Recent content by sierrahotel

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    vitos fat basterd

    Most people that look at the posted dyno charts see only the peak numbers, this is not what you want to look at. Look at the area under the curves and compare, the more area, the higher the average power. You don't even need the numbers! I would say you are being somewhat dramatic in the...
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    vitos fat basterd

    The point to all of this is you must be honest with your builder as to how you are going to be riding. I would guess the reason most of the dyno sheets you see does not show anything below 4 to 5 KRPM is because the stock stuff is kicking ass off idle to 3 or 4 KRPM. I believe the builders are...
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    vitos fat basterd

    Yes, you are correct that the engines performance off idle is important to many riders. That is the reason top engine builders ask so many questions when putting an engine package together for a customer. They must know how you intend to use it so they can build an engine that does what you...
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    vitos fat basterd

    I will respond .... just not enough room here.
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    vitos fat basterd

    It has been a couple of months now that I've been reading this forum.... I've read many posts, some are accurate, and others are not. It is to be expected that a lot of information from a forum such as this may not be entirely factual.... it is all part of the learning process. Posts by people...
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    Healthy Competition

    You are absolutely right! The difference comes down to the details of the combination, the package as a whole. The parts an engine builder uses and modifies must compliment each other and work together. My hats off to Kennedy for admitting to making a mistake in this thread! I've had my bad...