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Tuning the engine with heat gun
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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
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@ Idle ideal is ~ 10.5 -11.0 measurement...
@ mid rpm -> WOT 14.7 stoich... due to AZ heat, I have mine set for ~ 13.8-14.0.
1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
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ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter
Phoenix, Az
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Altitude and ambient temps also have an effect on the ideal settings.
1983 GPz 750
810 Wiseco, Kerker, K&N, DynoJet S3, Accel, Progressive, etc.
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So some tweaking on the carbs is enough to make the afr fluxuate enough to mean anything ? Or just try to achieve an overall balance of the afr and go do some wheelies ?
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I use a wideband, Innovate LM-1. I have an exhaust clamp. I remove the baffle from my Kerker and slip the wideband sensor inside. I put the LM-1 data collector in my tank bag and go for some runs. I then take it home and download the data to my PC for analysis.geerbangr wrote: So, just one egt at the collector huh. I like the idea of a heat reading at each head pipe,along with a peek at the plugs ultimately tells the story per cylinder. What datalogger is common in the kz world ,dyna equip ??
So some tweaking on the carbs is enough to make the afr fluxuate enough to mean anything ? Or just try to achieve an overall balance of the afr and go do some wheelies ?
I use it to set my mains, then the needle, and finally verify the pilot, in that order.
An Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) which is what the heat gun functions as, generally has no way to correlate its temps with any data runs, AFAIK.
1983 GPz 750
810 Wiseco, Kerker, K&N, DynoJet S3, Accel, Progressive, etc.
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