My Tuned R15

Bhargava_sr · 27th May 2009, 01:01

Awesum work Joel, Saw the video - setup seems to be real cool, need to feel the power by a small TD

ananthkamath · 27th May 2009, 01:50

Who did the camshaft for you? What about ignition timing - is that something you can change or you have to use the stock curve?

crazydiablo · 27th May 2009, 08:20

Damn good stuff man. I dont think he can change ign timing. If you are tuning further its good to hook up an o2 sensor. Does this FID work like a power commander? I am suprised you can get good fuelling results from a diag tool.

How was the condition of the head? In terms of quality? Carbon build up?

Nilesh5417 · 27th May 2009, 11:12

cool mods! And they seem to have paid off to. Awaiting dyno and other results. BTW, how much did the mods cost you? Is the price to performance ratio +ve?

Its a totally different aspect that you did it cause you wanted to and didnt really bother to count the expenses.

fieroid · 27th May 2009, 13:11

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Originally Posted by crazydiablo

Damn good stuff man. I dont think he can change ign timing. If you are tuning further its good to hook up an o2 sensor. Does this FID work like a power commander? I am suprised you can get good fuelling results from a diag tool.

How was the condition of the head? In terms of quality? Carbon build up?

Nope, ignition timing is unaltered. STill using the stock ECU.
I had plans of hooking-up an O2 sensor, but didnt really find the need now. But will need one soon. The FID works a bit like a power commander, however not completely. You dont have the option of playing with curves but. With this tool you can only go lean and rich on fuelling. More like how we do jetting in a carb engine, but electronically thats it.

The head has excellent casting quality compared to the Indian casted heads. These engines are completely built and assembled in Thailand. Carbon build-up was very minimal for a 12k kms run engine when I opened. Stock engine runs very clean.

@Ananth - I got the camshaft ground abroad. Its a 270deg grind. Still using the stock curve.

Joel

jsmonu · 27th May 2009, 13:26

Impressive work there brodie!!
Love how the lower rev power seems to pump up quickly..
Wish all R15s could have that thrust initially too.. That's probably the only reason I'm still so perplexed about going for an R15.

Also, on the point mentioned by silver_shadow.. is fitting the 140 from FZ16 into an R15 -

1) doable ?
2) a good idea ?? :P
3) again.. not considering loss of fuel economy ?

Cheers!
J.

fieroid · 27th May 2009, 14:46

^silver_shadow was just kidding man. The swingarm itself cant accomodate any larger than the stock rubber. The stock tyre is excellent and can take a lot more power and grip levels are unheard of any other Indian made tyre.

Killer · 25th October 2010, 13:38

Resurrecting this thread again to post a Video update. I dont believe there was ever a video of the bike in action, so decided to make one. Things have come a long way since 2009

Note from Team-BHP Support: Please DO NOT post videos/pictures depicting speeding on public roads. Do treat this as a warning. Thanks!

Abbas · 25th October 2010, 13:51

@killer: are you crazy !!! that`s absolutely rash and careless riding. If you really wanna test your bike, then go take it to a track. But doing this on public roads is completely irresponsible and dangerous. Request mods to remove the video immediately.

Abbas.

yogeshnaik · 25th October 2010, 13:56

At which workshop all the work has been carried at Bangalore? After the modification were done did you check the BHP you got using a dynamometer?

octane1002 · 25th October 2010, 13:56

awesome video..a couple of tight moments though.Says a lot bou man and machine.Way to go

aargee · 25th October 2010, 14:02

@Abbas - Cool; they've taken a different race modded R15 to track & I believe it has clocked over 205 Kmph & is supposed to be the fastest R15, atleast in India (could be in this planet though).

Yeah, you're right, they could've posted the video from testing it on the track rather than on the road.

manishalive · 25th October 2010, 14:04

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Originally Posted by fieroid

Engine:
*Stock airbox and filter
*Stock throttle body and intake tract

Joel

Just wondering why you left the air filter to the stock, since everything else has been prepped up. And since the bike is Fuel Injected, me think the computer will taake care of excess air flow from a better (free flow) air filter.

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Originally Posted by fieroid

^The stock rubber can do a lot more than what you can imagine

I read in Overdrive or Bike, that the rubbers (thin ones) were excusively designed for R15, infact jointly developed by MRF and Yamaha. If we change to any other the goodness is all gone. The stock ones are just make for R15. Any one please don't change them.

Killer · 25th October 2010, 14:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abbas

@killer: are you crazy !!! that`s absolutely rash and careless riding. If you really wanna test your bike, then go take it to a track. But doing this on public roads is completely irresponsible and dangerous. Request mods to remove the video immediately.

Abbas.

It was an easy run on a fairly open road, as far as i'm concerned i wasnt taking any risks to be too worried about...thats hardly rash riding. I realize rules are pretty strict here, Mods can remove the video if they wish to..

Killer · 25th October 2010, 14:08

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Originally Posted by aargee

@Abbas - Cool; they've taken a different race modded R15 to track & I believe it has clocked over 205 Kmph & is supposed to be the fastest R15, atleast in India (could be in this planet though).

Yeah, you're right, they could've posted the video from testing it on the track rather than on the road.

Actually the race bike should do around 160kph true speed (havent tested all out speed yet), dont know where the 205 came from.

Yup, heading to track this weekend, will take some all out videos

27th May 2009, 01:01	#16
Bhargava_sr BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: HOSUR Posts: 317 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Awesum work Joel, Saw the video - setup seems to be real cool, need to feel the power by a small TD
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27th May 2009, 01:50	#17
ananthkamath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	Who did the camshaft for you? What about ignition timing - is that something you can change or you have to use the stock curve?
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27th May 2009, 08:20	#18
crazydiablo BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore/San Francisco Posts: 854 Thanked: 24 Times View My Garage	Damn good stuff man. I dont think he can change ign timing. If you are tuning further its good to hook up an o2 sensor. Does this FID work like a power commander? I am suprised you can get good fuelling results from a diag tool. How was the condition of the head? In terms of quality? Carbon build up?
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27th May 2009, 11:12	#19
Nilesh5417 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,812 Thanked: 2,613 Times	cool mods! And they seem to have paid off to. Awaiting dyno and other results. BTW, how much did the mods cost you? Is the price to performance ratio +ve? Its a totally different aspect that you did it cause you wanted to and didnt really bother to count the expenses.
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27th May 2009, 13:26	#21
jsmonu BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 112 Thanked: 0 Times	Impressive work there brodie!! Love how the lower rev power seems to pump up quickly.. Wish all R15s could have that thrust initially too.. That's probably the only reason I'm still so perplexed about going for an R15. Also, on the point mentioned by silver_shadow.. is fitting the 140 from FZ16 into an R15 - 1) doable ? 2) a good idea ?? :P 3) again.. not considering loss of fuel economy ? Cheers! J.
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27th May 2009, 14:46	#22
fieroid BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 304 Times	^silver_shadow was just kidding man. The swingarm itself cant accomodate any larger than the stock rubber. The stock tyre is excellent and can take a lot more power and grip levels are unheard of any other Indian made tyre.
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25th October 2010, 13:38	#23
Killer BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 168 Thanked: 16 Times	Resurrecting this thread again to post a Video update. I dont believe there was ever a video of the bike in action, so decided to make one. Things have come a long way since 2009 Note from Team-BHP Support: Please DO NOT post videos/pictures depicting speeding on public roads. Do treat this as a warning. Thanks! Last edited by mobike008 : 25th October 2010 at 14:20. Reason: Mentioned in the post
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25th October 2010, 13:51	#24
Abbas BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visakhapatnam Posts: 465 Thanked: 544 Times View My Garage	@killer: are you crazy !!! that`s absolutely rash and careless riding. If you really wanna test your bike, then go take it to a track. But doing this on public roads is completely irresponsible and dangerous. Request mods to remove the video immediately. Abbas.
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25th October 2010, 13:56	#25
yogeshnaik BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 347 Thanked: 216 Times	At which workshop all the work has been carried at Bangalore? After the modification were done did you check the BHP you got using a dynamometer?
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25th October 2010, 13:56	#26
octane1002 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: kolkata Posts: 409 Thanked: 863 Times	awesome video..a couple of tight moments though.Says a lot bou man and machine.Way to go Last edited by octane1002 : 25th October 2010 at 13:58.
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25th October 2010, 14:02	#27
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,236 Thanked: 9,641 Times	@Abbas - Cool; they've taken a different race modded R15 to track & I believe it has clocked over 205 Kmph & is supposed to be the fastest R15, atleast in India (could be in this planet though). Yeah, you're right, they could've posted the video from testing it on the track rather than on the road.
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