Looking for tasteful HP/powerband upgrades on '87 3.2...
10-08-2011, 04:48 PM
#16
Rennlist Member
Anything can happen, but the process is well documented, and if you take your time removing the connectors and installing the chip, it is fairly simple.
10-08-2011, 06:29 PM
#17
SW sends the instructions that are also on the website with the chip. They are quite detailed and the most time consuming part for me was buying extended sockets and removing the board. Since they go into so much detail I was surprised that they did not mention the two tabs in the board that (along with the posts) need to be detached in order to open it to get at the chip in my '88. But now you know to look for them.
Seriously, if I could do it, anyone can.
Seriously, if I could do it, anyone can.
10-08-2011, 09:26 PM
#18
Drifting
I could kick some serious sand on your delusions that the YZ was even a in the same league as the RM. The explosive and high power band wasn't for the weak, but in my capable hands nobody could come out of a corner like me and my RM. The YZ on the other hand vibrated so violently between the legs of the rider that the only pleasure had was sexual in nature. Poor kids needed therapy after what I did to them on the track
You think I'm kidding?
You think I'm kidding?Let's also not forget how cool the KTM and Huskys were then and still now. However, I think Husky pulled out a while ago. Oh, and there was the Italian intergection back in the day w/ the Cagiva!
10-09-2011, 07:57 PM
#20
Drifting
My friend had a 76'! Real old skool w/ double shocks and all. My first bike when I was 10 was a new 81' Z50R! That 50 lasted forever and went around the neighborhood well afer I sold it. It was bullitproff! That generation of RMs were much more stout than the ones in the 80s. They were all top end in the 80s, however, if you worked one like anything else, it would kick ***. My first '80, was a new 83' KDX 80. Then quicky upgraded to a new 85' YZ 80!
10-10-2011, 09:40 PM
#22
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HAHA!! What year and CC you referring to?? The YZ 125 was an 80s dog, yet the 80, 250 and 465 were stout! An RM 125 could run circles around the YZ 125. Please elaborate!
Let's also not forget how cool the KTM and Huskys were then and still now. However, I think Husky pulled out a while ago. Oh, and there was the Italian intergection back in the day w/ the Cagiva!
Let's also not forget how cool the KTM and Huskys were then and still now. However, I think Husky pulled out a while ago. Oh, and there was the Italian intergection back in the day w/ the Cagiva!
You guys crack me up! I'm amazed at how much we have in common. Mine was a PE250 and way too much bike for my skill level but man was that bike fun.
I was much younger then and needed to move home to stay in college. My parents terms were that I could move back but without the bike.
Last edited by Mark Harris; 10-10-2011 at 11:51 PM.
10-10-2011, 10:51 PM
#23
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I think those numbers are a bit optimistic. With a SW chip on 93 octane, and headers, I dyno'd at 207 at the wheels. If one uses the 15% drivetrain loss, this only works out to about 240HP at the crank. That same day, a number of SC's and Carreras were dyno'd and a parity and pattern was seen. Most were race cars and could not run chips, and pulled lower HP figures, so the chip worked. Also, I had a removable cap over the RH side of my muffler. With it in place, I went 7 HP lower. So, dual out mufflers do work too.
10-10-2011, 11:28 PM
#25
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My friend had a 76'! Real old skool w/ double shocks and all. My first bike when I was 10 was a new 81' Z50R! That 50 lasted forever and went around the neighborhood well afer I sold it. It was bullitproff! That generation of RMs were much more stout than the ones in the 80s. They were all top end in the 80s, however, if you worked one like anything else, it would kick ***. My first '80, was a new 83' KDX 80. Then quicky upgraded to a new 85' YZ 80!
DON'T TELL MY CHILDREN WHY.
10-11-2011, 12:04 AM
#26
"I think those numbers are a bit optimistic."
Right on! As he's one of the most experienced, as he's fully done
his engine to be non-stock, i.e. what's realistic from simple tuning
to major engine mods.
93 octane - And that's the trade-off!
Bottom line: But there's always the naive that gets sucked-in by marketing
hyperbole as presented in this thread!
Right on! As he's one of the most experienced, as he's fully done
his engine to be non-stock, i.e. what's realistic from simple tuning
to major engine mods.
93 octane - And that's the trade-off!
Bottom line: But there's always the naive that gets sucked-in by marketing
hyperbole as presented in this thread!
10-11-2011, 12:15 AM
#27
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Loren, Can you post a working email address? Everything I've tried is getting sent back undelivered.
Oh ya, here is my big brother and I on the big day, and one of the beast with the numbers that are still there 32 years later.
Oh ya, here is my big brother and I on the big day, and one of the beast with the numbers that are still there 32 years later.
10-11-2011, 12:32 AM
#28
"Can you post a working email address?"
I responded to your email. Didn't you get it?
The one posted here works. I tried it a number times.
There's still the old communication mode, i.e. the telephone.
Or I'll see you at Rennsport, if you'll be there.
I responded to your email. Didn't you get it?
The one posted here works. I tried it a number times.
There's still the old communication mode, i.e. the telephone.
Or I'll see you at Rennsport, if you'll be there.
Last edited by Lorenfb; 10-11-2011 at 11:35 PM.
10-11-2011, 12:27 PM
#29
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