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Old 28-01-12, 03:56
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Originally Posted by sezian View Post
Apologies if you feel offended Kev, I’ve had other bikes and carried out various mod’s and I’m sure if the bike was put on a dyno it would possibly show some small improvements, when referring to the placebo effect I simply mean that when someone spends a lot of time or money you feel that the bike should be better than before, even if it’s very difficult to actually tell the difference when riding.

I installed an Ivan’s jet kit into my Fazer 1000 some time ago after having read great things, and to be honest I couldn’t really notice any difference, but put the bike on a dyno and I expect it would show some changes, and plenty of people who had carried out this mod thought the bike had improved, I’m just not convinced that certain modifications can really be noticed.

You appear to be somewhat of an XT660 Guru and from the extensive list of alterations you’ve carried out I guess you have proven that the bike can be made slightly better, however as with all things this does come at a cost, you certainly have many followers and from the responses people are pleased with what they’ve achieved.

So I now want to read more details about the fuelling mod but I can’t because “Access is Denied”, I presume this is because I’m not a member of the “Private Forum” ???

I appreciate everyone’s feedback and feel a little more secure in the knowledge that the holes will not affect the engine, I guess one of my main concerns was the home DIY person who decided to bang holes in all over the airbox, didn’t take any of the swarf or the plastic washers out that were created by drilling.

I have the airbox on the bench so it can be cleaned out properly, I’m just not sure which way to go, patch up the holes which won’t be easy as they don’t appear to have been drilled with anything other than a wonky hole saw, or leave them open knowing the bike should run okay !!!
No offence taken at all, just want to provide the facts for you, the Dyno does not lie when before & after tests are done.

The Kev Mod info you are after, the fuel mod can be used on all models & all year XT660's.


To download any of these links below copy & paste the links to a URL & click DOWNLOAD NOW click SLOW DOWNLOAD wait for the counter to count down, then click DOWNLOAD file now save the files to a folder on your desktop.


http://www.4shared.com/document/cbviy3uX/The_Kev_Fuel_Mod_2004_to_2010_.html
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Mods that I have done to my XTX's

My 04 XTX
Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946


Last edited by Kev; 28-01-12 at 06:16.