That's my man..............experiment and be damned ! You don't know until you try these things. Hopefully you calculate the why's and wherefores first, but at the end of the day it's all still a bit 'seat of the pants' ! The pioneering spirit !
I hadn't thought of the possibility of the injectors seizing, why should this happen ? I don't really know enough about EFI to figure it ! Barry Edwards ----- Original Message ----- From: "mototune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [moved from YamahaFJ list] Re: Flatslide carbs...(non FJ) > Good morning Barry. I've been having some ISP problems again. I seem to be > missing out. I've changed ISP's this year so many times that I just can't > keep up with it. I guess I'm lucky to catch a part of this 1. Very > interesting. Sorry, dude. No, I haven't done a dyno run. I noticed someone > was interested in the flow rate of the injectors. I've done some research on > this (still in the process) & I have those #'s somewhere. I'll do a review > of what I came up with so far & if the info is ready for speculation I'll > make it available. As a note: So far, the GTS EFI is handling the bigger > motor without a glitch. This is not surprising. The area of concern however > is to see whether the injectors will overheat & sieze up. I'll know more on > this next year since the season is winding down now & I've got another > experiment ready for the FJ which I would like to fit in before the winter. > Be good. Ride safe. Peter Piazza. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 7:30 PM > Subject: Re: [moved from YamahaFJ list] Re: Flatslide carbs...(non FJ) > > > > It's a whole range of uncharted territory ! > > > > Does anyone have anymore information on the YZF750 that was raced using > GTS > > fuel injection ? I've seen pictures of it on the net somewhere ! > > > > Pete Piazza is using a 1040 or thereabouts and retained the fuel > injection, > > can't remember if Pete did any dyno runs though. > > > > Pete ? > > > > > > > > Barry Edwards > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rev. Baroon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 9:25 PM > > Subject: [moved from YamahaFJ list] Re: Flatslide carbs...(non FJ) > > > > > > > Certainly. Mine has the FZR1000 engine with the 1040 kit, it would be > fun > > > to see what would happen with the 1040 on the GTS but I wonder what the > > > stock throttlebodies would think about that. They're only, what..? 34mm > vs > > > the FZRs 38 or so.. would that 4mm less choke it to death? Frankly, I > > don't > > > need top-end gargantuan HP, I think wheelies in 3rd from a standstill > > would > > > be more fun. :) > > > > > > Another way might be to start with the stock GTS and use EXUP headers, > > 1040 > > > kit and maybe open the throttlebodies 1mm more. > > > > > > Does anyone know the flowlimits of the injectors? > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Barry Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > Woh, don't get me wrong, I still see a very desirable GTS there! I > think > > > to > > > > a very large extent you can still have your cake and eat it. > > > > > > > > On my own bike I would retain the Exup. I might try leaving the fuel > > > > injection, I've heard it may have the scope to adjust itself to the > > > modified > > > > flows within the ECU. (I have seen pictures of GTS1000 injection on a > > > racing > > > > YZF750). > > > > > > > > Unless the previous owner has changed camshafts I doubt whether they > > will > > > > have done anything that would messed the bottom-end totally. Somewhere > > in > > > > your intake and exhaust set-up I reckon lies your problem. Crack that > > and > > > > you will have best of both worlds. > > > > > > > > Good luck, hope you keep us updated on the GTS board too! > > > > > > > > > > > > Barry Edwards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > Yeah, there is a good reason there are hundreds of thousands of $$ > > spend > > > > > in the engineering department at various MC manufacturers! > > > > > > > > > > They try to make a very good bike that fits a wide array of people, > > and > > > > > although I can proudly show a sheet with a curve up to 137HP, it > > doesn't > > > > > mean shit for my lowend and everyday driveability. > > > > > > > > > > Bot gosh it's fun to hop on it and leave the front wheel in the air > a > > > few > > > > > inches for a while.. heheheeh > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 13 Oct 2001 18:23:03 +0100 "Barry Edwards" > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > > > > > I bought my GTS with the intention of slipping a Thunderace engine > > > > > > into it. But soon realised that for what the GTS is intended, it's > > > > > detuned > > > > > > engine, giving a broader spread of torque, is really perfect. It's > > > more > > > > > > > > >
