Valve Adjustment Time?

[Bunz]

Originally Posted by ryoung57

No, you have to check the valve stems, knuter valves, butterfly valves, and atrioventricular valves too. While you're at it it's a good idea to change out your power band. They get weak over time.

There is always a wise ass in every group......

[boosted3si]

Originally Posted by Bunz

There is always a wise ass in every group......

And, often times, it's Ron.

[ryoung57]

Originally Posted by boosted3si

And, often times, it's Ron.

Screw you guys! I'm goin' home.

[earz]

Originally Posted by hughes22

Okay, I may just take a full day to do it on my own. At least as far as I can. That way if I end up needing to take it to a shop, it would cut down on shop time at least.

Also, would I be able to do the throttle body sync on my own as well? To be honest, I don't even know what that means. And what about the exhaust vavle/intake stuff? Is that DIY as well? Or are those the valves that everyone is referring to when they have their "valves" checked?

A TB sync will require a set of vacuum gauges, a sync tool, or some form of manometer. It can be done with a single gauge, but it's a real PITA and is much easier with a 4 gauge setup. You basically make minor adjustments to the throttle plate opening (or air screw on some models) to get each TB to pull the same amount of vacuum - thus being in "sync" with each other. Read here.

Not sure what you mean by exhaust valve intake stuff, but I think to answer your question - YES. When checking "valves", you are checking the clearances of the intake and exhaust valves.

[hughes22]

OK Ron...I'm new at this stuff, so yes, dumb questions may arise.

BUT, have you found out anything more about the Akrapovic questions I had asked you about a couple weeks ago??


Earz - I don't even know what I mean by exhaust valve intake stuff, it was just wording I see on the kawiforums when stuff like this gets brought up and asked on there. I may just end up seeing if one of you all would be willing to help me out one of these days...

[ryoung57]

Originally Posted by hughes22

OK Ron...I'm new at this stuff, so yes, dumb questions may arise.

BUT, have you found out anything more about the Akrapovic questions I had asked you about a couple weeks ago??


Earz - I don't even know what I mean by exhaust valve intake stuff, it was just wording I see on the kawiforums when stuff like this gets brought up and asked on there. I may just end up seeing if one of you all would be willing to help me out one of these days...

Unfortunately it looks like the only way to get a full Akra is to buy a full Akra all at once. They won't sell just the header and even if you could find a used header there would be a section of pipe missing from the end of that header to the beginning of your slip-on. About the only option would to be purchasing a system that was damaged in a wreck (subframes and mufflers get destroyed in a lot of cases while headers and mid-pipes usually escape unscathed) and using that + your parts to make a complete one.

[earz]

Originally Posted by hughes22

Earz - I don't even know what I mean by exhaust valve intake stuff, it was just wording I see on the kawiforums when stuff like this gets brought up and asked on there. I may just end up seeing if one of you all would be willing to help me out one of these days...

This may help.