08-22-2017, 11:55 AM
Stichill, I agree.
Emissions disallows a rich mixture to cool everything down.
So at a very basic level- that is the biggest limitation to power out of this engine from the factory as far as Honda is concerned. The 2nd would be marketing... they simply don't have a need for any more power than it has.
That being said- for us, there is power left on the table if someone wanted it.
110rwhp should be both safe, easy and not change the easy low rpm ride of the bike. Could someone get more? Sure- but at much greater cost and trade offs.
#1 biggest gain/ limitation is cams. Everything else is minuscule in comparison.
#2 after the cams will be the velocity stacks.
And a good tune to throw fuel at it. With cams you will be able to take advantage of a raised rev limiter.
As far as this discussion- raising CR makes very little power. Sorry to say- the guy in the video is wrong.
That being said- Honda does list factory oversized pistons which technically would be 'approved & safe' even on an otherwise completely stock bike. They will increase the engine displacement and raise the CR- both by only a small amount though. Not worth the work.
This bike could use a mild set of cams to wake it up a little and a slightly more aggressive final drive.
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Emissions disallows a rich mixture to cool everything down.
So at a very basic level- that is the biggest limitation to power out of this engine from the factory as far as Honda is concerned. The 2nd would be marketing... they simply don't have a need for any more power than it has.
That being said- for us, there is power left on the table if someone wanted it.
110rwhp should be both safe, easy and not change the easy low rpm ride of the bike. Could someone get more? Sure- but at much greater cost and trade offs.
#1 biggest gain/ limitation is cams. Everything else is minuscule in comparison.
#2 after the cams will be the velocity stacks.
And a good tune to throw fuel at it. With cams you will be able to take advantage of a raised rev limiter.
As far as this discussion- raising CR makes very little power. Sorry to say- the guy in the video is wrong.
That being said- Honda does list factory oversized pistons which technically would be 'approved & safe' even on an otherwise completely stock bike. They will increase the engine displacement and raise the CR- both by only a small amount though. Not worth the work.
This bike could use a mild set of cams to wake it up a little and a slightly more aggressive final drive.
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