killernoodle
Making stuff
So I've had my FZ6 for 9 years now. Honestly, I'm getting a little bored with it. After seeing the resale price for this bike though, it's pretty apparent that it's not worth selling and upgrading. So to spice things up a little, I've decided to put a little pep in the motor.
First things first though, the bike has been sitting for a solid year outside without moving, collecting spiders, rainwater, hail, leaves, etc. So the whole bike is being taken apart and given a good once-over. The fork seals and chain were the obvious problem areas, as they were both rusty and gross. So the R6 forks are getting a rebuild, as are the brakes, steering head bearings, etc. Basically this thing will be like new again when I'm done.
So on to the more important bits, starting with the airbox. I used the stock airbox as a pattern for an aluminum one. I'm going to reuse the rubber velocity stacks and glue them into the new airbox as soon as the correct size hole saw comes in. I tried to keep the volume of the airbox up to make sure the throttle bodies were getting the same amount of air and the off-boost driveability wouldn't be affected too much.
I made a log manifold out of some stainless elbows and Ts from mcmaster. I accidentally ordered 1" instead of 1.25" sch 10 pipe, so the ports are just a tad smaller than stock, but it shouldn't be a problem since I'm running a turbo anyways. It just made welding them to the stock header flange a little more interesting.
The turbo is a Toyota CT20 from a Supra's 2JZ stock twin setup. One thing I figured out quite quickly is the turbine housing is actually stainless steel. Who would have guessed?! So I'm going to weld it directly to the log manifold after some trimming to reduce the weight and bulk a little bit.
I'm looking to run 8psi on the stock computer, and run a power commander to add extra fuel. R1 injectors and fuel pump should be sufficient for the power I'm looking to make. I'll probably get new clutch discs and heavier clutch springs to hold the extra power. I'll most likely be running a PLX DM6 gauge next to the stock gauge because I can have both a boost sensor module and a wideband sensor module on the same gauge face.
I'm going with a MT-03 style headlight instead of the worn out Acerbis Cyclops I've had on there for about 7 years. I'll also be ditching the Laser Quad exhaust and running an open dump since the exhaust will become a restriction and hinder spool. That means reconfiguring the tail somewhat to make it a little bit sleeker.
First things first though, the bike has been sitting for a solid year outside without moving, collecting spiders, rainwater, hail, leaves, etc. So the whole bike is being taken apart and given a good once-over. The fork seals and chain were the obvious problem areas, as they were both rusty and gross. So the R6 forks are getting a rebuild, as are the brakes, steering head bearings, etc. Basically this thing will be like new again when I'm done.
So on to the more important bits, starting with the airbox. I used the stock airbox as a pattern for an aluminum one. I'm going to reuse the rubber velocity stacks and glue them into the new airbox as soon as the correct size hole saw comes in. I tried to keep the volume of the airbox up to make sure the throttle bodies were getting the same amount of air and the off-boost driveability wouldn't be affected too much.
I made a log manifold out of some stainless elbows and Ts from mcmaster. I accidentally ordered 1" instead of 1.25" sch 10 pipe, so the ports are just a tad smaller than stock, but it shouldn't be a problem since I'm running a turbo anyways. It just made welding them to the stock header flange a little more interesting.
The turbo is a Toyota CT20 from a Supra's 2JZ stock twin setup. One thing I figured out quite quickly is the turbine housing is actually stainless steel. Who would have guessed?! So I'm going to weld it directly to the log manifold after some trimming to reduce the weight and bulk a little bit.
I'm looking to run 8psi on the stock computer, and run a power commander to add extra fuel. R1 injectors and fuel pump should be sufficient for the power I'm looking to make. I'll probably get new clutch discs and heavier clutch springs to hold the extra power. I'll most likely be running a PLX DM6 gauge next to the stock gauge because I can have both a boost sensor module and a wideband sensor module on the same gauge face.
I'm going with a MT-03 style headlight instead of the worn out Acerbis Cyclops I've had on there for about 7 years. I'll also be ditching the Laser Quad exhaust and running an open dump since the exhaust will become a restriction and hinder spool. That means reconfiguring the tail somewhat to make it a little bit sleeker.
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