Please Help!!!Do I run 9.8,10 10.5? Can 10.5:1 be reliable???
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My earlier posts were preaching the same thing (go for the max compression/power). I did just that and was rewarded well for it.
But now I see all that "lack of good fuel" talk, and am reversing my earlier recommendations.
Me thinks 9.8 to 10:1 might be the safer route for him, even though he will be leaving some ponies on the table. Darn shame. I cringe at the thought of putting the time, effort and money into a build, and then leave ponies on the table (on purpose).
Might want to go directly to the tuner and get his feedback.
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What's the octane of the gas you can get in your area? What's the octane available if you take a trip?
Riding old Triumphs more than 100 miles from home, that require 106 octane, that's the first question I would ask. It's dang hard filling up at airports when it's against the law to buy aviation fuel for motor vehicles.
Riding old Triumphs more than 100 miles from home, that require 106 octane, that's the first question I would ask. It's dang hard filling up at airports when it's against the law to buy aviation fuel for motor vehicles.
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Not sure which gear (or both) that he changed to accomplish that ratio, but I am sure there are others here that can tell you. His was a 95 inch 05.
On my 103 (08) I had changed the clutch basket gear to lower my ratio, but it was a much milder change than my buddies was. No where near the 3.37.