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  1. jon6.0

    Warped Rotor??? Can I still ride it?

    Just cruise ebay. I think I have $150 total into the swap. Keeping your stock brake lines keeps cost down and it still stops amazing. I'm not even sure I would want braided lines. Well maybe once the budget allows it. Steering bearings first though.
  2. jon6.0

    Warped Rotor??? Can I still ride it?

    I figured it out. One of the rotors is oblonged and was hitting inside the caliper. I increased the caliper clearance and everything is good now. This thing stops on a friggin' dime now. The rear brake is almost useless toward the end of coming to a stop. It wants to lock up due to the...
  3. jon6.0

    Bike now sways side to side after doing Busa calipers and R1 rotors

    We just had our 1 year anniversary a couple of weeks ago. So it's only been a year of me not being right.:biglaugh: Back on topic. I took off the old wheel weights and loosened the steering head bearings. They are so loose it's rediculous. They also have a noticeable notchiness to them...
  4. jon6.0

    Bike now sways side to side after doing Busa calipers and R1 rotors

    I feel dumb now. Wheel balance will now be off since I put new rotors on. Hmmm. I also did just tighten up the steering head bearings today. I didn't even think of that as a possiblility. Could I have overtightened them? How loose or tight should they be? Edit: After reading a few things...
  5. jon6.0

    Bike now sways side to side after doing Busa calipers and R1 rotors

    If you have read my other threads you would see that I just put on Hayabusa calipers, R1 rotors, and used Sean Morley's adapters. I had some trouble with a little grinding going on. Turns out one of the rotors is a little oblonged. It was grinding out the inside of the caliper. Now that I...
  6. jon6.0

    Pics of Hayabusa Calipers and late model rotors on a 85

    Here are some pics of Hayabusa calipers, R1 rotors, and Sean Morley adapters on a 85 Vmax. It sucks that one of the rotors I got is warped though. Now I have to take everything back off and get some more rotors.:bang head:
  7. jon6.0

    Warped Rotor??? Can I still ride it?

    Yeah, I just went to Lowe's and bought a drill bit that just barely fit through one of the bigger holes and drilled out that smaller one. Hopefully I can actually ride the thing. I may be hitting you up for those rotors if it is warped. How much you want for them? Edit: It seems to be...
  8. jon6.0

    Warped Rotor??? Can I still ride it?

    Do you have to take the buttons off to do this? If so, how do you do that? How do you check them?
  9. jon6.0

    Warped Rotor??? Can I still ride it?

    How do I check this? Why would half of the wheel travel be fine and the other half harder?
  10. jon6.0

    Warped Rotor??? Can I still ride it?

    Guess I'll be cleaning some buttons tommorow morning. Do I have to use brake clean or can I use a combo of carb cleaner and maybe throw in some penetrating oil?
  11. jon6.0

    Warped Rotor??? Can I still ride it?

    So today I put on some used R1 rotors, Hayabusa Calipers, and used Sean's adapters. On one of the rotors it gets a little tough to turn for a little bit. How bad would it be to ride it like that? I need it for getting back and forth to work. It's a 11 mile commute on country roads that I...
  12. jon6.0

    Ordered my new ride...

    Check out this twin turbo kit for the G8. http://www.ls1turbo.com.au/us/g8_gentt.html I have a GTO and I love it. I bought it when it came out with the LS2 and 6 speed manual. Did a little engine work and now she screams. :rocket bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuDkwTk1lP8 Run at...
  13. jon6.0

    V Boost and Carb Tuning ?'s

    The original GTO was nothing more than a plain looking car they stuffed a powerful motor in. The new version is a plain looking car with a powerful motor. Although I do think Pontiac screwed up calling it a GTO. Notice the new Holden to make it here is being called a G8. I really hope they...
  14. jon6.0

    Swap front caliper to the rear.

    So is a that an R1 front brake caliper you put on the rear? Because I have two extra R1 calipers now since I'm going to use Hayabusa calipers in the front now. Who makes that adapter and how much?
  15. jon6.0

    V Boost and Carb Tuning ?'s

    You have to be real carefull gapping iridiums or you will mess them up. A lot of people also just toss in spark plugs how they got em and never bother gapping. Also wrong heat range possibly.
  16. jon6.0

    How much valve tick is normal?

    As long as it is ticking you are fine. A loose rocker/valve is better than tight. My GTO sounds like a sewing machine and my VW bug also ticks like a mo-fo. I also have an 85 with 46k on the odometer with a fair amount of ticking. Per Clymer's Manual Intake valve clearance .004-.006 in...
  17. jon6.0

    V Boost and Carb Tuning ?'s

    They didn't stick a wideband O2 probe down one of the cans? If they did ask the dyno shop for a graph of your Air Fuel Ratio. What altitude are you at? Who installed the jet kit? Have you done the on road testing to get a approximate feel for if the jetting is good? There is a guide on here that...
  18. jon6.0

    Magnacharger for vmax

    :ttiwwp:
  19. jon6.0

    Death Wobble for me too...

    Leaving work today and I decide to zoom past my buddy in his Honda Civic. I was doing about a buck fifteen and going back into the correct lane(two lane country road with only us two on it). Then she decided to do the shimmy shimmy shake from going over the lines at that speed. I just rode...
  20. jon6.0

    V Boost and Carb Tuning ?'s

    Yep I'm on LS2gto. I use the same screen name also. Mine is NA with a huge 242/248 .621/.615 on a 111 cam. 430rwhp and 390rwtq http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuDkwTk1lP8 -Jon
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