CAM swap for 1st Generation

Originally Posted by northwind

.. Clearing off the sound dampening foam under the tank, and making sure that the airbox and carbs are fully seated to maximise the gap, does the same thing and is free (no reason not to do both!)

Never thought of that, very good idea.

Originally Posted by pilot

Is using tank risers necessary to get the benefical effects of snorkling?

Not really, just remove the foam from the underside of the tank.

Looking back at that Dyno, i don't think there is an M4 fitted as it doesn't look to good!

Originally Posted by pilot

Never thought of that, very good idea.

also u can bang some 50 pence tap washers (which i use, hard rubber) or door stops in to raise the tank...just drill the hole a bit bigger

thanks for the earlier replies on the cam swap..i wasnt aware of this....i feel/fear the next thing on my list could be this....

but will have to wait till i have a full sytem.

Originally Posted by Dappa D

also u can bang some 50 pence tap washers (which i use, hard rubber) or door stops in to raise the tank...just drill the hole a bit bigger

thanks for the earlier replies on the cam swap..i wasnt aware of this....i feel/fear the next thing on my list could be this....

but will have to wait till i have a full sytem.

I have a Scotts damper confiured with standard handlebars so that stops me from raising the tank--so it has been good to hear that raising tank may not be that significant an issue.

You do not need to wait for the full system to do the swap and with a little patience you can snag the 2nd generation intake cams from someone parting an engine for about 1/4 the cost of buying the cams new. The race forums are the best place to keep an eye out.

Originally Posted by pilot

I have a Scotts damper confiured with standard handlebars so that stops me from raising the tank--so it has been good to hear that raising tank may not be that significant an issue.

You do not need to wait for the full system to do the swap and with a little patience you can snag the 2nd generation intake cams from someone parting an engine for about 1/4 the cost of buying the cams new. The race forums are the best place to keep an eye out.

do you mind me asking what price you paid for yours?, and suggest any race forums?!

Originally Posted by Dappa D

do you mind me asking what price you paid for yours?, and suggest any race forums?!

55.00 USD/34 GBP (+ - 4-times that cost to purchase the same intake cams new).

One of the forum links to watch is:
http://forums.13x.com/forumdisplay.php?f=47 The problem is, high demand items often sell the same day they are listed. The Gen 2 intake cams are a high demand item. You can subscribe to a particular portion of the forum and you would get a daily e-mail of current items for sale; I in turn, would search that e-mail for "sv" to see if there was anything that was interesting. Good luck.

nice one thanks pilot

Originally Posted by pilot

I have a Scotts damper confiured with standard handlebars so that stops me from raising the tank

Thats easily solved, remove the damper as the SV doesn't need one and they only mask chassis/handling issues.

Originally Posted by pilot

You do not need to wait for the full system to do the swap and with a little patience you can snag the 2nd generation intake cams from someone parting an engine for about 1/4 the cost of buying the cams new. The race forums are the best place to keep an eye out.

True, you do not need to wait for a system but it is the gas flow that will need improving when the cams are fitted to make the full potential from them.

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Thats easily solved, remove the damper as the SV doesn't need one and they only mask chassis/handling issues.
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True, BUT, racing organizations insist on them. Plus, even for track riding, they diminish headshake on those occassions when you go airborne.

Originally Posted by pilot

True, BUT, racing organizations insist on them.

Where do you race, and what championship? Never known a steering damper to be mandatory as they mask handling problems.