My EFE make over.

by **FBJ admin** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:52 am

Sounds like a plan bud. Fbm is only 30 miles from me.

by **dixiethedog** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:14 am

My pal Tom,who is building a 1500cc turbo Yam fj engined turbo/nitrous/efi Katana is having a drive upto mine next week or so,so will be bringing the turbo kit.

Failing that,and something Id like to do,is have a drive down to FBM's to collect. Id love to see his work first hand,as I think he's the man for turbo's these days. At least for the bikes I like.

it used to be a case of if I win the lottery I'll be calling Big CC...now Id call Dave Dunlop. I need to win the lottery. :lol:

Now that Ive managed to get the bits bought for a suzuki turbo,my next one ( :shock:

)is going to be a turbo FJ1200. Blow thru with a very very short exhaust. Something people wouldnt expect to see.
On the draw thru kit front,the set up has been made for a gsxr/bandit. :roll:

But,guess what,Ive a FBM one off alloy draw thru plenum for a gsx. This makes me think that I could fit it to my EFE engine?

by **FBJ admin** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:33 am

If you go to FBMs feel free to pop here for a brew. Peterborough. I know Tom aswell. He is at the Dragon rally this weekend. Pedda once told me that bandit exhausts might fit gsx motors. He has done it but needed two gaskets ;-)

by **dixiethedog** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:50 am

Thanks for that. You never know,if i get down that way i might just take you up on the offer of a cuppa.

milk and one sugar please. :lol:

by **dixiethedog** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:04 am

As ever,im going to go slightly off track here. Ive been looking thru my photobucket account for aircooled pics of course and came across a project that I was busy with a while back,but it his disaster,which I'll explain. :lol:

I was doing a gsxr engined zed,which i was liking the style of,short,stumpy with potential,even if it wasnt a suzuki. :lol:

The frame had been widened at the swingarm pivot to take a ( :roll:

)Kawasaki zrx swingarm which id modded to take zx12r swingarm extensions. The front end had a USD set of forks,just the typical fighter type of thing. I made the fatal mistake of looking at loads of pics of Spondon's etc and thought about modding the frame. So I did.

Just at the point where I was more of less ready to remove the kawaski frame cradle,I had this funny thought? Where the V5 for this?? I dont know why I thought about this but I did. :lol:

Off to the bike doc folder to have a look,and low and behold,no V5 for the zed frame. :roll:

So this is for me where disaster struck. Id wasted my time and stopped work on it.

ETC etc with the pics....
However,getting back on track,Ive a spare EFE frame collecting dust. Do you think the same mods would look cool or rubbish on an EFE frame??? Bend some tubes,and cut the bottom frame section out to make a semi-spondon-harris style bike? Not in the same league,but similar in a style similar to the big CC spondon Kat from a few years back. One of my fave bikes ever.

Answers on a post card please?

by **FBJ admin** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:17 am

Could look good. But think the gs. Gsx would look better as its round tube

by **dixiethedog** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:34 am

Yes,thats the one thing I had thought of,would round tube look odd against box section. Oh well,maybe when I get a GS or similar,when I grow up.

by **dixiethedog** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:12 pm

I wish my turbo kit was here. :roll:

Im like a kid at Christmas,excited to get my presents. I swopped a nitrous kit a few months back for a gsxr vance and hines drag exhaust system,I wish maybe Id kept it. Nitrous and turbo.....I wish!

On the draw thru turbo front,does anybody know if I'll need to add a fuel pump to the bike? Im sure somebody said gravity would work,but Im also sure somebody else said you need a pump?
Also,I suppose I could do with a larger fuel tap? I had a pingel one,but cant find it anywhere? Does anybody have any ideas on fitting larger fuel taps? Ive a spare late model GPZ11 tank in the shed,with a much bigger fuel outlet,would that be better than the 125 sized standard EFE one??

by **Duckndive** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:07 pm

i run mine at 6 PSI on gravoty feed with both lines from a twin outlet pingle.....

but am cautious of letting the tank level get below 1/2 way....

may fit a pump and fuel reg this year cus 6 PSI is so yesterday............... :roll:

by **dixiethedog** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:34 pm

I think I might have a look for a fuel pump and a large fuel outlet. I was tempted to weld an 8mm outlet pipe from the base of the tank,but I figure Id need some sort of fuel cut off in case I needed to remove the tank. Some thought needed on this? Ive been busy with paint on two petrol tanks ,both of which have welded in outlet pipes,I shall speak to the owners and see what they say? Otherwise I need a hi flow tap.