Timing advance?

[High_Voltage]

I was thinking of advancing my timing chain a tooth or two on my zxr250 how much gain would you think id get out of doing that

[Woodman]

You will not gain anything except maybe some experience.

You will however lose horsepower.

[imdying]

You will not gain anything except maybe some experience.

Ahahahahahah, yup, that's for sure

[DEATH_INC.]

Changing cam timing moves the power up and down the rpm range. You only move it a small amount tho, nowhere near a tooth. You can slot the cam sprockets where the bolts go in to make them adjustable. However, I don't recommend playing around too much, as you can cause a lot of damage if you get it wrong.
Do a heap of research on cam timing before you even look at it.

[blackdog]

Shit I needed my morning laugh, thanks for that.

[Lurch]

I was thinking of advancing my timing chain a tooth or two on my zxr250 how much gain would you think id get out of doing that

I think you're barking up the wrong tree, ignore the timing adjustments if you want REAL POWER. Just go and get yourself some Avgas, take off the airbox and cut off your exhaust pipes then you'll be smokin' those 750 riding noobs

[High_Voltage]

nah all good was just curious about if it was possible advancing the timing with the cam chain. i had to adjust the cam chain anyway because whoever replaced it had the intake cam 1 tooth out. I heard something about you can lose a bit of power by modding the airbox too

[Sable]

Dumb questions get dumb answers. Have you tried changing your powerband? Red ones are best.

[scumdog]

I was thinking of advancing my timing chain a tooth or two on my zxr250 how much gain would you think id get out of doing that

It will give more low rev 'power' - if the bike has any.

Retarding it will make it have more 'power at high revs.

[ducatilover]

do it and send me a pic of the valves after you bend them.

No, do not do it by the teeth, as DEATH_INC has said, cam timing shifts where the power is made (hence why a VANOS BMW makes more power/torque lower down but the same peak HP as one without variable cam timing)

You won't get any more HP out of a ZXR without reliability compromises and losing the already huge lack of torque.

[ducatilover]

It will give more low rev 'power' - if the bike has any.

Retarding it will make it have more 'power at high revs.

Then it'll have less at the other end of the rev range


Kawasaki knows better than you Thrasher

[scumdog]

Then it'll have less at the other end of the rev range


Kawasaki knows better than you Thrasher

Hey, just explaining the effects of cam timing adjustment.

I didn't say 'do it'!

[blackdog]

Dumb questions get dumb answers. Have you tried changing your powerband? Red ones are best.

Getting yawnworthy. Posted anything original this year?

[ducatilover]

Hey, just explaining the effects of cam timing adjustment.

I didn't say 'do it'!

I wasn't being mean to you Scummy dearest, you might get the popo on to me

[Brett]

Getting yawnworthy. Posted anything original this year?

Agreed...powerband jokes were funny...a few years ago. Now as overused as the local town wench.