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Yager200i

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Anyone ever tune their engines using this?
« on: June 09, 2015, 08:46:22 AM »
ColorTune:
http://www.gunson.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=1356&item=1854

Apparently, it's a clear spark plug that lets you see the flame color. Orange means too rich, blue means just right. I'm not sure what color means too lean, though.

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Re: Anyone ever tune their engines using this?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2015, 02:40:44 PM »
Don't know how you'd look at it under load at full throttle. 
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Re: Anyone ever tune their engines using this?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2015, 02:18:23 AM »
I looked nto them some time ago, and as Mclark points out, all you see is no load conditions.
I believe that anyone that has set their own idle mix at least once can tell more by ear, and throttle response.
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Re: Anyone ever tune their engines using this?
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2015, 02:35:23 PM »
Cool product, you can see the color of the burn in the chamber.
« Last Edit: August 02, 2015, 02:49:05 PM by 2wheelfun »

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