Post by Elektrey on Oct 4, 2014 13:35:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the info niz. I've read on the TGBforum that the crank in these are weak and if run over 10k will eventually give. Good thing this one has a pretty large gear ratio.
So after I last posted I went to turn down the idle RPM screw and it worked, I got the idle air mixture set. HOWEVER, it threw everything else out of whack. I kept trying to retune the air filter mod I made to get the right AFR but nothing. It was very frustrating. Finally I decided that my air filter mod was flawed because it was too inconsistent (wind could move the cover up and down slightly, everytime I taped it on I could have done it at a different angle, too many variables.) So, Along with richening the needle one more level (needed to be done just hadn't gotten around to it), I redid my approach. My Idea? Just taping electrical tape directly on the filter, this way there are no variables and no change in air intake whatsoever.
Needles to say directly after I put this on, and without any tuning, everything just happened to be PERFECTLY tuned.
The scooter was also quieter (probably because sound was not reverberating outside the air filter and against the plastic cover).
And because I changed the needle position, the throttle was flawlessly smooth and no dead spots or hesistations. It also revved way higher than anything before, with a lot of shifting at 7.5k RPM.
I can only hope it stays this way, but tuning should be easier from now on out. I do feel like I am moving forward and learning and not just going back to square 1 everytime I make a change.
I also had an idea for the aesthetics of the scoot but I'm not too sure about it as it would be irreversible. Has anyone ever done something like this?
Basically Removing the rear fender or as much as possible without getting rid of the license plate? not sure how it would look and I would have to cut the existing plastic and not sure if I want to do this. Any ideas?
So after I last posted I went to turn down the idle RPM screw and it worked, I got the idle air mixture set. HOWEVER, it threw everything else out of whack. I kept trying to retune the air filter mod I made to get the right AFR but nothing. It was very frustrating. Finally I decided that my air filter mod was flawed because it was too inconsistent (wind could move the cover up and down slightly, everytime I taped it on I could have done it at a different angle, too many variables.) So, Along with richening the needle one more level (needed to be done just hadn't gotten around to it), I redid my approach. My Idea? Just taping electrical tape directly on the filter, this way there are no variables and no change in air intake whatsoever.
Needles to say directly after I put this on, and without any tuning, everything just happened to be PERFECTLY tuned.
The scooter was also quieter (probably because sound was not reverberating outside the air filter and against the plastic cover).
And because I changed the needle position, the throttle was flawlessly smooth and no dead spots or hesistations. It also revved way higher than anything before, with a lot of shifting at 7.5k RPM.
I can only hope it stays this way, but tuning should be easier from now on out. I do feel like I am moving forward and learning and not just going back to square 1 everytime I make a change.
I also had an idea for the aesthetics of the scoot but I'm not too sure about it as it would be irreversible. Has anyone ever done something like this?
Basically Removing the rear fender or as much as possible without getting rid of the license plate? not sure how it would look and I would have to cut the existing plastic and not sure if I want to do this. Any ideas?
