The head bolts from the factory was put in with oil on the theads not locktite. They are really tight! Try steady pressure and they might break free. Some had...
Surely no factory of any kind EVER put loctite on head bolts; Oil is the universally accepted lubricant for torquing head bolts. Torquing them without oil can...
Rode my X at my 43rd high school reunion. They are closing the school this year, so this was the last homecoming. Must have inspired the football team as...
Can anyone who has changed cams tell me if it was worth it, how hard and how much $ does it cost. I`ve changed heads and cams on H.D. so would you sat this is...
It's a little harder than a Harley. You've got to get the cam covers off, and that ain't easy. Then replace the four cams and button it back up. Took me...
Frank, if you've changed heads and cams on a Harley you should have no trouble with the easy replacement of the OH cams on the X. The instructions are clear...
What is the"H" tune???Frank ... From: brother john To: EHimprovements@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 4:10 PM Subject: RE: [EHimprovements] new...
H5 tunes. Bobby has two of them: standard and monster. I have the Monster tune and love it! ... From: frank [mailto:frankacc@...] Sent: Sunday, October...
I noticed the smell of gas long after I filled the tank yesterday. After a while, I opened the left gas cap, and there was some gas sitting in the hollow.Is...
... What did you have for lunch? hahahahaha anywho, we gotta come up with a place to meet. I was thinking maybe Route 1 at the Maryland/Pennsylvania state...
i wonder if that would be too far to swing by on the way back from Daytona? Naaahh; the wife would notice and i'd never get away with it! ... From: Alvis Pace...
sure sounds like a leak. To besure, after the gas has gone down in your tank a bit, pour some gas in the left side pocket. Give it a few days with the cap on...
Frank--The H5 tunes--both "standard" and the "monster tune"are an ecm modification specifically developed to be most compatible with the new H5 cam grind,...
Actually Roger, I did comment on the difference between the 1.7 tune and the Monster tune with the H5 cams. With the 1.7 tune, the H5 cams produce a ...
Bro John===Yes--you are one of several who has commented on the difference between the monster and the 1.7---but again I still have no recollection of...
...by the way, Roger, I have to use the EE circuit with the Monster tune, just as I did with the 1.7 tune, to keep the bike from stalling at stoplights. ... ...
Thanks John---I bought an Engelhart based upon your comments in addition to others for suggestions after the H5 cam install---I do not plan yet on installing...
I use the Enrichner along with Monster tune with the H5 cams for yet another plus. My bike runs about 10 degrees cooler with enrichner than without it. The...
Wayne--the details of the why you've done what you have and the results you are getting make a good case for each change complementing the other. If I...
good plan. I'm sure each bike has its own idiosyncracies. One of the problems appears to be variations among the bikes in the amount of air flowing through...
I also have the ported intake, new intake seals and X-Mans air cleaner. There are surely some contributions, how ever small they may be, from each component....
I'll be interested when someone posts before and after dyno figures on the ported intake, especially since the exhaust side is the X's breathing weakpoint. ......
I also remove the dent on the front cylinder exhaust pipe. There is also a pretty sharp turn on the intake port for the air to get on the rear cylinder...
I removed the dent and built a 2-into-1 which I ceramic coated. My air dam equalized the temps between the front and rear cylinders. Still need to do head and...
What do you mean by ported intake? I was schooled that the intake should not be smooth, turbulence is a good thing in the intake. If you are opening up the...
Decreasing the radius of the bend to the rear cylinder. (porting, not polishing) But while you're on the subject, that old adage holds true for carbureted...
decreasing is the wrong word - I should have said "taking out the sharpness". ... From: frank [mailto:frankacc@...] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 5:56 PM...
