r1_pete
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 02:08 PM |
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Colourtune advice
Has anyone used a colourtune to balance the idle mixture on an engine running bike carbs?
Mine rattles the clutch at low tickover so its obvious the cylinders are fighting one another, figured a colourtune and getting all the pots firing
the same colour might be an answer....
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DIY Si
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 02:17 PM |
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I've used one before. Brilliant idea/invention. It would also be worth getting the throttles lined up. They can look ok, but be a fair bit out
if your not careful.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 02:21 PM |
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Carb balance first, then colour tune.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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BenB
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 02:22 PM |
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I've used one. Great little bit of kit.
I know some people smirk at the idea but for me it was a great little purchase. I used a colortune to set the idle jets, synchronized them with a
Carbtune and voila.
Took it along to TTS "to get jetted" and they said it was 99% perfect and only shimmed one bank because the lambda was a tiny bit off....
Didn't make any difference and now it runs rich so might remove the shim anyway...
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r1_pete
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 02:25 PM |
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Thanks guys, I've balanced the butterfly's with a set of gauges, its just the idle mix I need to sort.
Think I'll invest in one...
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HAL 1
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 02:26 PM |
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As above,
if you can possibly get hold of one for each cylinder it's even better,
mate and myself bought 2 each from autojumbles etc
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coozer
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 02:37 PM |
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Get over to Bogg Brothers, you know it makes sense!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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r1_pete
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 02:45 PM |
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Yep I'll be over there second trip after MOT, got the brakes to build and car to paint 1st though. Just need it running a little better before
the drive though.
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