stripped down the bike - have some questions
 

well i stripped her down today to do my cct's. Didn't get to the cct's today because I want to triple check that I know what I'm doing. also I'm getting my jet kit on too so the carbs are all the way off.


anyways the first thing is the airbox. when I took it apart the filter is a little dirty. What should I do to clean this? Also the next thing is the two breathers to the outside where there was orange foam covering the holes, this foam just fell apart when I touched it... plus there was an orangish oil on the bottom of the airbox. is this gonna be a prob? do I need to get some foam to cover those holes again?


With the carbs I'm hoping the jets clear it up but am wondering if it is just a bad sync. I started it up with the airbox off and the rear was spitting and backfiring while the front was fine. Like it'd be like "poof" and you could see gas or something shoot out of the rear. Possibly is why the foam got ruined if gas was dumping into the airbox... I think it might be a combo of jets and sync... So what's the best way to sync? I'd like to avoid taking it to the dealer to have that done...


For the cct's I remember superbling saying something about ziptieing it and not worrying about having it at TDC for the front and rear respectively.. Zip tie what? I assume the cam chain... I can just follow the directions to get TDC though for each respective cylinder though. also once I put them on what do I have to do? They're preloaded now and I have to release them... what's that entail??


sorry for the excessively long post. Pics will come soon especially for the CCT install since it's a common question

oh and I was wondering while it's stripped down if I should change the coolant to whatever I need for track days. Might as well while it's down I figure... what do I replace it with? just water?

water with water wetter........if you wanna track it a bit

where do you get water wetter??

Wasn't there a post that shot down the use of water wetter? I mean it having some adverse effect on the bike....search the forum for it...

what would I use if I don't use water wetter? Just straight water?

Not any water. Distilled water.

I don't believe water wetter has any bad properties, but you'll need to change it out a bit more frequently. Be careful if the bike is stored where the temps fall under 32 degrees.

Any large auto parts store should carry water wetter.

As for your other questions, sorry, IDK.

well for the summer I'll be fine. when it gets to fall I'll prob have to change it out. how much is water wetter?

Typically about $6-7/bottle. But, you only use about two-three ounces of the stuff.

Oh, and most trackday organizers will require you have no coolant in your bike. The stuff is real slippery and not easy to clean up on the track.

yeah I know about the no coolant that's why I figure I might as well switch now...

a few pics:
DirtAy air filter!
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010082.JPG


the foam I'm talking about that just disintegrated
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010083.JPG


goofy of my crap on our sofa
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010085.JPG


random cool pic of this eagle I have on my desk
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010088.JPG

Now THAT's a dirty filter...

well what should I do about the foam that's now gone and the filter? cause yeah it's dirtay! clean it of course or buy new one (not gonna happen right now :lol: )

Replace your air filter. As a stopgap until you can afford a replacement, use dirty socks, medical gauze tape, and girls' panties. Victoria's Secret works best.

sigh... i don't need more things to buy damnit!!! lol

Yeah I use those all the time, victoria's secret....um well oh you ment, yeah well , ok then, not the same thing...oops


New filter should not be that much....oem....right? dunno...

no K&N. a bmc will work the same... They're like $100. I'll clean it the best I can for now... I've spent close to $700 the past month... WAY more then I ever planned... :-\

From what I have been reading, the only real advantage those have over the OEM is the ability to clean them....Where I live the filter does not get dirty very fast, so it would be kind of a waste for me....unless I keep it for like 80,000 miles or something....

the K&N is proven to increase the hp...

yeah starting a few weeks back:
EBC brake pads all around - $80
Gixxer1000 brakes and master cylinder - $175
had to sell the front older pads - got $40 back
had to buy new front pads since the ones I got with the brakes were ruined when I got them - $80
Brake fluid - $10
CCT's - $125
Racetech springs - $105
Fork Rebuild with new springs - $400
Lockhart Philips thingies - $25
Jet kit - $55
shock (needs rebuilding and will do later, can't spend anymore money) - $100

and I finally finished my new computer - $300
which though will be paid for mostly by selling some car stuff I had from my civic

yeah let's not add that up... I've seen the hit in my account already :(

That was me that wrote about the zip tie. Yes, use 2 zip ties on each cam and zip the chain to the cam sprocket so it can't skip teeth.

gotcha. I'm assuming this will become way more obvious when i take the valve cover off?

You can save a few (OK a lot) bucks on the airfilter by doing this mod. I have no problems running it with a DJ stage one kit and pipes. A couple of other folks on the forum have reported sucessful results.

http://community.webshots.com/album/221820514vtPKpk

That looks like a fun one....do you know right off the exact measurements of the OEM filter....courious to see if there is another filter that would be closer to the size....

That looks like a fun one....do you know right off the exact measurements of the OEM filter....courious to see if there is another filter that would be closer to the size....

G'day engineno9.

I would clean your old filter with complessed air from the inside out if you know what I mean. That will get out most of the gunk. Best option is a new filter though no doubt about it. Filters are SO important to your engine.

In regards tp your CCT's you can get the cams in the right spot by looking through the rocker cover bolt hole on the lower right front. This will enable you to see the cam lobe and get TDC on the compression stroke without taking the cam covers off. There is a full thread on here somewhere if you go for a look. If you are taking the covers off anyway to do valves perhaps, then lining the timing marks up on th cam sprockets is pretty easy anyway so I would just do that.

if you have no need to take the covers off other than to do the CCT's I would use the bolt hole trick. Pretty easy to do.

Cheers,
Shayne

i used the cheater way of zip ties :P major problem is in my other thread someone said don't order gaskets the old ones work... yeah NOT!! valve cover yeah but the cct no way. so i'm stuck not being able to put them on now. i have some "liquid sealer maker" or something but I really don't know if I trust it... I'm gonna wait and call the shop tomorrow morning and see if they have any gaskets. Ron Ayers can't get me these 2 stupid gaskets until next week sometime...

some pics:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010092.JPG


http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010094.JPG


http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010095.JPG


http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010096.JPG


I should leave it like this :P
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010097.JPG


MY PRECIOUS!!
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010099.JPG


Zip Ties FTW!!!
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jomuller...k/P1010101.JPG

Glad it's sunny out.

hopefully the shop has these gaskets. my bud said this liquid shit should work though

I haven't ever heard of a liquid sealer before, but then again I just pony up the cash for gaskets. Is it supposed to be better?

no. but I didn't get the cct gaskets by accident based off of the advice from another member... I'm hoping my shop has something laying around...