As for the ignition... yeah good question, the 500 is more advanced at lower rev's though right? Might be a better option on the hotted up motor... although I can't say as I'm all that flash on why more advanced would be better in that regard...
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As for the ignition... yeah good question, the 500 is more advanced at lower rev's though right? Might be a better option on the hotted up motor... although I can't say as I'm all that flash on why more advanced would be better in that regard...1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
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Does the 500 use a mechanical advance unit like the 450? Think the 500, or at least some models thereof, have the advance curve built into the ignitor. Don't mix and match.Ed
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450 and 400 are mechanical. The 500 os digital and advances later.
Its just a mater of 5 minutes to put the other rotor and plate in or a couple hours to make new connectors up the way I want it.
I might just put the other plate in and mod later. I just want to hear it run.Stephen.
1981 GSX540L "Frankintwin"
1989 GS500E Resto-mod .
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Originally posted by Mekanix View PostI just want to hear it run.1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
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ben2go
I have a Bob B ignition advancer on my GS500.It advances the ignition 5 degrees more than stock.Works great.Pre 01 GS these work on.Post 01 have a single ignition and a throttle position sensor to control ignition timing.From my understanding,they can't be advanced mechanically with running into ridability issues.
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1981 gs400 known as the FRANKINTWINHeavy engine modification.540cc 11.5:1 Web cam's @ .370"lots more... This was the first start after installing the engine.
I reinstalled the stock advancer and pickup plate. I'm going to make a good wiring harness for the other one. I'd like to keep all the parts as a replaceable assembly with their original connectors and just add those connectors to the bike and keep the original's. That way I have the option of using either one. Just have to rip the spare harness apart, which I hate doing because Its complete and in good shape...
With the original I can easily get 5 degrees advance and change the springs to change when it advances. I loose all that with the 500's ignition. But the 500's parts are much easier to come by.Last edited by Mekanix; 07-09-2013, 05:13 PM.Stephen.
1981 GSX540L "Frankintwin"
1989 GS500E Resto-mod .
400 mod thread
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Originally posted by Mekanix View Post
Good raunchy
You gonna put some mufflers on there?
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Yeah I have them, just couldn't wait thoughStephen.
1981 GSX540L "Frankintwin"
1989 GS500E Resto-mod .
400 mod thread
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Gs500 build thread
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Ran like crap at first so I put 150 mains in. That made a huge difference and there's throttle response now. That might be too much but id rather find out its rich than lean. I ran it for all of two minutes just to set the screws a bit for a better idle.
Thing sounds like a sewing machine though, I'm going to have to adjust the valves to quiet it down.
What should I set the valves to ? I thought I did pretty good setting them the first time. The right side sounds ok... or as expected. The left side is louder.
How long and what RPM for cam break-in?
What about heat cycling and re-torquing the head ?
How should I set the APE cam chain tensioner?
I can't remember this stuff. I'm sure Ray told me a while ago :P
117.5 main jets feel way too small, There was no throttle response at all.
150's seem to work ok, It will respond to throttle but I can't really tell for sure yet because I don't want to rev it.
Engine seems well balanced at low rpm, no vibration at all. Even smoother than stock was.
Starts at first crank ( if my battery will do it) There is definitely more load on the starter to turn it over.Stephen.
1981 GSX540L "Frankintwin"
1989 GS500E Resto-mod .
400 mod thread
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Gs500 build thread
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Wow. That thing sounded sweet. Very...Hot Rod like. It's kinda strange to have that hot of a motor in a laid back half liter cruiser. The ultimate sleeper bike maybe?1982 GS550M Rebuilt Winter '12 - 550 to 673cc engine conversion.
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ben2go
.03-.08mm and most of us set the exhaust to .08 to .12mm.the exhaust have a habit of receding into the head if the engine is run hard and lean conditions seem to make it worse.With the .08-.12mm settings,I expect to get around 8000 miles before having to change shims again.
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I know what happened. I used 3-8 thou. That's supposed to be 1 to 3 thou. My feeler gauges are hard to read. And at 4am I must have just been too tired.Last edited by Mekanix; 07-10-2013, 01:48 PM.Stephen.
1981 GSX540L "Frankintwin"
1989 GS500E Resto-mod .
400 mod thread
Photo's 1
Photos 2
Gs500 build thread
GS twin wiki
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