sammydogs64

Thanks Pegscrapper, you were a ton of help.

The Magna I had, had four 34 mm CV carbs and was a 750 with 86 rwhp at 9000 rpm's, I used to beat up on VTX 1800's with stock exhaust. I am not looking to beat up on anyone anymore, I just like things to be optimized, I can't leave well enough alone. The 5700 rpm rev limiter on the 96 RS seems a little sad, that motor should turn 7000 rpms with stock valve springs. I know they were going directly against the HD Road King with this bike and its perfomance is better than the HD. Tops speed is rated at 101mph due to the rev limiter. Is there a throtle positions sensor that alters the igintion timing or is it directly related to rpm's? I had a Kawasaki Prairie 650 that gained 5 rwhp just by adding a dynatek, its too bad the Royal Star does not show the same results. So I guess the bottom line is there is no easy HP to be had, or am I wrong?

So the timing advance and higher rev limiter on the dynatek doesn't add much? How about just replacing the air cleaner element? Getting at the mains of those four carbs seems like a FUN job. One of the first thinhs I was planning on was shimming the neddles as the slides look really easy to get at. I had a 2000 Honda Magna before this so I am familiar with the carbs on a V-4

So I just purchased a 1996 Royal Star Tour Classic. I love the bike, its so comfortable and balanced it has beautiful lines. It has aftermarket pipes, but was never jetted, plug check looks good, light brown. I was hoping to bump up the ~70hp and was thinking of the Dynatek module but read a one sentence statement that said I could advance the stator by 4 degrees. The 5700 rpm rev limiter should be addressed but I am looking to get the timing bumped for more performance. What do you guys recommend Dynatek or timing advance and detailed instructions on the procedure for correctly advancing the timing would be great. Thanks