We blasted away at another 05 F7 today, with cameras lit up. This one
was excellently lean, 42 psi idle fuel pressure, 96 lb/hr at peak, 141+
HP with stock timing! No need for fuel choke here. The cameras worked
for an hour, then locked up due to a fried junction box. The webguys
came right over and rectified that with a new box. Meanwhile, we were
fitting a 2 degree key to the lean F7 to try to bump that up to 145
with stock fuel flow, discovered they had F7 Carb keys (too small) so
as I type this John T and Dave the sled owner are at Loonetune
Bill’s picking up the correcy key(s).
We’ll be back at it tomorrow at 8 AM, fit the new key and go for 145. Great pump gas HP for a 700 twin.
Then we have Joe T’s XCR800 asphalt sled coing to dyno tune (heads/ pipes/ fuel) until noon.
Finally our first MachZ will arrive at noon-1pm, with enough time on it
to eliminate the soft breakin ECU program. We’ll probably spend all
afternoon, we’ll try to hook up fuel flow meters to get us good stock
tuning data.
Then Monday/ Tuesday we’ll be doing dyno certification of the
Adirondack/ Snowweek/ DTR shootout sleds. If LSR equipment holds up,
you can watch that live. In deference to our SnowWeek partners, we will
only report that each sled “passes” (or “fails”) the bone stock dyno
test. SnowWeek wants to be first to ress with Shootout sled dyno
numbers, and we will accomodate their request.
Wednesday I’m doing the colonoscopy thing that all of us old guys
should get occasionally, looking forward to that great stuff they pump
into the IV, but not looking forward to the “prep” the night before.
Thursday AM, Bikeman is scheduled to bring two F8s to dyno tune (one single, one twin pipe) on his way to the Shootout.
Thusday PM off to Old Forge, Shootout on Friday. we’re looking forward
to good and timely Shootout coverage (in your mailbox December) by
SnowWeek magazine.