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Yo Tim...FWIW
On Mon, 1 May 2017 15:05:05 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
I've made no mods to my truck, other than installing a pair of "shock absorber" lifts for the front hood. For reasons I don't understand, Toyota didn't put them on the truck, even though they put them on their car hoods. Maybe they are trying to increase the perceived longevity of the truck since these air springs are a frequent replacement item. I notice my Honda has a stick too. I suppose a pair of real steel springs like we had for 5 decades is too heavy or more likely too expensive. I know IBM fell in love with those air springs in the 70-80s and we used to order them by the case. In regular daily use, they don't last very long at all. Some sizes seem to last longer than others. The long ones on hatch back glass were the worst. |
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Yo Tim...FWIW
On Mon, 1 May 2017 15:05:05 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/1/17 2:47 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/1/2017 2:29 PM, wrote: On Mon, 01 May 2017 13:45:27 -0400, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Mon, 1 May 2017 10:16:47 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:10 PMPoco Deplorevole On Mon, 1 May 2017 09:51:41 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: So delorto evidently used the save carb for different apps, excusing the needle and jetting. That's interesting. Using the same CFM Venturi carburation for the wide of a genre cc engines. I can't see it but it must have worked... When I bought the Mille, it was jetted for the USA. Very soon after buying it, I bought a European jetting kit for both carbs. Also put competition pipes on it at the same time. Turned it into a real screamer. .... I thought of looking up performance stuff for my v11, but I figure it's good enough the way it is. Still comptimplating an MV though... The pipes, jetting and K&N air filters made a hell of a difference in the way mine ran. Not really a motorcycle but the same sort of thing happened when I rebuilt the "Vega" motor in my 75 Monza. I got a distributor kit and another cam gear that changed the ignition curve and cam timing, along with a little more compression, a little overbore and a different carb made that a pretty fast Monza. I am sure it would not have passed an emission inspection tho ;-) I can understand how those modifications can make a big difference in performance. Usually though, they are at the expense of something else. But the K&N claims have always bothered me. My truck has the 5.4L engine and came with single exhaust. About 4 years ago I was bored and I had a dual exhaust system put on it just for the hell of it. The guy who did the work assured me that I'd get better performance and fuel economy with the dual exhaust. Bull****. Didn't change a thing. I then replaced the stock air filter with a K&N. Didn't change a thing. Since then, I've replaced the dual exhaust with the original OEM single (was getting tired of the "rumble"). I also tossed the K&N for a stock, OEM replacement. Again, no noticeable difference in fuel economy or performance. Snake oil, methinks. One of my buddies with a truck similar to mine installed a K&N air filter and some "name brand" exhaust. All the pair did, he said, was to make the truck louder. I've made no mods to my truck, other than installing a pair of "shock absorber" lifts for the front hood. For reasons I don't understand, Toyota didn't put them on the truck, even though they put them on their car hoods. I've got about 13,000 miles on the truck now, after 13 months, and I'm averaging about 23 MPG for the kind of driving I do around here. I've seen 27 MPG on the interstate if I cruise between 65 and 70. Yeah, but I'll bet you've really souped up that Ducati, no? |
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Yo Tim...FWIW
On 5/1/2017 3:05 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/1/17 2:47 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/1/2017 2:29 PM, wrote: On Mon, 01 May 2017 13:45:27 -0400, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Mon, 1 May 2017 10:16:47 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:10 PMPoco Deplorevole On Mon, 1 May 2017 09:51:41 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: So delorto evidently used the save carb for different apps, excusing the needle and jetting. That's interesting. Using the same CFM Venturi carburation for the wide of a genre cc engines. I can't see it but it must have worked... When I bought the Mille, it was jetted for the USA. Very soon after buying it, I bought a European jetting kit for both carbs. Also put competition pipes on it at the same time. Turned it into a real screamer. .... I thought of looking up performance stuff for my v11, but I figure it's good enough the way it is. Still comptimplating an MV though... The pipes, jetting and K&N air filters made a hell of a difference in the way mine ran. Not really a motorcycle but the same sort of thing happened when I rebuilt the "Vega" motor in my 75 Monza. I got a distributor kit and another cam gear that changed the ignition curve and cam timing, along with a little more compression, a little overbore and a different carb made that a pretty fast Monza. I am sure it would not have passed an emission inspection tho ;-) I can understand how those modifications can make a big difference in performance. Usually though, they are at the expense of something else. But the K&N claims have always bothered me. My truck has the 5.4L engine and came with single exhaust. About 4 years ago I was bored and I had a dual exhaust system put on it just for the hell of it. The guy who did the work assured me that I'd get better performance and fuel economy with the dual exhaust. Bull****. Didn't change a thing. I then replaced the stock air filter with a K&N. Didn't change a thing. Since then, I've replaced the dual exhaust with the original OEM single (was getting tired of the "rumble"). I also tossed the K&N for a stock, OEM replacement. Again, no noticeable difference in fuel economy or performance. Snake oil, methinks. One of my buddies with a truck similar to mine installed a K&N air filter and some "name brand" exhaust. All the pair did, he said, was to make the truck louder. I've made no mods to my truck, other than installing a pair of "shock absorber" lifts for the front hood. For reasons I don't understand, Toyota didn't put them on the truck, even though they put them on their car hoods. I've got about 13,000 miles on the truck now, after 13 months, and I'm averaging about 23 MPG for the kind of driving I do around here. I've seen 27 MPG on the interstate if I cruise between 65 and 70. Your 27 MPG is slightly below the 2016 CAFE mileage mandate for pickup trucks (28.8 mpg). Better get a tune up. :-) |
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Yo Tim...FWIW
On 5/1/17 4:15 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/1/2017 3:05 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/1/17 2:47 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/1/2017 2:29 PM, wrote: On Mon, 01 May 2017 13:45:27 -0400, Poco Deplorevole wrote: On Mon, 1 May 2017 10:16:47 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:10 PMPoco Deplorevole On Mon, 1 May 2017 09:51:41 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: So delorto evidently used the save carb for different apps, excusing the needle and jetting. That's interesting. Using the same CFM Venturi carburation for the wide of a genre cc engines. I can't see it but it must have worked... When I bought the Mille, it was jetted for the USA. Very soon after buying it, I bought a European jetting kit for both carbs. Also put competition pipes on it at the same time. Turned it into a real screamer. .... I thought of looking up performance stuff for my v11, but I figure it's good enough the way it is. Still comptimplating an MV though... The pipes, jetting and K&N air filters made a hell of a difference in the way mine ran. Not really a motorcycle but the same sort of thing happened when I rebuilt the "Vega" motor in my 75 Monza. I got a distributor kit and another cam gear that changed the ignition curve and cam timing, along with a little more compression, a little overbore and a different carb made that a pretty fast Monza. I am sure it would not have passed an emission inspection tho ;-) I can understand how those modifications can make a big difference in performance. Usually though, they are at the expense of something else. But the K&N claims have always bothered me. My truck has the 5.4L engine and came with single exhaust. About 4 years ago I was bored and I had a dual exhaust system put on it just for the hell of it. The guy who did the work assured me that I'd get better performance and fuel economy with the dual exhaust. Bull****. Didn't change a thing. I then replaced the stock air filter with a K&N. Didn't change a thing. Since then, I've replaced the dual exhaust with the original OEM single (was getting tired of the "rumble"). I also tossed the K&N for a stock, OEM replacement. Again, no noticeable difference in fuel economy or performance. Snake oil, methinks. One of my buddies with a truck similar to mine installed a K&N air filter and some "name brand" exhaust. All the pair did, he said, was to make the truck louder. I've made no mods to my truck, other than installing a pair of "shock absorber" lifts for the front hood. For reasons I don't understand, Toyota didn't put them on the truck, even though they put them on their car hoods. I've got about 13,000 miles on the truck now, after 13 months, and I'm averaging about 23 MPG for the kind of driving I do around here. I've seen 27 MPG on the interstate if I cruise between 65 and 70. Your 27 MPG is slightly below the 2016 CAFE mileage mandate for pickup trucks (28.8 mpg). Better get a tune up. :-) I'll keep that in mind when I next visit the local CAFE.  |
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