Recommendations, boring, ballancing

[pete]

This week? Can't wait! You have to get video!

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...

[tkent02]

Seems like the opposite would be true to avoid detonation at low RPMs.

Try them both and see?

[Nessism]

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.

[Mekanix]

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.

[pete]

I just want to hear it run.

Me too!

[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.

[Mekanix]

ITS ALIVE !! !


Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TiSbHXzl9FA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFk3NIAQYU

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.

[gearhead13]

ITS ALIVE !! !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=TiSbHXzl9FA

Sounds raunchy
Good raunchy
You gonna put some mufflers on there?

[ben2go]

Oh yeah.Mufflers help.LOL

[Mekanix]

Yeah I have them, just couldn't wait though

[Mekanix]

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.

[Sci85]

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?

[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.

[tkent02]

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

[Mekanix]

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.