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Degreeing in stock cams
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Those are fairly staggering numbers - esp. when you consider the drag racers are trying to get within fractions of a degree accuracy.
If you ever get a tired old high mileage Z1/KZ, just replacing the cam chain will perk the bike up a fair amount.
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The three bikes I've rescued got fresh cam chains.
All 3 have 26K-30K miles.
1982 KZ1000LTD K2 Vance & Hines 4-1 ACCEL COILS Added Vetter fairing & Bags. FOX Racing rear Shocks, Braced Swing-arm, Fork Brace, Progressive Fork Springs RT Gold Emulators, APE Valve Springs, 1166 Big Bore kit, RS34's, GPZ cams.
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Just some suggestions.
1982 KZ1000LTD K2 Vance & Hines 4-1 ACCEL COILS Added Vetter fairing & Bags. FOX Racing rear Shocks, Braced Swing-arm, Fork Brace, Progressive Fork Springs RT Gold Emulators, APE Valve Springs, 1166 Big Bore kit, RS34's, GPZ cams.
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Thanks for the replies guys, I'm actually more interested in weather it is worth changing the lobe center from the stock 110 degrees to say 105 degrees.
try it and let us know. just take some carfull notes about the performance before and after.
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Back went in the Yosh R&T cams at 108 intake and exhaust lobe centers for great low end and top end fun.
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Due to cam lobe heights and overlaps, a couple degrees one way or the other, what are you truly gaining...
It's not like it's going to rip you off the seat but for those true motor heads who have tried this.... A little hp increase, a tad more torque on the bottom end....what?
Hell, outside of performance cams, I would think a head job, +1 up on the valves, Port & polish would accomplish more...
Ok, through in the 29-31mm CR carbies....
Oh yeah, Kerker w/1.5" baffle...
Ah hell with it, throw in the performance cam now you've gone this far....
Now you're talkin.... :evil:
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well if youve got a solid older motor you dont want to tear into you might be suprised what a good stiff tune up and cams opening at the right time will do at a stoplight,toss a good header and a set of carbs on there and youve got a fun little daily rider.Been following this and I just can't see what you'd truly gain here without performance cam upgrade degreed to their design/specifications...
Due to cam lobe heights and overlaps, a couple degrees one way or the other, what are you truly gaining...
It's not like it's going to rip you off the seat but for those true motor heads who have tried this.... A little hp increase, a tad more torque on the bottom end....what?
Hell, outside of performance cams, I would think a head job, +1 up on the valves, Port & polish would accomplish more...
Ok, through in the 29-31mm CR carbies....
Oh yeah, Kerker w/1.5" baffle...
Ah hell with it, throw in the performance cam now you've gone this far....
Now you're talkin.... :evil:
some of us have been around long enough to remember how quickly a basically stock motored bike in the right hands can suprise the shit out of a less experianced shmuck on a better bike next to them on the right day,now go back to buffing your spark plugs! :woohoo:
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