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04-16-2014, 03:13 PM | #1 | |
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: southern Arizona
Posts: 37
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Optimum gearing is reaching the maximum horsepower peak at top end speed on level ground. You can change this with higher gears in the transmission, heavier variator weights, a larger diameter rear tire, shortening the variator boss, or any combination thereof. Just like tuning a carb there are multiple parameters and it can take some trial and error to get it right. WOT itself is not always a bad thing, it is the combination of excess heat and too high rpms that you want to avoid. Some motorcycles/scooters are tuned/geared so that wide open throttle causes both, some are not. The GY6 engine is susceptible to higher engine temps when running a little lean, kinda of like a two-stroke, but not as much. Proper carb tuning and optimum gearing can allow a GY6 scooter to perform at a higher level without compromising engine longevity/reliability. |
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