So I'm on my way home...

[r6_philly]

Are you suggesting I get the motorwork done before I ride it? I was planning to ride it abit, then get the work done. Kinda tempting to get a new bike and not able to ride in right away  ;D

[xlr8tn]

Dafan, what bike you racing next year?  If it's an R6, I have no clue about what works well with this bike.  Super_Dave, what are my options in getting my 03 R6 race ready (exhaust? power commander?)  My old gsxr just needed gas, jet kit, and suspension.  How good is the stock suspension on an R6?
What kind of HP are we looking at stock and what is achievable with tuning and race fuel?

thanks,
-brent

[xlr8tn]

Sorry to hear.  Glad U are ok!!  congrats on the years events. But whast about the 98 gix parts?

If u want more house and land look up here in frederick MD. We just got our place up here about a week ago and its sweet.

Little bit farther out than I'd like.  Little on the market at the moment in the areas we are looking.  With winter approaching, debating whether I want to wait until Spring to move.

-brent

[smoke]

Dafan, what bike you racing next year?  If it's an R6, I have no clue about what works well with this bike.  Super_Dave, what are my options in getting my 03 R6 race ready (exhaust? power commander?)  My old gsxr just needed gas, jet kit, and suspension.  How good is the stock suspension on an R6?
What kind of HP are we looking at stock and what is achievable with tuning and race fuel?

thanks,
-brent

Brent

Danny #201 has an 03 R6 and raced it this year but only made one mod all year ( full Hindel sys).
He has done the following to get ready fro next year

PC set up by CAD
forks ( springs and seals) CAD
Penksi rear

I can give u his number if u want it.

Mel

[Super Dave]

Super_Dave, what are my options in getting my 03 R6 race ready (exhaust? power commander?)  My old gsxr just needed gas, jet kit, and suspension.  How good is the stock suspension on an R6?
What kind of HP are we looking at stock and what is achievable with tuning and race fuel?

Still using the stock head pipe with a Micron slip on, no Power Commander.  They really aren't reliable enough for me.  Might be some new stuff coming out this winter, so I'll wait a bit.  Might be a way within the stock Yamaha system to change the fuel, but I don't exactly know how yet.

Stock shocks kind of blow.  It won't be long enough.  Spent the money there.

Forks.  Ran them through August with stock internals with Hyperpro springs only up front.  Was pretty harsh at Heartland Park Topeka...the surface there was UNBELIEVEIBLY rough.  Had 4&6 do the internals after that.  Made the dampening better after that across the board.

HP?  Don't know.  Never had time to put it on a Dyno.  Seemed competitive.  Put it in the top ten in FUSA, and it was running way too hot and I had to back out of the power to keep it cool.  

[dwilson]

Why not see if you can get the insurance company to total it, then buy it back cheap for track use???

The engine break in debate...
I consider myself fourth genaration of experts in ancient technology  8) and I'm with Super_Dave.  Reminds me of my Russian Ural sidecar bike I had.  Up until 2000 they didn't hone cylinders.  You had to ride at slow (35mph) varying speeds for 1K miles to seat the rings.  I almost tore the jugs off mine to hone them myself.

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

HP?  Don't know.  Never had time to put it on a Dyno.  Seemed competitive.  Put it in the top ten in FUSA, and it was running way too hot and I had to back out of the power to keep it cool.

     Dave, might I interest you in some Evans NPG?  ;D LOL  Just kidding, I know you think the stuff is over rated/priced, but I haven't run a fan all year and the stuff kept my bike running great even at MAM when it was 100*.

[r6_philly]

its not legal in WERA isnt it? I was going to change from water, but want to remain legal everywhere

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

its not legal in WERA isnt it? I was going to change from water, but want to remain legal everywhere

     Don't know WERA's rules personally, you'll have to ask Mongo! LOL

     NPG is the stuff for bikes (not NPG+), it's Propylene Glycol not Ethylene Glycol, and is legal for CCS.

     The stuff is AWESOME! Go to http://evanscooling.com/index2.html and read up on the theory as to why the coolant works so well. The stuff doesn't boil till something like 370* and it transfers heat much more effectively. Costs like $25 per/gal., but well worth the 1 time investment!

[r6_philly]

ya I liked what I read, and was thinking about it. then I just poured water into my bike and never thought twice :D

what happened to engine ice? I remember all that marketing in 01, did they go away?

[Super Dave]

Evans?  Sounds like the FI system on the R6 is a bit on the lean side, as I'm understanding it now.  Got some info from the guys at Factory at VIR.  Jim at 4&6 agreed.

Now, you have a Power Stroke in your truck right, Mike?  That's where it belongs!  Drain the coolant and replace the thermostat on a Power Stroke with a 203* thermostat and drill a hole in the cooling system cap.  It brings up the engine temperature about ten degrees (203* t-stat opens at 185).  This is a better operating temperature for the Power Strokes.  Makes 'em a little quieter and a little more efficent.  Additionally, you have no pressure on the cooling system...never blow a hose.  And you won't have to check and add the SCA additive to your coolant either.  Going to do that for my bus pretty soon.

I don't think Evans is legal in WERA.

Engine Ice?  It's Propylene Glycol with water already added.  

The only thing that scares me about Evans is that it carrys away more heat.  So, sometimes the coolant temperature will read higher than what it would with water.  Water won't carry away as much heat, get it?  So, if the coolant has more heat and you have a water cooled oil cooler, ala most 600's, you can really put the heat into the oil which I think goes to the main bearings first?

Evans is illegal in Winston Cup.  They found that it offered too much of an aerodynamic advantage because teams didn't really have to run so much air past the radiator to keep the engine in a safe zone of operation.

WERA doesn't allow it because it's still like oil on a track if it gets on the pavement.

[xlr8tn]

ya I liked what I read, and was thinking about it. then I just poured water into my bike and never thought twice :D

what happened to engine ice? I remember all that marketing in 01, did they go away?

I used Engine Ice in 02 and 03.  I assume it's still around.