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Spark plug/carb jetting reader
- RetroRiceRocketRider
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05 Mar 2006 12:06 #28406
by RetroRiceRocketRider
Spark plug/carb jetting reader was created by RetroRiceRocketRider
This is related to both spark and carb jetting, but since it directly relates to spark I'm pretty sure it belongs here (MOD: please feel free to move it if required).
While reading spark plug color is a good way to tell if your bike is running lean or rich, I've heard it's also not 100% accurate (when does TAN become BROWN, etc?)
Well, here's the fancy, $$$$ way of doing it:
Colortune Analyzer
Has anyone ever used one of these before, and what's your view on it?
Post edited by: RetroRiceRocketRider, at: 2006/03/05 15:07
While reading spark plug color is a good way to tell if your bike is running lean or rich, I've heard it's also not 100% accurate (when does TAN become BROWN, etc?)
Well, here's the fancy, $$$$ way of doing it:
Colortune Analyzer
Has anyone ever used one of these before, and what's your view on it?
Post edited by: RetroRiceRocketRider, at: 2006/03/05 15:07
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05 Mar 2006 12:43 #28421
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Replied by steell on topic Spark plug/carb jetting reader
That ColorTune is not a bad solution, and not to expensive, a better way is using a wideband O2 sensor and controller with digital read out (more expensive), and the best way is a four gas analyzer and a eddy current dyno (way more expensive).
It's possible to get a satisfactory state of tune just reading plugs though, but it takes a whole lot more time and effort (experience helps a lot).
It's possible to get a satisfactory state of tune just reading plugs though, but it takes a whole lot more time and effort (experience helps a lot).
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