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> Hello everyone, I also think that people are also missing a very economical > way of turbocharging, last season, I bought a new Mr. Turbo for my old > 1428cc KZ1000. In the newer kits, they will use one of the new Mikuni HSR > "Harley" carbs to draw through instead of a S&S carb. I was not looking > forward to fouling plugs and general lag, setup pain associated with the old > draw-through systems, but the HSR worked excellent, not one bad plug all > year, I did burn-up 2 sets of valve seals though in about 1600 miles. > > > Subject: Re: [turbobike] carburation vs fuel injection > > > > >Hi Christer, I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am! hehe... > >>To make full use of a EFI setup you would really need to know what You > are > > >doing > > >and use all types of sensors, otherwise it will be more primitive than > any > > >carb setup. > > >and carbs aren't primitive? Only been around 100 years... > > >>I know what a MAP sensor is ,I work with dynoing engines at a engine > > >research center. > > >Then you should have kicked my ass on this discussion by now - I'm an > > >amateur! > > >>Yes some sofisticated EFI“s can adjust for different flows but then You > > >would need > > >a map sensor in every inlet rubber, on a carb setup the stronger signal > > will just pull > > >more fuel in that carb, nothing of major concern but nevertheless. > > >No, you could just adjust the fueling/ignition on each cylinder against a > > >brake dyno. > > >>Yes Your van have EFI (to clear emission laws) but a Yamaha R1 > > >(who makes 150hp/litre) doesent , understand My point? > > >Yes, now I do. > >>You may be able to buy an ECU for £650 and injectors for £15 ,but I doubt > > >that John Doe can walk into an speed shop and get a nice EFI setup for > that > > >amount. > > >I AM that John Doe! No, I didn't walk into a speed shop, i just hunted > > >around. > > >>Besides you need alot more than ECU and injectors, throttle bodies and a > > >box full of > > >sensors ,wires ,not the cheapest stuff around. The carbs are already on > the > > >bike > > >True, but you are coming back to cost, the one point I concede. > >>How fast do I wanna go? well the old setup easily made 200mph and the new > > >one > > >is more powerful. As I said in an earlier mail Mark Moisan out of texas > > made 429hp > > >...and Terry Kizer made 494 on his EFI ZX11... > > >Cheers > > > > > >Lorcan > >