CDI box install and test (I expect to break 100mph)

[TeamCheap]

I am headed out to install and maybe test run the CDI box even though the temp is 46f out right now.

If I can get thru the difficult installation :roll: I should be set to BLAST OFF.

I'll only have pics of the install since my camera isnt fast enough to catch things moving as fast as I expect to be moving after the install.

Plus I'm going to look goofy with my protective suit made out of bubble wrap.(its like an airbag for bikers-just in case)

Pics coming soon.................

[AZ200cc]

You going to find a Honda 400 and race them

And all the proctective gear You need is a wife beater and cut off shorts :?

[knothead]

Do the TON, man, do the TON!

[TeamCheap]

OK it was touch and go but I think I got it.
At first I must have plugged it into my blinkers because they were flashing very very fast(DOH) then I remembered where to plug it in.

My bike as it is.


Seat and side panel off.


Installed : I had to stuff some rubber around it since it was slightly smaller than the stock unit.


DO NOT look at this last picture it's a secret that I use on as many little bolts as I can (body panels)

I never lose a body panel bolt/screw.

[srreynolds2003]

I was expecting a photo like this....



JK
On Real Note I am excited to hear the results, because I am thinking about doing this too...

[knothead]

[DirtRoadKing]

T/C I have to ask, in photo1 is that a balanced tool box or what? JK

[TeamCheap]

OK just got back from a frost run...... yes it's cold out there right now.(still 46F)

I never got close to winding it out and the stock speedo read 65 mph but I never trust that speedo but I was closing in on the cagers fast until I seen the sheriff.

Personally I dont think it did a whole lot but maybe thats because I have already done a lot to my bike and this CDI box just wasnt as noticable on mine as it might be on a stock bike.

It may just help the top end more also IDK.

More testing to follow (some product testing is fun )

[TeamCheap]

DirtRoadKing nope I'm just that good. :roll: :oops:

It could held up by wishful thinking but most likely blind obliviousness.

[AZ200cc]

Originally Posted by TeamCheap

OK just got back from a frost run...... yes it's cold out there right now.(still 46F)

I never got close to winding it out and the stock speedo read 65 mph but I never trust that speedo but I was closing in on the cagers fast until I seen the sheriff.

Personally I dont think it did a whole lot but maybe thats because I have already done a lot to my bike and this CDI box just wasnt as noticable on mine as it might be on a stock bike.

It may just help the top end more also IDK.

More testing to follow (some product testing is fun )

So it dind't seem to pick up speed any better? Well maybe when You get a chance to wind her out You'll see something

[SpeedSouth]

I got all the way up to 60mph today! (downhill, all stock, GPS confirmed)

It's a bit chilly here today as well, but I still logged about 60 miles (100k).




On topic: I'm a little sad to hear to your results. I wasn't really planning on this mod, but it's nice to have options. Maybe we'll get lucky and more tests will prove fruitful. Good luck...and be careful! 8O

[TeamCheap]

So it dind't seem to pick up speed any better? Well maybe when You get a chance to wind her out You'll see something

Thats what I'm thinking I'll take it out on a warmer day and run it down the expressway for a mile.

AHH the big city with all its many expressways and ramps and people and polution and crime and idiots and so on and so on.........

[AZ200cc]

We finally are having nice weather here....I bet on a straight bit of road You can get a lot better feel for anything that might have improved....


Oh and we have idiots here as well....And it's just a lil town

[ambassador]

Got mine in the mail today too and installed after a hectic 2 mins. of removing the seat and body panel, removing the old CDI and plugging in the new one, I had to stop and take a break for a cold one...

Seriously though, I ran it up and down the road several times and it does what it says it does, I couldn't get it totally wound out but I was in 4th gear, 60mph(digital speedo) at 5000 rpm with plenty left to spare and one more gear to go and it seems to have a bit more torque, I'm sure if you were running a 17/46 it would pull wheelies.

I am running a 17/42 sprocket combo, just switched back from a 17/38, K&N cone filter, drilled pipe and still experimenting with jets to find the right size, the stocker is back in for now, so basically it's still a stock bike with the exception of painting it flat black which makes it look much more aerodynamic and faster... Oh, I weigh 150#'s..

Bottom line, it is a worthy mod for street use and with taller gearing, don't think it'll do much in the dirt though. If your looking for a "Magic Box" to make your bike beat DRZ's this isn't it but it's worth $58 bucks shipped to increase your top end and that's where it's most noticeable.

The way I look at it, it's a 200cc China bike and I don't expect miracles from it and have no desire to turn it into a speedster, it's basic transportation and fun to take apart, mod and put back together, not to mention it gets me outta the house and in the garage for hours at a time and sometimes I do nothing to it but try to make alot of noise so it sounds like I'm doing something...(Gets me out of watching American Idol w/ the kids.)

Gonna take it to work in the morn and will post what she does all wound out, looking forward to it..

[Kawazacky]

Performance upgrades would be great.

But I'd like to know how these boxes affect gas mileage.