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Jools
16-Nov-2005, 17:03
Quote from Doug Lofgren's website...

"One of the draw-backs of the 851/888 series has been the air-box. They respond very well to opening the air-box, but, the 888 fuel tank still causes a lot of restriction. Lifting the front of the fuel tank on an 888 can gain 3-4 HP on the dyno, even with an open air-box"

If so it seems like the cheapest of cheap performance mods...and I'm very cheap.

How would you do it? Chock it up on rubber blocks at the front? Modify the hold down clip in some way?

Or not bother?
nelly
16-Nov-2005, 17:07
Seen that on a couple of bikes. Not sure of the best way to do it though. Are there rubber blocks down the side that sit on the frame rails?? If so, you might be able to get a spacer under these and then adjust the hold down catch to suit?
KeefyB
16-Nov-2005, 18:25
Yep,the 888 race bikes had their tanks raised at the front.Had a pic somewhere,but danged if I can find it.
andya
16-Nov-2005, 20:48
Like This?
phil911
16-Nov-2005, 21:23
From my bike, when open ...
phil911
16-Nov-2005, 21:26
... and close !!!
Jasper
16-Nov-2005, 23:01
how tall are the rubber blocks?
sparkin
17-Nov-2005, 00:00
I thought that was more relevent on the earlier bikes?
Ains.
17-Nov-2005, 00:04
Originally posted by Jasper
how tall are the rubber blocks?

About an inch. See pic. It's Matt Llewellyn at Mallory on an 888 Corsa in 1994.

Ains.
851neil
17-Nov-2005, 12:13
I thought that the 888 Corsa ran a sealed airbox ? carbon airtubes feeding into a carbon airbox with adhesive rubber strips (approx 25mm thick) attached to the frame/tank to attain a seal all around - the air box top is in effect the bottom of the tank.
cheers

Neil
phil911
17-Nov-2005, 13:58
Here's my 100% original carbon tank from my Corsa 94 ...
Jasper
17-Nov-2005, 14:02
Phil,
how deep are the blocks?20mm?30mm?
phil911
17-Nov-2005, 15:51
I'll tell you this evening, the bike is away from home ...
Jasper
17-Nov-2005, 16:45
thanks
phil911
17-Nov-2005, 18:54
Height : 20 mm
width : 30 mm
Jasper
17-Nov-2005, 20:19
Thanks.
paynep
18-Nov-2005, 16:19
It's all getting a bit anoraky - you'll be off to the DOC soon......

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philthy
18-Nov-2005, 16:42
Has anyone tried this mod on an Exelsior Consort?

Mine only makes 2.5 bhp at the crank so an extra 3bhp would come in very useful.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Phil
Jasper
18-Nov-2005, 16:42
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philthy
18-Nov-2005, 17:08
Originally posted by Jasper
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