Nuke Em wrote:
Adnoh, Mudbogger, Hoser, and a few others are the real scientists of the group. I am more of a shadetree mechanic(duct tape n bailing wire guy) LOL but I do know enough to make em run well on a shoe string budget.
First of all I have never owned a Pilot...as of yet, but I do know that a mainly dune setup will be a high rev setup,...fairly high stall clutch, rev pipe, larger carb with plenty of smooth clean air intake system, port work for more flow, light weight paddles w/ alum rims(Skat trak), etc. RPMs are the key ...tire speed! Any particular questions, just ask and I will give the best info I can.
I did a lot of testing back in the day with Feds 350 as a baseline. We would drag race, change reeds, jets, carbs,clutching, tires, etc and could tell what difference each change made at launch, mid drag or top end. Worked very well. Really hard to say from weekend to weekend by the seat of your pants what was changing.
Gary
Thanks for the kind words sir! But I am like a ship with cargo that has no destination I believe! I prefer to use the
powerblocs for my tuning to be honest-and a larger carb with stock cage no stuffer. I ran stuffers on some engines and never like the way the rpms matched up to the clutch IMHO-could never get the right balance. In my opinion you do not need all that ATVR horseshit-mabye try something like I have in LT Pilot and take the balancer out completely and run just a balanced crank. The rpms are really a step above stock(that's from Hoser, I have yet to ride it) :) or just go with a speed head, bump up the dome cc's-39PWK with a upgraded needle for rpms or top end, you get my drift here. NOW don't GHET ME WRONG THE SPACER, PORT TIMING CHANGES and LIGHTENING OF THE FLYWHEEL are also great mods 1 can do. I would wait for adnoh's numb ers to come through. That guy is a genius IMHO.