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Post by terrencelp on Aug 18, 2010 18:41:08 GMT
Has anyone heard of this ECU upgrade? Was watching the Bimota bio on cable and they said they would upgrade the chip for better performance.
Has anyone ever seen a Race Chip?
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wheaty
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1986 FZ (1FN model) FZR1000 engine, EXUP swingarm, Ohlins shock, Marvic Penta wheels, R1 forks.
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Post by wheaty on Aug 19, 2010 11:07:03 GMT
There is race ignitor that Yamaha sold as part of the race kit to upgrade the engine although I was unaware of one that Bimota sold. But considering that Bimota used FZ750 engines in its race superbikes then it seems feasable to me that they would sell them on. Due to the length of time since FZ's were at the forefront of superbike racing I would imagine that they are as rare as rocking horse mess. I have a Yamaha race ignitor myself and no I'm not selling it on, good luck to you if you're looking for one.
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Post by terrencelp on Aug 19, 2010 13:26:00 GMT
Can you post a photo? And Part numbers?
And any Idea what the advantages are?
No rev limit? Better performance?
Race stuff doesn't always equal good street stuff... tell me more ;D
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wheaty
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Post by wheaty on Aug 20, 2010 9:33:30 GMT
There's no point in sending a photo because it looks just like any other ignitor unit. As I bought the ignitor unit along with the engine and am presently trying to build the bike I cannot tell you the difference in performance. The engine that I have has been tuned by Tony Scott who is a renowned tuner in the UK and I cannot imagine that a race ignitor would benifit a standard engine very much, I'm sure that things like the exhaust (I have a Ledar 4-2-1) would also make a difference to the torque and powercurve as well as the carbs used and to be honest it is going to be a time (and money no doubt) consuming project to optimise everything. So it would probably be safe to say that it wouldn't be a good idea to think that you could just bolt an ignitor unit on & have a go faster goodie like you can with the up to date power commanders and the like. If you would really like a bit more 'poke' from your bike then it would probably be a better idea to build a 911cc engine like I have in the past or simply fit a 1000 genesis engine like I have in the past (after my 911cc engine dropped a valve ) as these engines are more suited to road riding. Hope this helps to point you in the right direction.
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Post by terrencelp on Aug 23, 2010 17:17:59 GMT
makes sense, if it is truly a race only kit, other parts would be needed... i.e. cam, crank, etc.
But if you could plug it in to a stock (jetted and 4-1 pipe) bike knowing to never go pass 11,000 rpm - I'm pretty sure the ignition stuff alone would prove for a livelier motor seeing how these race bikes redline at 13,500 rpm's
Can you post the numbers on the box so I know what to hunt for?
Thanks!
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