Let me tease you about yesterday's test, tell you about a preliminary shakedown. I made a 32.6 mile loop under stock mode, topped off approximately 5 pounds of gas, then took the same loop a second time around. Funny, but I ran out of gas right where the filler meets the slosh. Using the filler neck as a level, I topped the gas off just enough to touch the ring of the bottom part of the filler neck.
I've aborted so many fuel mileage runs, I figure the holiday traffic would be light. Believe me, this is not scientific enough to pass the honey mustard, but what the heck, I have no other gauge. So, with my trusty ebay scale I bought for shipping my personal bike crap out of the garage, I figure I'd weigh gas as I pour the liquid up to the filler neck's baseline.
Coming back from the 2nd loop, I seemed to matched what I poured in the tank first time. The same 5 pounds practically licked the base part of that filler neck. I then bumped the bike on the center stand to watch the sloshing. She is banging at that base. I'd say that is close enough, then I step back and wonder.
I'm now studying the tune. The shifting is sublime. We have something I can only describe as a different tone to the bike. First off, this thing hits the G-spot as far as 'smoothing' goes. The subtle flat spot is gone. That low rpm belly lean more like, blends in with the flies out.
And when I say the lag part, that is what I cannot say with certainty what is happening ignition wise. If you see the list I've created so far, it can't be fuel if I am banging the fuel rim's ring. It has to be ignition. I changed nothing compression wise. I would have to conclude I am hitting the hard set or the digital read of a different map. Digital hums different from analog. That tone changes, say if you hit the locked-6. It is what you feel different in tone, if you run one of the tre-type units.
Here is the clunkers for cash being that liability, that if this unit burns out your cat like the manual says, you are not going to be a happy camper. When I came back from this last run, I have the fan running when I key the bike up to write down the same mileage. Well, matched meaning, because the first time I key'd for the initial mileage number, the fan did not come one. This time it raised a red flag; for me even using this hack myself. See, I've hit enough toggles in that timing window to see the ignition lock to full advance no matter the code set. She cools down when there is enough wind pushing on that radiator to cool it down.
More R&D will be going on today. I will swap the ignition tone wheels. See if the heat moves any with the bike using more degrees. I'll start out with 2° just for grins. What did I learn today is that Someone's dyno numbers match 177/177hp, meaning ~ stock/tre changes. And me with pouring practically the same amount meaning, 5/5pounds ~ gained nothing/lost nothing.
If I keep this setting, then I have to burn out something before I would attempt to release this hack to anyone. It may take months for something to happen to the bike, like burn up the cats. Being this is my first attempt to study this hack fuel wise, I need to take the same loop with the tre hacks in play. If they show the same fuel/pounds matching results, that is one thing. But, the fan coming on with the hack on? I've never heard the 6/N cause problems with say anyone with a tre set on, oh say, since installing one on an '06, for example. That is enough R&D time already in the books > About any damage occurring if the fan comes on. I would assume this hack would act the same way and run as safe in a code like setting.
Tomorrow, I am going to listen for detonation noise using the different ignition setting. It will be an interesting (longer) loop. The way I see it, the N/6 hacks, sort of match in a lot of ways of the hack I've discovered. What I have found on my hack is more a plush shift apply. It's hard to decipher how close the tones are if you do not sit on top of the bike and feel that tone change within seconds of each other.
Where does that leave you in all this? Call it slow R&D. Wait and see.
He never got a dime from anyone that he caught copying his invention.
Smokey Yunick invented the deep reach spark plug still used today. Champion paid him a penny for each plug sold in royalty fees. Other things like the air cleaners Purolator built; you think Smokey got anything like credit or paid a royalty for perfecting the filter used today? Nope. He was ripped off plenty. Smokey, taught me well is one reason why I hesitate saying anything more.
* Last updated by: Hub on 1/2/2010 @ 8:27 AM *
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