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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: wierdo on December 18, 2012, 02:18:03 PM

Title: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: wierdo on December 18, 2012, 02:18:03 PM

Has anyone here used a colortune tuning tool? It's a sparkplug set into a glass and metal base to allow you to be able to see the combustion flame color while the motor is running. I was thinking it would be a very handy piece of kit and would save a ton of time with jetting in a motor.
what do u think?

Title: Re: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: Motorrad on December 18, 2012, 02:38:33 PM

Hmmm interesting.

video link..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hFUvQ4gaPc


So how would you jet it under load?    A xr100.. shure... nail it open and watch... a Kx500....    you die..   (besides the fact the tanks in the way)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEZ0-uN0NA4

Title: Re: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: sandblaster on December 18, 2012, 03:03:48 PM

That's a cool tool

Title: Re: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: jonny500 on December 19, 2012, 05:25:03 AM

Quote from: Motorrad on December 18, 2012, 02:38:33 PM

Hmmm interesting.

video link..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hFUvQ4gaPc


So how would you jet it under load?    A xr100.. shure... nail it open and watch... a Kx500....    you die..   (besides the fact the tanks in the way)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEZ0-uN0NA4

could you make a set up using a pen cam and fiber optic, dont think that would be too hard would it

Title: Re: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: Motorrad on December 19, 2012, 05:58:56 AM

Quote from: jonny500 on December 19, 2012, 05:25:03 AM

Quote from: Motorrad on December 18, 2012, 02:38:33 PM

Hmmm interesting.

video link..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hFUvQ4gaPc


So how would you jet it under load?    A xr100.. shure... nail it open and watch... a Kx500....    you die..   (besides the fact the tanks in the way)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEZ0-uN0NA4

could you make a set up using a pen cam and fiber optic, dont think that would be too hard would it

at that point.. You could afford a EGT

Title: Re: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: jonny500 on December 19, 2012, 06:02:35 AM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VGA-PENCAM-FOR-PC-BRAND-NEW-/360479150588?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_Webcams&hash=item53ee3b51fc

pen cams are cheap

Title: Re: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: wierdo on December 19, 2012, 09:51:21 AM

Yeah, i was wondering about the loading on a motor too, i have a head cam i can use,tape it in place and go for a burst, that should tell you of any lean or excessively rich points, but as a initial setup tool and also as a pre purchase tool ( stick it in and kick it over check the jetting, see if the seller is full of s#!t) it would be a nifty little tool to have.

Title: Re: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: E ticket rider on December 19, 2012, 01:10:19 PM

So whats wrong with just reading the plug?  I mean, how "hot" is that plug, whats the gap? How difernt is it from a B8ES? Why is.... agh f@#$ it ,Im just goina read my plug.

Title: Re: colortune? heard about it / used it?
Post by: wierdo on December 19, 2012, 02:03:04 PM

dont know about you but i've got a desert tank on my 500 and no room to moove, having to pull a plug every time just to read it, would be reason enough on its own for me to buy this tool,would also make dyno sessions go a lot smoother. they have different kits for cars and motorcycles,i would think they had a range of spark plugs.