The Isle Of Man TT…
Described as the worlds best motorbike race, it is the ultimate proving ground for development.
We spent the last 5 days there, not for a race fuelled get away but for research and development purposes. With the bikes being put under such stress for 37.75 miles laps (roughly 17 minuets) it’s the perfect place to find that sweet spot between power and reliability.
Surprising to us was the fact that most teams use regular 98RON pump fuel as opposed to 104RON race fuel. The reason for this is to keep the costs down, 98RON being £1.19/l compared to £2.48/l for 104RON. What that means is the power gained when tuned is accessible for the general public at a standard fuel station.
Pictured above is Quattro Plant Kawasaki rider James Hillier’s Kawasaki ZX-10R. As you can see it’s sporting the Scorpion Exhaust’s De-Cat and Serket Taper Silencer. Knowing they test in such a manor is one of the many reasons we decided to become a dealer for Scorpion Exhaust’s.
Whilst we are on the subject of the ZX-10R, one of the tuning options available is for Kawasaki’s own Race ECU retailing at £1399 (Plus another £950 for the cable to communicate with the ECU). We feel this really isn’t necessary especially for the price when you factor in that it doesn’t even add a knock detector so you can run different fuel maps!
We feel our software is much better value for money and a far simpler solution. Using the factory ECU and loading our custom software the process takes less than an hour and never needs to be changed. Our software increases the Rev limiter, removes the speed limiter, increases the power per gear as they are restricted per gear in groups (1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th). If the customer requires we can also disable the CEL for De-Cat exhausts and allow the secondary butterflies to be removed.
