YAY!!! YOU GUYS FINALLY BELIEVE ME :)
Every time i bring this subject up, people just assume i drive like a devil. I am a very calm rider and I am usually able to get great fuel economy out of pig bikes. With my old VTR1000 it was normal to get about 30. Almost no one could say they really got 40 around town. This bike, i have tried everything i cant imagine. Something very strange has been going on.
Ok, back to your questions. Yes, very rarely will i smell fuel. I think it is often though when i have fueled up recently. I ran a half of bottle of fuel injection cleaner about 2-3 months ago, shortly after i bought the bike.
I replaced the plugs and i did not notice them very fuel smelly. Umm, the exhaust is actually pretty clean. My supra ran rich and it had a thick layer of carbon. This pipe is not bad at all. The bike should not be cali because it was originally purchased near Seattle, WA. The plugs were exactly the same as the ones that came out. They are the stock plugs. I have never checked out the Kleen system. I will see about that. Again, on the freeway it does pick up to maybe 30mpg, but not much more. I would LOVE to get 180 miles out of a tank. The most i have ever gotten i think was about 133 and it took over 5 gallons then.
I have been thinking lately that my noise that drives me nuts maybe is the aftermarket exhaust with a small leak at the exhaust manifold. I have not had ANY time to test my theory, but i think this weekend i will look at the manifold and see if there is some carbon buildup around the exhaust ports that could be barely leaking. This extra backpressure could cause some issues, probably not the only issue, but i can not think of anything else that could cause that noise. I have had the shop check it out and they say it is mechanically sound.
One other question, What A/F meter would you recommend? I have a wide band, but i cant think of how i could connect it to this bike. I definitely do not want to weld a bung into my expensive exhaust to do testing.
I will keep you updated.
-Josh
* Last updated by: viperkillertt on 9/30/2011 @ 9:51 PM *
2007 Black ZX-14, Flies out, Power Commander 3, Broc's 4 into 1 SS Exhaust with Titanium can, Pipercross Air Filter, SpeedoHealer v4, HID Low Beams, Stebel Air Horn, Muzzy Fan, LSL handlebar, Concours seat, front brake SS lines, Buell Ulysses pegs, Carbon Fiber Rear Fender, Throttlemeister Bar ends, and much more.