sandshee Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I am hopefull that someone will be able to help me out. I recently installed a 4 mil crank 5 mil rod stroker kit and a stock milled head. I already had K&N, toomey tk6s, and good running jet kit. I completed a good break in period everything seemed OK the first ride in glamis seemed pretty good I thought the motor would put out more than it did. then the sputtering begain. from then on my down hill problems begain. tried moving needle clip down to richin mix, checked carb sync, sprayed carb cleaner on all intake related parts while running to check for leaks, any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Shee Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 can you give a better description of your problem. ie not running, running bad at what throttle position, running bad when cold etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandshee Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 sorry should have been more descriptive. Motor still runs, Idles, and can rev, but when I rev it hard it sputters or under load of riding it sputters. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcardracing Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 how do your plugs look? Are you sure you were running the proper fuel for your compression ratio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebanshee Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 sorry should have been more descriptive. Motor still runs, Idles, and can rev, but when I rev it hard it sputters or under load of riding it sputters. Thanks I don't want to sound like a broken record but i would check the 5 ohm resistors in the plug boots, you can get replacement ngks or get the ones without resistors but then you need to be sure to run a resistor plug or you can damage your cdi. You can check them with an ohm meter,or just get new ones on $6 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebanshee Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Are you running a spacer plate for the longer stroke? if so you need to get your head cut .080 and take out the plate and it will run WAY better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandshee Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 plugs looked a little wet from what I am used to. and the kit has the fat head gaskit the head had .030 chopped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandshee Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I don't want to sound like a broken record but i would check the 5 ohm resistors in the plug boots, you can get replacement ngks or get the ones without resistors but then you need to be sure to run a resistor plug or you can damage your cdi. You can check them with an ohm meter,or just get new ones on $6 each. what am i checking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcardracing Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 the fact that your spacer is under your head and not under the cylinder has increased your effective compression cyle even more than a spacer under cylinder setup, you may now have enough compression to need race fuel...especially considering the head was milled allready. You may want to at least perform a compression test to verify your approximate octane requirements, even if this is not the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebanshee Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 what am i checking for? banshee spuddering and cutting out under load you should read the above link it might help you. You are checking to see if they are open, if they are good they should read real close to 5 ohms, you unscrew the plug cap off the end of the wire and check it were the wire goes in and were the plug tip goes in. These fail alot and if you don't know they are there they are hard to diagnose, i had a friend with this problem and he thought it was a jetting issue and first he went way rich and that didn't do it so then he went way lean and smoked a piston, and found out later it was bad plug boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandshee Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 the fact that your spacer is under your head and not under the cylinder has increased your effective compression cyle even more than a spacer under cylinder setup, you may now have enough compression to need race fuel...especially considering the head was milled allready. You may want to at least perform a compression test to verify your approximate octane requirements, even if this is not the problem. will do after work tommarow, at what point would I want to start running higher octane? It crossed my mind in the desert that i might be to rich and I actually tried running my buddies gas he mixes 50/50 91 and c12. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebanshee Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 will do after work tommarow, at what point would I want to start running higher octane? It crossed my mind in the desert that i might be to rich and I actually tried running my buddies gas he mixes 50/50 91 and c12. Thanks 155 to 160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandshee Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 banshee spuddering and cutting out under load you should read the above link it might help you. You are checking to see if they are open, if they are good they should read real close to 5 ohms, you unscrew the plug cap off the end of the wire and check it were the wire goes in and were the plug tip goes in. These fail alot and if you don't know they are there they are hard to diagnose, i had a friend with this problem and he thought it was a jetting issue and first he went way rich and that didn't do it so then he went way lean and smoked a piston, and found out later it was bad plug boots. Im going to go check it out and see what happens. thanks for all the input and time spent I'll let you know how it wen't. Thanks again Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandshee Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 155 to 160 thats what I thought too, One of my other buddies says and we have gone back and forth on the issue for awile he always brags about only running 91 but he's always the last to the hill and last to the drags lol Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandshee Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Are you running a spacer plate for the longer stroke? if so you need to get your head cut .080 and take out the plate and it will run WAY better. the spacer plate is the thicker head gaskit, what do you recomend? head chopped .030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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