Super Charger

TCs ride gets BJ.

 

Where in the hell is the video ? cant find it - been waiting - HELP

 

I'm slowly piecing it together. Keep 'em coming.

 

About time. Thanks.

I'm thinking you got one of the coolest VFR's around there TC... Congrats to you, and thank SS for finally getting me those moving pictures!

 

I did forget the fuel. I ran 100 octane in the bike for the first few hundred miles as it is on a pump at the 76 station not far from the house but on the road that is not an option. Dan stated that the bike needs 93 octane but could only get 92 in Washington and Oregon and 91 in California, Utah, Nevada ,and Arizona. I could not notice a difference between any of the fuels as far a performance and have not had one issue with predetination. Just food for thought.

 

Some state rate octane different. I know the stuff in CA has 91 max but then there is this the 10% ethonal in our gas which probally changes it and bumps it up.

Could be talking out my ass though I really don't know.

 

Interesting clarification. Occasionally I'll see a pump with a hose for each grade, but seems like more often now just 1 hose for all 3. Presumably that even though prem. is selected, that what comes out initially is whatever grade the prior customer purchased until what was in the hose is emptied and the prem. replaces it. It must not be an issue unless maybe just topping off the tank frequently so it just gets many small doses of 87 or 89 and never gets a lot of 91 or 92. Sounds like Dan really did his homework on the tuning. I did stop at a station in Canada this summer and all they had was regular. I suppose if that happened then just stay off boost as much as possible or carry a small amount of octane boost for contingencies.

 

I was wondering if you maybe carried a can of octane boost in the tank bag next to the finger bandages

 

I did buy a bunch of octane boost and lugging it around was the plan. Turns oot it is not a concern.......thank god. Was a huge concern after install.......would have ruined the bike if that was the case.

 

Do any of these pumps have a check valve on them, or something similar? I know most have a filter at the top of the fuel pump, and the hose runs down from that (and most hoses are way shorter than what they used to be, so you can't stretch it across your car).

I know that on occasion, I've squeezed the handle before paying so the pump wouldn't work, but it also did not result in any gas at all coming out.

I'm not disputing, but do you really think there's that much of the "other" fuel going into your tank?

Anyone know what the inside diameter and length of your typical gas hose is, so we could determine how much fuels is left in there?

 

The inside diameter of modern gasoline pump hoses in America are regulated by the federal government (EPA), and are exactly (edit) 30mm (or 3cm, just over an inch). The length can be no more than 10 feet. The valves are designed so that no more than 1/8th of a gallon of any other grade of gas can be put in your tank by cross filling. Pumps are also regulated to pump no more than 10 gallons a minute, thus working with the filter and valve regulations to fall within these limitations.

Even that amount is affected by how the last driver used the pump; if they pumped until the pump cut off, and kept the nozzle open, the gravity feed system of the modern American high hose, would actually feed the majority of the gas into the tank, leaving only about 3-4 feet of hose with any gas in it at all. The hose can be full however, if the driver pumped until the nozzle cut off (filling up), but even then is governed by the regulations stated above.

If you've ever read the tags on a pump, it's all right there, along with when they were last inspected, and even who the inspector was.







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Most if not all "Octane" boosters in a can don't do anything. If they do they might raise the octane .1-.6 tenths of a point. The better choices are at Lowes or Home Depot. Yes that's right. You can buy Toluene or Xylene to boost octane. Both of these chemicals are already in todays fuels.

Tetraethyllead was used in leaded gasoline to raise octane. No longer today. Toluene and or Xylene is used. So buy increasing either or, you can raise your octane level by full points. ex four gallons of 93 octane with one gallon of toluene (114 octane) will give your five gallons of fuel a 97.2 octane rating. 93x4=372 + 114=486/5=97.2 octane. Toluene is 114 octane and Xylene is 117 octane as defined by R+M2 rating.

This can come in very handy if your stuck someplace with 87 octane and you need more. Been used for years. There is much info out on the web about this. Here's just one of them. Homebrew Octane Boosters


TC thanks for the video. Your bike has got to be a blast to ride. Power on tap anytime. Not to mention the unique sound. Super job!

 

Are you sure about that? 10cm = ~3.937 inches. In other words, you're saying that the average pump hose is 4 inches? That is one heck of a big hose. It would take only about 5 seconds to fill up. The standard I have read about mostly is 3/4 inch (1.905 centimeters) with a 3/3 inche outlet and "enhanced compacity ones" are either 3/4 inch with a 1 inch outlet, or a special capacity with a 1 inch hose and 1 inch outlet. The leftover gas I have read from the division of weights and measures varies UP TO 1/3 of a gallon of gas.

 

Worked on the bike all day Saturday, HID lights (high and low beam now), new chain, scrubbed 5k of crap off of it and most importantly a carbon fiber Barnett clutch. Gonna go for a ride this afternoon and see how the clutch works. Hope it is the answer.

 

Toe do they have heavier clutch springs. Something in me says you going to have to pick a bigger spring to keep the clutch pack held tighter against the clutches.

 

The super charger kit included Red Line springs. I installed a new OEM clutch with those springs when the supercharger went on. The Barnett clutch kit is friction and driven plates as well as springs.

 

Fail!

Well the Barnett clutch sucks. SUCKS OOT LOUD! Slips like crazy at 8500rpm. Back to stock and looking for stronger springs.

 

Well that blows! Hope you find a better answer.