Modding a TBird

General Sir Ron Pig · 03-19-2008, 05:02 PM

I've an early 98 Thunderbird. I've sorted out the brakes and upgraded the suspension.

Now for the engine. I intend to fit a set of Keihins in place of the Mikuni carbs-they give better mpg. Also, a K&N airfilter (+7 BHP).

Now, I could drop a 885 speed triple camshaft straight in. Does anyone know if this will need rejetting of the carbs. Anyone done this? The total increase in BHP should be up to 97BHP.

g®eg™ · 03-20-2008, 10:25 AM

you're going for more HP but you're putting the Keihins on?
yeah, they get better gas mileage, but the Mikuni's will give you a bigger / better wallop.

keihins not rejettabe IIRC

no idea on the cam shaft swap.

General Sir Ron Pig · 03-25-2008, 05:03 PM

Got some ideas off Triumphrat-before I got totally banned (see GeneralPig posts).

Essentially, I am after a mix of better mpg-the Mikunis give me less than 40, and extra horse. I need to tour as well!

For the present-Hagon shock, new forks + springs, other extras. Straight through pipes.

Next-K&N filter.

Perhaps-Keihins. So much better MPG-that's the touring bit.

As for cams-too complex right now. Tho a friend has put a 1200 into a TBird...

g®eg™ · 03-26-2008, 06:39 AM

the guys at Triumph Rat.net are a bunch of tight-assed wankers (generally)
although the T3 section was generally pretty laid-back

General Sir Ron Pig · 03-27-2008, 04:40 PM

Tight arsed wankers is about right. Shame, the technical knowledge there isa shit hot.

g®eg™ · 03-28-2008, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by General Sir Ron Pig

Got some ideas off Triumphrat-before I got totally banned (see GeneralPig posts).

so... I had a look & I couldn't see any reason to ban you (unless they scrubbed your posts). It wasn't that twat cafetbird you had a run-in with was it? If so, I feel your pain, I had an issue with him over saying RAT in New England is shite!