best mod for $250

[BamBam]

I have RS3, JDS tre , K&N . With $250 am I better off with a 520 conversion or removing the airbox lid and installing a PCII?

[nathanTLX]

PCII Especially with your other mods. IMO, you are hard pressed to get much by way of gains from a 520 kit unless you are a serious track whore/racer looking for a couple of hundreths. Careful on the airbox mods, as it gets mixed reviews and can introduce other tuning issues. On one hand, some people have had good results. But the way I figure it is if more open air flow is ALWAYS better, we'd all be riding around on bikes that came from the factory with open-air pod-style filters. To each his own on that mod.

[luttersj]

If you're not feeling any flat spots right now in your FI I'd go with the new sprockets. You'll notice a big difference. But go up a few teeth on the back one.

but if you're not happy with the power curve, get the PCII. you might be able to find a map somewhere to download for free.

[tlrcraz1]

PCII will wake that bike up with the right map. I'd just mod the airbox-leaving the lid off gives you ALOT of noise and not much for gains in power.

[Jokertlr]

Originally posted by tlrcraz1
I'd just mod the airbox-leaving the lid off gives you ALOT of noise and not much for gains in power.

I beg to differ, having the lid off gave me more power. I run full system maps to compensate for the leaness however. If you run slip on maps with the cover off your bike will run like shit. If you run full system maps with the lid off it will run like buttah.

[BamBam]

are you saying you ran a full system map with your slip on's

[Jokertlr]

Originally posted by BamBam
are you saying you ran a full system map with your slip on's

Yes, but only when I have the airbox lid off.

[BamBam]

I think thats what I am going to do. Did you take the map off the website or set it up manually?

[tlrcraz1]

I have a full system and was running a full system map when I tried it with the lid off. There was a noticable gain in the lower and mid, but anything over 7500rpm seemed to be lacking. Might be different with just slip ons-I don't know. I think its more a personal preference on where you like your power and the amount of noise your willing to put up with.

[Jokertlr]

Originally posted by tlrcraz1
I have a full system and was running a full system map when I tried it with the lid off. There was a noticable gain in the lower and mid, but anything over 7500rpm seemed to be lacking. Might be different with just slip ons-I don't know. I think its more a personal preference on where you like your power and the amount of noise your willing to put up with.

I definitely agree with that but lower and mid is what I was looking for so for me it was the right way to go. And the sound, oh baby, I can't put the lid back on just because I will lose the sound. Now that I put my fast turn throttle on the bike barks at me .

[SDTLR]

how was the 1/5 install?

[dsly1]

forget the pc2 waste of money.. get a TFI box lots cheaper.. way easier to program same results. I'll have the dyno results this month to prove it.

[Jokertlr]

Originally posted by SDTLR


how was the 1/5 install?

Not too bad. I got a late start at it last night so I still have some tweaks to do to get it adjusted just right. I also kind of messed up the throttle cable. I cut a little to far back and ended up messing up the plastic sheathing that is around the cable. So the throttle could have metal to metal contact at certain times. That freaks me out so I just bought some new cables from Tiller2NV so I can do it right this time. For anyone doing it, make sure if you er on cutting, cut it short of 1/4 not too long. Besides my screwup and the fine tuning yet to be completed so far the mod is because the throttle just jumps. I never saw the tach needle move so fast . I thought there was something special about the fast revs of a new Gixxer 1000 but now this 1/5 throttle has given my baby some new moves and it can rev just as fast.

[SDTLR]

Can't wait to get mine

[Stabber]

Re: best mod for $250

Originally posted by BamBam
I have RS3, JDS tre , K&N . With $250 am I better off with a 520 conversion or removing the airbox lid and installing a PCII?

I would get at least a yosh remap. In my case I would spend the $250 on ss brake lines and HH pads or save the money for a new rear shock or getting the forks redone