Need more power from your 1600 Nomad?

[dshelly]

Make me an offer ;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/05-08-Kawasa...e=STRK:MESE:IT

[knobber]

In what way is this a major improvement if you have the "BIG 3"?? Is it really gonna make a noticeable difference?

[canuckrider]

Looks very interesting. Did you notice much difference in fuel economy with the MS injectors??

[mick56]

I dont have a 1600,but i would be interested to know what bhp/torque/rev figure's a bike with all the mod's required + this would make on a dyno.

[MAS Tequila]

Originally Posted by mick56

I dont have a 1600,but i would be interested to know what bhp/torque/rev figure's a bike with all the mod's required + this would make on a dyno.

You can use the throttle body and injectors on a 1500 FI, just not the ECM, unless you rewire the whole bike.

MT

[mick56]

Originally Posted by MAS Tequila

You can use the throttle body and injectors on a 1500 FI, just not the ECM, unless you rewire the whole bike.

MT

MAS, No good to me mate,i got one of them there old fashioned carburetor motorsickle's While i am at it,has anyone dyno'd a carb bike after doing the 3 expected modification's,i know my bike is a lot quicker since,but i would like to know the figure's.

[knobber]

Originally Posted by MAS Tequila

You can use the throttle body and injectors on a 1500 FI, just not the ECM, unless you rewire the whole bike.

MT

Could you just swap injector's??

[VulcanE]

Originally Posted by MAS Tequila

You can use the throttle body and injectors on a 1500 FI, just not the ECM, unless you rewire the whole bike.

MT

Won't work. I originally done this mod a few years back using the Nomad ECM. Although the bike would start, and you could ride it, it would not go over 3000 RPMs, so I went back to the salvage yard and got the ECM from the same bike that the throttle body/intake manifold came from.
All I can say is W O W what a difference it makes, I was after more torque for pulling my trailer, and what I got was almost as much of a boost again as much as the "big three" gave my bike. I'm VERY happy with the results. I do have a set of very low mileage 1500 Meanstreak heads and cams that I'm sitting on waiting on a chance to swap them out, don't know when I'll get a round to it, but looking forward to when I can.

Originally Posted by knobber

Could you just swap injector's??

Sorry, but the way the injectors mount in the fuel rail is totally different, there is no way you can just swap out the injectors.

[dshelly]

Like Cliff said, It's a great improvement. If I don't get any offers on this, I may just put it back on my bike. Since I got the Harley I'm not so concerned about my fuel mileage anymore.

[dogdoc]

Sounds like Kawa should just put a whole Meanie motor in our Nomads and get the power we thought we were buying.

[mick56]

Originally Posted by dogdoc

Sounds like Kawa should just put a whole Meanie motor in our Nomads and get the power we thought we were buying.

I was quiet happy with mine when i first bought it,but it did'nt take long to realise that it was being seriously choked with all the emission's crap on it,having scrapped all that,i think a hotter cam would be nice.

[VulcanE]

Originally Posted by dogdoc

Sounds like Kawa should just put a whole Meanie motor in our Nomads and get the power we thought we were buying.

There are a few differences that wouldn't be too good on a touring bike, the biggest would be the transmission gearing. The Meanie's 5th gear is about the same as a Nomad's 4th gear.