I was on the dyno for 2 hours - we had a good plan and the initial guesses
weren't
all that far off. Blind/undirected searching would have been more like 4 hrs!!
cheers, Mike
----- Original Message -----
From "Ulix Goettsch" <ulix at u.washington.edu>
To: "Mike and Kerry Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; "Jeffrey H. Boatright"
<jboatri@emory.edu>
Cc: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: torque III
> > The difference? Well we adjusted cam timing, ignition timing, choke size
(this
> > was webers) and jetting. We could have adjusted the advance curve for even
> > better optimisation, but
> > it was a case of diminishing returns.
>
> Mike (and others),
>
> I plan on doing exactly that with my X1/9 soon.
> Can you guys give me an estimate of how many hours of dyno time it will take
> to dial in the main jets, air correctors, ignition timing and cam timing
> (easier to adjust than on a Spridget).
>
> I am looking for some real world experience since I'm sure it takes much
> longer than expected.
>
> I currently have 80 hp at the wheels (1300cc, 278 deg cam) and would like a
> little more plus some more low end torque :-)
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