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Old 11-21-2013, 05:24 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by beatr911 View Post
Advance the stock cams. One full tooth will more than likely be way too much. Try like 5-10 degrees of crank rotation. Experiment. There used to be an offset woodruff key available for the TW200 but I can't find it now. Just advancing the stock cams will boost low/midrange - just what you want.

Don't shave the head. Advancing the cam will cause the intake to close sooner and increase dynamic compression. Increasing compression also creates more heat, so if it's a concern don't make it any worse than needed. Also shaving the head will bring the cam closer to the crank, retarding the cam timing - not what you want.
How about shaving the head and advancing the cam to restore initial timing ?
Wouldn't it be better overall (high rpm included) ?




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Use a new copper core plug. Yup, less resistance than even iridium, just won't last 50,000 miles - but who cares? Widen the gap at .050" increments until you detect a miss at high RPM and 100% throttle, then close the gap .050. That is your ideal plug gap. This works on nearly all I.C.E.s really.
That's a good one, thanks !
Step one, tune carb and step two work on plug gap, right ?
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