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JANAURY 14, 2000, DYNO JET, LAS VEGAS:
Mike Belcher, of D-J, needed an "all stock busa" with the "Akro" ... I provided the bike and "Akro" in a box ... Mike first made a dyno run "all stock" then he unpacked the "Akro" and installed it ... although I was not allowed to watch, Mike told me it took him about 4 hours to get the "Akro" mapping right ... I presume that mapping is now available on the dynojet web site???
Overview:
the "Akro" as an uninstalled product seemed to be excellent in fit and finish ...
However ....
the system hits the lower fairing and this will be a problem without some creative thought to eliminate this potential to burn the fairing;
also ... the "AKRAPOVIC LOGO", though it looked good, according to Mike, before the dyno runs, shrunk and became deformed after the dyno work was completed. Mike thought it was a "heat related" problem the manufacturer or distributor would have to correct.
I will be in contact with Art Ninci to see what can be worked out.
No effort was made to tune, in order to post big horsepower gains;
Mike's approach was to "maximize" the mapping of the pc2, produced by D-J, so that D-J had a "good" map for the "all stock" busa public that might want to insall the "akro" system ...
there was no interest of touting one product over the other, just a no nonsense approach to getting it "properly mapped" for future D-J pc2 Busa customers ...
The problems I have described were unexpected but likely to occur to others.
For Example:
I removed both side fairings and the bottom piece ... then carefully and slowly "hung" each side back on to see how and where the system touched the fairing.
It seemd to me that the only place the fairing could be burned is at the "lower" bolts, just in front of the connection to the "lower-rear" fairing piece ...
I created a spacer for the exhaust or right side and used some Kaiser foil where the exhause "touched the fairing" and there has been no "burns" or "blisters" but it does get hot to the touch, especially the right side "bolt" ... it is hot enough to burn you if it is touched, while the fairing itself, gets hot to the touch, but not so hot it will be damaged nor will it burn you if it is touched.
Mike Belcher, of D-J, needed an "all stock busa" with the "Akro" ... I provided the bike and "Akro" in a box ... Mike first made a dyno run "all stock" then he unpacked the "Akro" and installed it ... although I was not allowed to watch, Mike told me it took him about 4 hours to get the "Akro" mapping right ... I presume that mapping is now available on the dynojet web site???
Overview:
the "Akro" as an uninstalled product seemed to be excellent in fit and finish ...
However ....
the system hits the lower fairing and this will be a problem without some creative thought to eliminate this potential to burn the fairing;
also ... the "AKRAPOVIC LOGO", though it looked good, according to Mike, before the dyno runs, shrunk and became deformed after the dyno work was completed. Mike thought it was a "heat related" problem the manufacturer or distributor would have to correct.
I will be in contact with Art Ninci to see what can be worked out.
No effort was made to tune, in order to post big horsepower gains;
Mike's approach was to "maximize" the mapping of the pc2, produced by D-J, so that D-J had a "good" map for the "all stock" busa public that might want to insall the "akro" system ...
there was no interest of touting one product over the other, just a no nonsense approach to getting it "properly mapped" for future D-J pc2 Busa customers ...
The problems I have described were unexpected but likely to occur to others.
For Example:
I removed both side fairings and the bottom piece ... then carefully and slowly "hung" each side back on to see how and where the system touched the fairing.
It seemd to me that the only place the fairing could be burned is at the "lower" bolts, just in front of the connection to the "lower-rear" fairing piece ...
I created a spacer for the exhaust or right side and used some Kaiser foil where the exhause "touched the fairing" and there has been no "burns" or "blisters" but it does get hot to the touch, especially the right side "bolt" ... it is hot enough to burn you if it is touched, while the fairing itself, gets hot to the touch, but not so hot it will be damaged nor will it burn you if it is touched.