрын

    Where did you order exhaust from

  • @trashhousecycles

    @trashhousecycles

    Жыл бұрын

    was on backorder for months so I bought it from a guy on Facebook marketplace

  • @derrickhokit
    @derrickhokit Жыл бұрын

    Lol, you can eat chicken without cooking it too. But you shouldn’t. Bottom line here is the ecu isn’t designed to run with open exhaust. But it’s your bike not mine.