INTRO

Ch. 1


Ch.1
THE BG
TUNING
MANUAL - INDEX
    Copyright © 2000 R.J.(Bob)Gayler

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Advance curve
41 Knock 21  
  Air box 11      
  Air cleaner 11 Lift, cam 31  
  Asymmetric profile 31 Lift, valve 31  
      Loop scavenge 9  
  Back pressure 27 Lubrication, camshaft 35  
  Balancing 55      
  Base circle 29 Metric equivalents 60  
  BMEP 6  
  Nitrous oxides 28  
           
  Calorific value 23 Octane boosters 23  
  Cam base circle 29 Offset key 38  
  Cam dynamics 23 Overlap, valve 36  
  Cam flank 31 Oxygen 28  
  Cam follower 34  
  Cam nose 29 Pinking 52  
  Camshaft regrinding 30 Piston porting 39  
  Carburetors 12 Piston rings 53  
  Chassis dynamometer 5 Push-rod lightening 51  
  Combustion 21  
  Combustion chamber 21 Quench 58  
  Compression ratio 22  
  Computer control 42 Ram length 11  
  Con-rod stress 53 Reliability 50  
  Contact breakers 41 Retard, ignition 47  
  Recessing, exhaust valve 51  
  Deck height 50 Rockers 32  
  Detonation 21 Rolling road dynamometer 5  
  Distributor 40  
  Duration, valve timing 30 Spark plug colour 43  
  Dwell, valve 38 Spark plug range 43  
  Dwell, ignition 42 Spark plug type 43  
  Dynamometer 4 Squish 22  
  Supercharger 45  
  Eccentricity 35 Swirl 21  
  Engine management systems 42  
  Exhaust manifold 24 Thermal efficiency 2  
  Exhaust ports 24 Timing, Ignition 41  
  Exhaust systems 24 Torque 3  
  Exhaust valve 24 Turbocharger 45  
   
  Flywheel lightening 55 Upstream restriction 11  
  Fuel boosters 23  
  Fuel injection 15 Valve clearance 29  
  Fuel quality 23 Valve cotters 50  
  Full lift check, valve 37 Valve guides 50  
  Four-stroke power chain 8 Valve springs 32  
  Vernier adjuster 38  
  Galling 39 Volumetric efficiency 7  
  Gas flow 18 Vortex shedding 18  
   
  Heat exchange 2 Wetting, plug 43  
  Hydraulic tappets 38  
  Ignition system 40 X-ray testing 56  
  Induction system 11 Xylar coating 56  
  Inlet ports 17  
  Inlet valve 17 Yamaha multi-valve 19  
   
  Jacking, Valve train 51 ZDTP 35