Comments on: Birthday Present http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/ Yeah, I Don't Update - I'm Frikkin Lazy - and UnOriginal Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:42:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: kinshane http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7242 kinshane Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:21:47 +0000 http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7242 No rambling involved. That's good shit. I figured it had to have something to do with the air/fuel mixture due to past bad experience with carbs (per my above comment). Flat black is the shit. I loved it on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_rod" rel="nofollow">rat rods</a> and always wondered why you couldn't do it on a motorcycle. Apparently, a bunch of other people wondered the same thing and couldn't think of a reason not to, so lots of folks have'm now. No rambling involved. That’s good shit. I figured it had to have something to do with the air/fuel mixture due to past bad experience with carbs (per my above comment). Flat black is the shit. I loved it on rat rods and always wondered why you couldn’t do it on a motorcycle. Apparently, a bunch of other people wondered the same thing and couldn’t think of a reason not to, so lots of folks have’m now.

]]> By: Brandon http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7241 Brandon Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:04:37 +0000 http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7241 Dammit. I just realized I mixed-up the MAF and MAP (airflow vs. air pressure). Actually a pressure sensor is located somewhere on the intake or intake manifold, and measures the pressure of the air in the intake rather than the airflow at the front of an intake like a MAF does. That said, MAP's are superior to airflow sensors for performance because they don't really create a noticeable restriction. I actually converted a project car from using a MAF to using a MAP. And now I feel like I'm rambling like a crazy person. ;) Dammit. I just realized I mixed-up the MAF and MAP (airflow vs. air pressure). Actually a pressure sensor is located somewhere on the intake or intake manifold, and measures the pressure of the air in the intake rather than the airflow at the front of an intake like a MAF does. That said, MAP’s are superior to airflow sensors for performance because they don’t really create a noticeable restriction. I actually converted a project car from using a MAF to using a MAP.

And now I feel like I’m rambling like a crazy person. ;)

]]> By: Brandon http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7240 Brandon Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:50:45 +0000 http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7240 Oh, and before I got all geeked out, I was going to say nice bike-- I love the flat black look as well. Oh, and before I got all geeked out, I was going to say nice bike– I love the flat black look as well.

]]> By: Brandon http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7239 Brandon Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:48:10 +0000 http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7239 MAP Sensor == Mass Airflow Pressure Sensor Basically it measures the amount of air that flows though a fixed shape (the ones I've worked with on cars are ovals/cylinders), which an ECU uses to determine how much fuel to add to the spark to keep the cylinders firing. They are usually located practically inline with the air filter since they are essentially measuring how much air is flowing through to the intake manifold. As air pressure increases, the sensor returns a higher voltage back to whatever is using it. Granted I've only worked with them on turbocharged cars, but that's my experience with them. Give me a carburetor and I'm lost, but I can actually deal with fuel injection and all of the other modern stuff. MAP Sensor == Mass Airflow Pressure Sensor

Basically it measures the amount of air that flows though a fixed shape (the ones I’ve worked with on cars are ovals/cylinders), which an ECU uses to determine how much fuel to add to the spark to keep the cylinders firing. They are usually located practically inline with the air filter since they are essentially measuring how much air is flowing through to the intake manifold. As air pressure increases, the sensor returns a higher voltage back to whatever is using it.

Granted I’ve only worked with them on turbocharged cars, but that’s my experience with them. Give me a carburetor and I’m lost, but I can actually deal with fuel injection and all of the other modern stuff.

]]> By: kinshane http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7238 kinshane Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:10:07 +0000 http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7238 Some MAP sensor that tells the EFI how much fuel/air/etc. to use. When it started bucking like a bronco and coughing, I had ill memories of when my shovelhead's carb got out of whack, so I knew it was something along those lines. Not that I know what the frig a "MAP sensor" is. Some MAP sensor that tells the EFI how much fuel/air/etc. to use. When it started bucking like a bronco and coughing, I had ill memories of when my shovelhead’s carb got out of whack, so I knew it was something along those lines. Not that I know what the frig a “MAP sensor” is.

]]> By: Dave-the-Choush http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7237 Dave-the-Choush Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:55:16 +0000 http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7237 That is one helluva good looking bike Shane. Pity 'bout its shitting the bed! What happened? And happy birthday by the way you old bastahd! That is one helluva good looking bike Shane. Pity ’bout its shitting the bed!
What happened? And happy birthday by the way you old bastahd!

]]> By: kinholio http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7236 kinholio Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:48:59 +0000 http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7236 you say it's ya birthday !!!!! ooooh TA, you said pink helmet !!! you say it’s ya birthday !!!!!

ooooh TA, you said pink helmet !!!

]]> By: token anarchist http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7235 token anarchist Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:38:57 +0000 http://corcoranbrothers.com/2006/12/27/birthday-present/#comment-7235 oooh that is very very pretty. if you like, i can tell you where i got my glittery pink helmet. i think it would be fabulous with that bike. oooh that is very very pretty. if you like, i can tell you where i got my glittery pink helmet. i think it would be fabulous with that bike.

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