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http://www.pedparts.co.uk/blog/sports-exhaust-testing-50cc-and-70cc-sports-mopeds-part-one Read this blog mate is base upon the Piaggio 50cc 2 stroke but its got some wicked insights into what rpms the engine should be running at make decent power with the expansion chamber.

http://www.motomucci.com/p/blog-page.html

This is epic, nice work man, keep it up!

I remember a thread on here with an FD which had the air temp and water temp sensors plugged in the wrong way after being rebuilt as they both had the same plugs. ECU was adding extra fuel as it was constantly seeing air temp readings instead of water temps. Apparently these have two water temp sensors too, one for the gauge and one for the gauge. Wicked car too btw!!

Dam was looking forward to seeing this in action tomorrow.

MInt, looking forward to it. I spoke to the officials about volunteering work and they mentioned I could drive a golf buggy round for two days. Just needs to be confirmed in an email with the exact dets but sounds rad.

...... and exactly one year later I've got tickets to this!! Who else is going? Planning on catching the train down early Saturday morning, any advice for the day would be much appreciated.

Yeah I've seen Mal's dark blue 4wd Panda in action at a paddock bashing event in the Waikato. It's a rad little car, LHD too!

Check the firing order mate. My Fiat shot flames like that out the side drafts after I mistakenly put the spark plug leads back on wrong.

Golly, that does sound good at full noise through the tunnel. Those sidies drink gas like crazy huh! I noticed on the motor way cruising with RPMs above 3 and half they chug back the petrol just as much as doorting everywhere. Anything under that and they are alright. Good fun though! Keep up the good work.

Goodwood festival of speed - this weekend 26th - 29th June Any of the UK lads going to this? www.goodwood.co.uk

What happened to the 7 just out of curiosity?

Man those brakes and suspension parts look so clean! Nice job. Can I suggest painting the rotor hat so it doesn't go all rusty looking.

Croma turbo! Now we're talking. Are you going to rebuild the motor before throwing it in? Just FYI - Italian autos had a complete 16v turbo motor from a coupe for $900. Not sure if they still have it but I thought that was a decent price.

^^ Mean, Fiat Uno spec

Cheers. And is it the same for the switch controlling high and low boost; wire it into another aux out and then tell the Link it's a switch for boost control?

I'm wanting to use the Link G4 to control the boost but I have no idea how to where/how to wire in the solenoid into the Link ECU. I've looked in the instruction manual and its a bit brief. Anyone got pic's or a guide of an install? The car is 93 WRX sti ra if that matters too btw.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/caravans-motorhomes/caravans/up-to-12-ft/auction-682162905.htm Semi - insperational?

Added some baffle in the form of steel wool to the inside of the exhaust. Reduced the noise by 3 or 4 decables at idle according to the iphone and generally sounds a bit nicer /deeper when cruising along. And this is for sale too in the For Sale section as I'm moving to London shortly.

Sweet cheers, I'm trying to find a Mikuni rebuild kit for right now. Still running sweet, I reckon its got a bit quicker since its had time to run the new rings. Been driving it to work every friday no problems. For the first time in its whole life I gave it a cut and polish today, came up looking great, I quite like the clean rat look, a complete oxymorn but it works. Finnished off the other side of the tires, filling in the letters with a white marker pen. Really keen to get the seat re-done after seeing Moglix's KZ440 seat. Added a wing mirror. Actually its a $12 special from tratme made for a push bike since the ID of the handel bars is so narrow. Super practical when riding and easliy pops off if its mount if I want to remove it. Played round with the front mudguard since it was broken in half already. I could trim the front off more and just keep the back part fitted nice and low. I kind of like how the end of the mud guard flicks up and matches the rear mud guard fin. Problem is suspension travel, cant get that nice low look without hitting the tire over bumps. So for now its staying off.

All was well with the little Yamaha untill one morning the garage floor was covered in petrol. I replaced all the fuel and oil lines as they were way past their best before date. I used a clear fuel hose I got from Scootling, kind cool being able to see the fluilds. Also an awesome fuel indicator gauge haha. Anyways opened the garage this morning and it is still leaking grrr, no as bad as I still had petrol left in the tank this time. The fuel looks like its leaking from the front of the carb out of the smaller of the brass holes in the front next to the screw in jet thing. No idea why, any advice on why this is is doing this would be max appreciated.

Soldiered in the new condenser and gapped the new points, starts almost first pop now, without the use of the choke either. Took it for a couple of decent rides, running in the rings, going well, awesome v-tec rotang port 2 stroke powerband. Only managed a max of 30mph in the begining. Found the air/fuel mixture screw was way out, screwed it in and leaned the air/fuel mixture right off and vola 35mph on the flat. Still has a bit of a flat spot at WOT in 3rd gear, I suspect its running a bit rich in the top end, would like to try a slightly smaller main jet but for now she's going sweet.

More work continued this weekend. Got the new rear tire fitted to the rim, matching tires, fancy. Put the front back together, all lights go and speedo now works. Just need a throttle part to sort a minor problem with the throttle cable. Motor runs sweet after putting in the new rings and gaskets, definately can hear the motor has more compression. Had a measure of the ring end gap of the old rings and they were well fucked. It still has a bit of trouble starting from cold, I'm pretty sure the condenser is on its last legs. I've got a new one to solder in so hopefully that solves the issue.

Haha it does look big in that shot. Work continued this weekend, swapped the old dented forks for the new ones. While I had it apart I took the time to clean up and regrease the suspension setup, messy job but looks heaps more tidy now. I also brough this kit from Wemoto to put into the front, however I think its for the later model V50's as the bushes are a little bit too long for mine. PM me if you want the kit for your V50 as I wont be using it now. Its all there except for the felt dust seals. Gave the bore a good hone, got most of the scoring out. Measured up the new piston rings and the end gaps are well within range. Almost back together now, just have to sort the throttle mechanism as it was broken into three pieces inside the handle bar. Can't wait to take it for a good hoon with the new rings!

Continued with this heap today, took the gas tank off and filled it with trox bits and proceeded to shake the shit out of it, literally. Then disconnected the fuel tap to find gasket maker blocking up the tap. Took it all apart and replace all the seals that Timaru Yamaha sent up. 30 year old one vs new one. No leaks now! Horrayyy! Quite like this look, I should weld up some bars to convert it to a slamed hardtail setup. Wemoto order arrived too so now I have all the parts in theory to make this 2 stroke run meke as!