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can I increase outboard hp?
My brother had a Kawasaki 185 Enduro once. It had an oil reservoir and an
auto-oiler system for lubing the fuel for the 2-stroke. One day we were riding and he was really excited! "Wow! The bike's going REALLY fast today! I wonder why?" About 5 minutes later the motor seized up ...the tube from the auto-oiler had fallen off. So yeah, running short on oil gives you extra power ...for awhile. Race motors are pretty well abused anyway, so making them temporarily 'do' with a little less oil for a race wouldn't surprise me, especially in the class races where the motors all have the same displacement and/or the races are shorter. Brian wrote in message oups.com... Thanks to all for the info. I will leave as-is for now, then add the nitrous injection when I mount the supercharger...;-) I got the changing the mix for added boost bit from motorcycles. Some (amateur) racers I know cut down on the oil during time trials and races to boost performance. I think it's only a couple of percent, though. Could be yet another myth? Hey, speaking of myths, maybe I'll try the cow-magnets, the Pro-lube additive, Marvel Mystery Oil... or maybe I'll just go on a diet to improve the weightower ratio! Ah, who needs to plane a dink anyway? |
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