If I go ride in Denver is my ski going to run okay?
- Thread starter 2002zxi
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youll probably have to lean your mixture out a little - maybe 1/4 turn on the lows?
going brokebacking again?
going brokebacking again?
by skis, do you mean standups or couches?
sure you could. couches fit in uhauls, sargeant not so mcobvious.
that is, unless youre going for the cheapass budget uhaul.
that is, unless youre going for the cheapass budget uhaul.
Now's probably a good time to step away for a bit and take a deep breath.
And yes, you will be running rich.
Since you're going from sealevel to 10000 ft elevation, the difference may be substantial - but I don't know for sure how much.
And yes, you will be running rich.
Since you're going from sealevel to 10000 ft elevation, the difference may be substantial - but I don't know for sure how much.
2002zxi said:
thats up to you to figure out. i would leave the couches behind and bring a standup.... but if you insist on riding couches, youll just have to find a way.
- Location
- Pueblo, CO
To answer your question... your ski or couch or whatever will run like ********! Unless you have an interchangeable dome head w/ an extra set of domes approx. 4cc's smaller than what you run at sea level. Also helps to run an impeller with one pitch lower than you run at sea level. Even then, with the compression back up and the prop pitched down you will still lose considerable horsepower. Carb tuning will only fine tune the last bit of power out of the ski, but it wont make up for the lack of oxygen (& compression)
May not be that bad then. Last year, I went from 300ft to 2500 ft, and the difference was noticable, but not that bad. No carb tuning required. Well...I take that back.
It probably was required, but I didn't know enough to recognize it.
It probably was required, but I didn't know enough to recognize it.
a friend of mine from here (sea level) just took his stock 90 SJ to NC and he said it ran like ass at 3000ft (i think it was 3000). he said he leaned the low end a tad and it was fine.
- Location
- Pueblo, CO
2002zxi said:
Dude you don't have to give up... bring the skis and ride. Your 701 will feel like a stock 650. It will be OK
...how far are you from Denver? It's a 2200 mile roundtrip for me, so a 2-3mpg difference in fuel economy from putting 2 sj's in the back could be significant...RMBC Freeride said:Dude you don't have to give up... bring the skis and ride. Your 701 will feel like a stock 650. It will be OK
Now if there's someone with a PV lamey up there... I'd for sure be there with skis in tow
:biggrin: Arent bottom feeders like you at around -500 ft elevation? :biggrin:sflsurfrider said:
okay okay I was just kidding. Thanks for the heads up your buddy's ski didnt work out at that elevation. I suspect mine will run differently at elevation as well.
- Location
- Pueblo, CO
2002zxi said:
I'm 100 miles south of Denver... @ 4700ft elevation, and I have a PV Lamey :cool2: At this elevation it runs like a big bore flat-top 61x cylinder does at sea-level. Ok, well a little better than that!