2017 sp exhaust .

I wonder if that 'huge' Akra was made for those who want to retain the 'original' look of their 21017/18? It's certainly way different to most on the current market.

I'm on record as saying of the current crop I prefer the Racefit, but I'm not sure about putting one on my 2018 - especially after so many posts about O2 sensors, by-passes, re-mapping, and fuelling probs.

 

Has anyone tried the Austin Racing? Many people talking about all the regular brands

 

when you fitted yours did u use any exhaust sealer or a gasket before you ti

when you fitted yours did you need a gasket or exhaust sealant before you tightened up the clamp ? as it seems to be blowing , and I cant get the clamp any tighter ,

 

have austin racing can runs no probs

 

I fitted mine with no sealant, just pushed the pipe all the way into the built in cat, IIRC the sleeve off the cat from the header is quite long, it doesn't need to be too tight as the header is Ti and the sleeve is stainless.

 

Ok, so it took a bit longer than I expected to get her ready.

Mechanically everything went on pretty quickly, the main issue we had was with the (G) Ecu that my bike has which is based on region. First attempt with a custom bin file went wrong as the ecu rejected the files and basically semi-bricked itself. Not sure if this was to do with the coding or the fact that the bikes battery was very low. This ended up activating the HISS immobilizer system which totally locked down the ignition and ECU The bike is still pretty new and I don't believe many people have done this so it is only expected to run into some speed bumps along the way.

After some help from the guys at Woolich, they provided a long procedure to recover the ECU and bring it back to its stock state. A new bin file and a couple more tries later, we finally had the woolich software written onto the ECU successfully . Everything went on pretty smoothly after that. Huge thanks and respect to the guys at Woolich for their excellent customer support, even though it was so late at night, they still pulled through and sorted everything out.

The bike was fitted with some fresh new SuperCorsa Sp2's and was literally ready to pick up 9 hours before my trackday lol. Managed to get some very good gains after all the work, just feels like a totally different beast now. Power increase is very noticeable all through the rev range and throttle control is even more smooth/accurate feeling. The weight difference also feels significant, not that the bike was heavy at all in the first place and the woolich quickshift+autoblip is a total game changer . Overall very satisfied with the upgrade. She performed flawlessly on track and on the straights it was just destroying everything haha.

I have some videos and pics attached, I will get some nicer photos of the bike on track when the photographers sends them to me.

Dyno video :

 

Good writeup, Hashy. Glad it was worth all the effort and short-term traumas.

I love my Super Corsas. In the absence of any better info, I think I'll be putting them on my other bikes when the time arrives. Whilst I'm not a track rider, I imagine them being superb on track surfaces!

 

I thought they would make more power standard

 

Dyno power is power from wheel not crank where all manufacturers claim how much power a lump put out.

The output also depends on temperature, humidity, and ventilation; so really if you want to compare before and after you have to do it on the same dyno and similar condition.
Having a softer compound tyre like supercorsa also rob rwhp on figures but it doesnt really matter as dyno is just a figure, tuning should be done later on track as well to increase feel instead of chasing HP

 

So true! Sometimes it seems as if bhp is part of a 'bragging rights' contest. I've heard the talk at a local bikers burger van: I've done so and so and now it puts our 195 bhp. So what?

 

Yeah I got all that, but they are down on power compared to other makes

 

Cheers bro Cant wait to take her out for a more relaxed casual ride. Track was fun but very exhausting and stressful lol.

Yea true, but you know after the tune and mods, it felt extremely powerful on the straights. There was many R1s, zx10rs and Ducati's and still the fireblade was pulling on all of them Easily hit just under 300kmph on the main straight !

 

It’s us model which is lower power and seems like it’s only lacking on peak power

 

My 14 plate blade made 172rwhp on dyno jet uk's dyno with power commander, custom map k&n and ackra end can.

My 2015 s1000rr made 192 rwhp with just ackra end can

my 2017 rsv4 180rwhp standard, it's going in again now it had end can fitted and ecu unlock

 

Many members on the US Forum ( http://www.1000rr.net/) claim that government regs nobble their horsepower. I seem to recall the same being said on here.

 

The US model havre different velocity stacks (a lot taller), a plate after both the ram ducts in the air box which block about 30% of air and different ecu mapping to euro ones, that’s for 2017 model

 

Ah right. I guess I won't be applying for a Green Card anytime soon!