| Author | Message | ||
     Garrett2 |
what are you 9r guys doing to get more power out of your motor? what kind of power are you getting and how much is it costing you? | ||
| Xb9 |
Drummer, FAST intake kit, and custom Directlink mapping  (Message edited by xb9 on July 01, 2007) | ||
| Garrett2 |
k, what kind of gains are you getting from those power adders? | ||
| Surveyor |
Remus/Sebring open muffler, XB12 airbox, K&N Air Filter, air inlet snorkel removed. 81.5 bhp 63 ft/lbs torque a/f ratio 13-16 | ||
| Garrett2 |
is that at the wheels? how much were those modifications? what about tq numbers? | ||
| Ejiii |
Drummer, Race ECM, FAST Intake system. Don't know the numbers but it works great! Try it, you won't be disappointed! | ||
| 07xb12scg |
FAST Intake system Can one of you guys give a link to this system, please? I did a Google search and got many hits, but nothing showing this system. Thanks. | ||
| Spatten1 |
Look at the exhaust shootout results at American Sportbike's website. Should tell you all you need to know. The exhaust, intake, and ecm modifictions help a bit, quantified in the shootout. Beyond that, you get into expensive engine work that is probably not worth the money. | ||
| Indy_bueller |
You can get the FAST from one of the sponsors, Hillbilly Motors. (Message edited by indy_bueller on July 01, 2007) | ||
| Blaster2 |
Race ECM - Ultimate Airbox - Rino exhaust -   | ||
| Surveyor |
Blaster, good figures and a nice curve - is that a dyno test done on your bike or promotional literature? | ||
| Blaster2 |
No' its not my bike, but the guy's from Hillbilly offer a wide range of set-ups, each with the corresponding dyno. I used the HP big oval before my rino pipe and the dyno reflects the reality as close as you can feel it. Check out this link for more dyno's. (i think US hp is not the same as EU hp). http://www.hillbillymotors.com/html/buell_xb_exhau st_systems.html | ||
| Surveyor |
is that at the wheels? how much were those modifications? what about tq numbers? At the back wheel. A lot, the muffler cost about $1250 the airbox about $50 and the K+N about $50 - the airbox was the best investment. (Message edited by surveyor on July 04, 2007) | ||
| Diablobrian |
Jens over at Hillbilly is a good guy and knows Buells and the products he sells. He won't steer you wrong. Jens is his user name here on badweb too. | ||
| Xbullet |
want more performance? one word, SUSPENSION. keep the motor stock, and upgrade and tune your shocks to your weight/style. 99% of us will never outride our bikes' ability. only our own. | ||
| Surveyor |
Xbullet, I couldn't agree more. | ||
| Garrett2 |
lets be real, we all know these arent the most potent bikes in straight lines, whats wrong with more power? | ||
| Surveyor |
....whats wrong with more power? Not a thing, but if your chassis is so badly set up that you can't use the 80bhp you have what's the point in adding bhp. A well set up bike will beat a badly set up bike no matter how much power the latter has. | ||
| Slaughter |
AFTER the suspension work, I've got a thing for usable power. I'm really glad to see people recommending suspension before engine! You have money? After the suspension work (Traxxion AK-20 cartridges in 43mm forks, Penske 3-way adjustable shock) - suspension will make you faster than modifying the engine AND it won't screw with motor reliability. I hate having to fight bad handling in braking/turning. Now that your suspension is up to speed - punch it to 3 13/16 bore - there's no substitute for cubic inches. Cylinders, pistons and balanced cranks, case boring - could be up to $4G. Don't know where you live (not on your profile) so it's not easy to make a recommendation on where to go for the work. Lightened/balanced crankset - $450 ish Stage 3 Head work - about $1500 Cams - shop around - $400? I wouldn't run compression high. The above at 10.5 to 1 still runs unleaded premium K&N Intake Filter Micron or other full exhaust $1300 ish. On pump gas, it puts about 97 to the rear on U4 race (and different tuning) - closer to 100. HP numbers vary from day to day. Heck, there's more you can do but the above has worked for me pretty well. Above $$$ are from memory and my brain is aging poorly.  |
