whitehendrix
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posted July 01, 2009 09:56 PM
boo yah..
hey!! i missed the hell outta yous guys!! haha.. the computer blwe up and i got a nerw one but coundn't get the wireless to detect the network 
workin now tho.. lets hope it stays that way!
well, i finally got a minute to play with my bike, which has sat since my winter rebuild of sorts.. hasn't been run since last year.. spent about 2 hours workin bugs out and got er fired up finally! so.. thats nice to hear that micron roar to live again.
on another note, i almost have my license back.. got some money out of that car crash so i put that to use in the legal section.. anything left will go into the bike but i doub't there will be anything really.. hopefully i can be legit and legal in time for the next big LSR race.. i cant remember what was when tho.. maxton or loring was in october i think?
with any luck i'll see ya wherever there is tho!!
good to be back tho. i missed reading stuff i barely understood from the top brass of the bike industry!!!
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Dane
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posted July 02, 2009 08:32 AM
good to have ya back Hendrix
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whitehendrix
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posted July 02, 2009 04:27 PM
thank you sir!
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ill sell it -KZScott
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entropy
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posted July 02, 2009 11:24 PM
WH, good to see that your situation is improving!
Loring is aug 1-2, Maxton is sept, (i think), Texas Mile is Oct
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posted July 03, 2009 10:03 AM
Yo WH, last I checked you were still in Leesburg or something, right? I'm in Fairfax/Sterling so you aren't far. I'm thinking about Loring but am trying to pool resources and make this an economically viable option for me. Loring is end of July/Aug 1-2, if you are interested let me know. (703)969-0076.
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KZScott
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posted July 03, 2009 02:11 PM
I was wondering what happened to ya. any turbo progress?
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01 ZX-12R 8.84 @ 156.3 no bars, DOT tires. Pump Gas, NA.... turbo 8.47 @ 164.
00 ZX-12R 8.62 @ 165.2 no bars, slicks, Pump Gas, 55 shot.... turbo 8.32 @173
00 ZX-12R Fastest NA Kawasaki in the world 1: 222.046 1.5: 226.390 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R street turbo 1: 227.9 1.5: 234.1 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R LSR turbo 1: 263.1 1.5: 266.5 Loring AFB Worlds fastest ZX-12R
CMG Racing RCC Turbos
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whitehendrix
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posted July 03, 2009 06:50 PM
tanks guys!! wouldn';t you know, i am eligble to get my license back on aug 1st!! haha.. thats a saturday so i'll probably have to get it monday the 3rd if i'm in town.. if i can play my cards right i might be able to get everything ready to go and have insurance and all lined up and everything so i can rock out the very first thing in august.
Ali, i'd love to go and i'll gladly contribute.. not sure if i'll be riding right at that time tho due to the timing, and i'm not sure how you planned to get there, but i'd love to go.. i'll give ya a ring and we'll see whats up.
as well, i'm actually in martinsburg, wv, but have alot of friends in winchester and we get people from leesburg at the shop all the time.. not a far trip at all!
Scott.. haha man, i cannot catch a break on my build.. had it not been for spending $2000 on fines and junk, it'd probably already be done. i bought a turbo on an impulse buy and because it had a killer price.. turns out it's got an A/R bigger than the TDO4-L i have! the mitsu has a .61 hotside.. this "M24" garrett has a .48 comp but a .63 hotside.
i got a T25, which i think will do well, but it's trash. just about every bit of it. the turbine housing has a crack from the scroll to the wastegate and the wheels are chewed up from the bearings going out of it. i never did get a T3 someone said they'd ship.. and another CAT turbo i have (some GT5021 or something like that) is so bad, i'm just going to make it into a lamp.
sadly, the TDO4L needs the shaft straightened and rebuilt, cuz i'd probably just use it for experimentation's sake.. the M24 is functioning.. i might break down and try it tho.. i don't think it will spool til about 8K tho.
i did get my bike running last saturday and rewired a bunch of stuff.. just getting it running and getting it road-ready will be the short term goal now. the turbo motor i will build is on the back burner for finances and boosting the motor thats in it now.. well, thats going to be a very low boost thing.. no more than 7 psi or so.
i am backfiring thru the carbs when cold so i think i need to do a valve adjustment as well.
always something!
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Duct tape is the handyman's secret
weapon. The black is for formal
occasions. - ZRXDean
ill never own a busa unless
someone gives me one.... and then
ill sell it -KZScott
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KZScott
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posted July 03, 2009 07:29 PM
thats why im sticking with nitrous. you had to go and speak greek again lol. im trying a new setup, motor is running strong, getting the clutch dialed in(had a couple set backs) next is spray time. much easier, but i will have a turbo bike someday...
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01 ZX-12R 8.84 @ 156.3 no bars, DOT tires. Pump Gas, NA.... turbo 8.47 @ 164.
00 ZX-12R 8.62 @ 165.2 no bars, slicks, Pump Gas, 55 shot.... turbo 8.32 @173
00 ZX-12R Fastest NA Kawasaki in the world 1: 222.046 1.5: 226.390 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R street turbo 1: 227.9 1.5: 234.1 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R LSR turbo 1: 263.1 1.5: 266.5 Loring AFB Worlds fastest ZX-12R
CMG Racing RCC Turbos
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whitehendrix
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posted July 05, 2009 07:09 PM
God damn this piece of shit. i dont know what just happened, but i had a nice explaination with math and all that shit for ya and it just went away.
long story short, if i can learn turbo systems, you DEFINITELY can.. you know a shitload more than i do..
i will gladly post up some formulas n stuff when i'm not so pissed and paranoid i'll lose it mysteriously again for ya.
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Duct tape is the handyman's secret
weapon. The black is for formal
occasions. - ZRXDean
ill never own a busa unless
someone gives me one.... and then
ill sell it -KZScott
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KZScott
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posted July 08, 2009 02:19 PM
made you log in, then it was gone?
thats ok, im thinking 2 yrs and ill try a low boost setup on something, no rush 
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01 ZX-12R 8.84 @ 156.3 no bars, DOT tires. Pump Gas, NA.... turbo 8.47 @ 164.
00 ZX-12R 8.62 @ 165.2 no bars, slicks, Pump Gas, 55 shot.... turbo 8.32 @173
00 ZX-12R Fastest NA Kawasaki in the world 1: 222.046 1.5: 226.390 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R street turbo 1: 227.9 1.5: 234.1 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R LSR turbo 1: 263.1 1.5: 266.5 Loring AFB Worlds fastest ZX-12R
CMG Racing RCC Turbos
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whitehendrix
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posted July 08, 2009 07:49 PM
i was already logged in but it ate it prematurely.. not sure as to why. oh well..lol
well, the bulk of the formulas i use are here..http://kawispeed.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=386
i need to add more and update it as i've gotten some more that are goosd to know and need to put them on there.. ones for fueling requirements and other CFM calcs and all.
if you get massively bored reading that should clear up any gray area you may have..
the beautiful thing about a turbo motor is you can err on the sloppy side of EVERYTHING, so it's kinda nice not to "worry" about squish being too tight or being down in the .002's for bearing gaps and all..and ya build em up to take the abuse anyway, 2MM "offset" (what i call em..) pistons, and such.. then play with the little things after setting up a good CR. EFI is far better to learn on probably, but i've always ended up learning things the hard way.. the first time i welded was stick welding.. the first tim i TIG welded anything it was aluminum, the first time i machined something was hardened carbon steel.. always something in those situations that coulda been easier.. for me, even tho i am not going to be running stupid tight tolerances on alot of stuff, it's still going to be a tough build in a way and probably could be easier.. lol
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Duct tape is the handyman's secret
weapon. The black is for formal
occasions. - ZRXDean
ill never own a busa unless
someone gives me one.... and then
ill sell it -KZScott
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