Freestyle idiots guide to timing???
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- Start date
- Location
- the jetski grave yard
some things are better left to the professionals
- Location
- Sweet Valley, pa
Don't listen to this guy, call around and find your self a base curve and go from there. It is not rocket science by any means
- Location
- the jetski grave yard
:dunce: base curve has nothing to do with setting initial timing and you dont know how to do it. stick to your limited sxr knowledge.
- Location
- In the surf
You got buzzed!!
The MSD directions are fairly straight forward. Read them a couple times while looking at the parts and it becomes intuitive. It's scarey that first time, but really after u take ur time and follow the manual, it's easy. Or...have someone wih knowledge walk u through it so u can have hands on knowledge.
- Location
- Sweet Valley, pa
Yes, you are correct I have never dabbled on anything but SXR's ....setting initial timing is actually quite simple? I do not understand why you are making such a big deal out of it
Stick to your limited knowledge of basic middle school grammar :bananapowerslide:
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speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
If you know what you want for initial timing, mark your flywheel for that. If you don't, you should find that out first. I then static timed it, slightly advanced, then used the dip switches to retard it to where you want it. Then check it while running with a light and adjust the dip switches as needed.
You'll need:
- dial indicator
- digital calipers to measure air gap
- play-doh or clay or wall-tak to simulate air gap
- degree wheel
The rest is just reading the instruction manual. Your dip switch configuration depends on how aggressive you want your curve to be. Call/Pm some reputable builders (jetworks, xmetal, thrust, nuklear, tricky,...) on here and ask for a curve based on what ur gonna run as far as engine, pipe, carbs, fuel, and type of riding. They'll lay it out for you.
- dial indicator
- digital calipers to measure air gap
- play-doh or clay or wall-tak to simulate air gap
- degree wheel
The rest is just reading the instruction manual. Your dip switch configuration depends on how aggressive you want your curve to be. Call/Pm some reputable builders (jetworks, xmetal, thrust, nuklear, tricky,...) on here and ask for a curve based on what ur gonna run as far as engine, pipe, carbs, fuel, and type of riding. They'll lay it out for you.
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- Location
- Sweet Valley, pa
I had the best luck with silly puffy for the air gap.
It is actually more accurate to use a simple piston stop and split the difference. If you have a dial indicator mark the flywheel .1" either side and split the difference for TDC.