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npk1977
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I'm about to receive my bike + engine kit. I was wondering if anyone wanted to do a best-effort controlled break in comparison test. Here's the idea:
There are a variety of philosophies as to how our engines "should" be broken in. The proponents of each of these different camps could step forward to create a break in protocol. As detailed as possible: warm up time, fuel mixtures, choke position, terrain to drive on, etc.. No protocol should be so strict that reasonable users would never do it.
A user will then select one of the protocols based on what he or she judges is the best. Users report back over time. Ideally, we would measure some quantity, but who knows what that would be? These should be simple: Time to first failure, Speed (how to measure?) Power (even more difficult), MPG (I have no idea how this would be done.)
Over time, say we have 10 long term reports in each camp, we might be able to actually determine which break in method is the best. Sadly, the time to actually accumulate this information will probably be significant, and who knows if these kits will continue to exist, two, three years down the line.
What do you think?
There are a variety of philosophies as to how our engines "should" be broken in. The proponents of each of these different camps could step forward to create a break in protocol. As detailed as possible: warm up time, fuel mixtures, choke position, terrain to drive on, etc.. No protocol should be so strict that reasonable users would never do it.
A user will then select one of the protocols based on what he or she judges is the best. Users report back over time. Ideally, we would measure some quantity, but who knows what that would be? These should be simple: Time to first failure, Speed (how to measure?) Power (even more difficult), MPG (I have no idea how this would be done.)
Over time, say we have 10 long term reports in each camp, we might be able to actually determine which break in method is the best. Sadly, the time to actually accumulate this information will probably be significant, and who knows if these kits will continue to exist, two, three years down the line.
What do you think?