Jnimbostratus Street Fighter Project

[jnimbostratus]

Latest revision on dash.

[jnimbostratus]

Hooked up the two step yesterday. Have not ridden with it yet tho. Hoping to get a few videos tomorrow.

[Mark Olson]

all is lookin good ,, waitin on them vid's .....that thing is wild. 

[jnimbostratus]

Put a couple hundred miles on the bike today completely ignored 're fact that I'm trying to get some video of this thing for the people.

[fj1289]

How much boost are you getting up to?!   What are you using for fuel?

[jnimbostratus]

8 pounds of boost on 93 octane.

[jnimbostratus]

ok been awhile since last update so i will try to keep this in chronological order. first the updated cockpit view with the drl400 2 stage rev limiter.



next i had the bike parked outside in some light rain for a few hours while i was napping when i woke up and realize the light mist i ran outside an put it in the shed. 2 days later when i pulled it out to ride it back to the shop and the hot side of the turbo was completly covered in surface rust. so i rode to the shop and this happened.



pulled the turbo wired it clean and clear coated. while it was off i cut a new gasket out of thicker material because it was leaking a little where thte exhaust meets the turbo. the turbo cleaned up nice and looked good after the clear. (note- bought the tires used in good condition for 30$ with the yellow tread paint already on them. dont judge me i did not want yellow tread on my bike but for 30$ tires.. ya know)



with the turbo removed this seemed like an opportune time to pull the full exhaust to excess the drain plug to finaly change the oil. still have the oil from last season before the turbo. now i switched to a lighter and full synthetic oil. right as the high temp clear on the turbo was begining to dry the ups man arrived with my poormans "clutch slip under boost" remedy. which was a aftermarket diaphragm spring that i stacked with the stock spring. the pull at the lever is obnoxiously hard just as i expected from what i read on forums but it is holding super tight no slip on the clutch at all.

 

when the clutch was slipping i could not get the bike to break 90mph. first time out with the spring installed i yipped 110 with minimal effort with a huge boost leak do to a accidental improper blow off valve adjustment.



since then i have properly adjusted the blow off as well as i can with my poor vacuum line situation that consists of very poor quality hoses of diferent sizes. i will be getting some good quality silicon vacuum and boost rated hose in the mail soon along with an aluminum vaccum/boost manifold (distribution block)
to clean it all up. i pulled the tank to do some carb tuning and snapped a shot of the vacuum line disaster for you to see. the 2 hoses by where intake manifold meet the intercooler pipe are for the fuel pressure regulator which is bolted to the tank. one line is fuel to carbs and the one with the bolt in it is boost line to regulator its plugged cuz i was chasing a vaccum leak.



then made some carb adjustments



then i put it all back together and made an adjustment on the fuel pressure regulator accidentally in the wrong direction because i forgot i ran the bowls dry chasing the pesky vacuum leak. so on my quick testride about a mile out i was broke down on the side of the road. while a was waiting for my father to deliver me an adjustable wrench and an allen wrench for the side of the road repair i was able to get some nice scenic photos of my bike.





got the fpr situated on the side of the road then took it back to the shop very satisfied with the carb adjustment. my father said from inside his truck the turbo was incredibly loud. once i got to the shop i parked it and went home and went to bed. and that brings us to this morning after i got out of work. the only hometown registered motorcycle inspector that i am aware of told me 2 weeks ago he would no pass my without visible blinkers and a high and low beam. my old blinkers in the front were now coverd by oil cooler and no longer visible and the rear blocked by turbo. so i made some ghetto integrated led shit in the rear. and mounted small amber led marker lights as signals upfront off the headlight mount. and for a low beam i just mounted one of my old fogs i was using for headlights before the led headlight. i will prob remove the low beam after i get my inspection sticker.





writing this post was exhausting lol

[fj johnnie]

 Good work. Looks better and better.

[Bones]

You don't have a flat head with bolts sticking out of your neck by chance, because I can picture someone like him riding this thing

[Mark Olson]

Wow ! that thing is a monster alright , and a ton of fun as well . Way cool Jr. 

[Firehawk068]

Way cool Jr. 

Mark, you a "RATT" fan? 

[fj1289]

I've never thought to take some good pics during my many roadside "break downs".

I like low beam headlight - gives it a cyborg look that goes with the rest of the build -- and it's yet another case of form follows function on this build.   

With the intercooler I'd bet you can stand more than 8 pounds on 93 octane.   Do you have E85 available in your area?  There are some seasonal changes to the blend that may have to be rejected for a couple times a year .... Not too difficult though if you come to the dark side with EFI (and cookies!)

[Mark Olson]

Way cool Jr. 

Mark, you a "RATT" fan? 

They had a couple of hits that were cool ..

[jnimbostratus]

Unfortunately I have no clue where the nearest place to get e85 around me. I have been very tempted to up the boost a bit but I don't think it's time for that yet.. yet...

[~JM~]

I realize that this is a bit of apples & oranges comparison... I have a turbocharged Buick V-6 Regal. With a front mounted intercooler & a 160 degree thermostat. I can run 16lbs of boost on 91 pump gas without any knock/detonation.