Ignition advancer

[oldman]

I have a 2004 Z1000 with a full Muzzy exhaust, a tuned PCIII with ported and polished heads and am thinking of adding the Factory Pro ignition advancer. It is just a replacement for the existing ignition rotor and gives a static 4 degree advance. I am at about 4600 hundred feet elevation and I know with automobiles, advancing the timing at this altitude increases performance. Any insite would be helpful. Thanks. Jim time.

[Wattie]

have you thought about zx9 cams??

[oldman]

have you thought about zx9 cams??

I,m looking for some right now, no luck yet. The other option is to have my existing cams reground. I just don't know about the clearance issue with bucket and shim type adjustors.
Cheers.

[oldman]

I ordered and got my ignition advancer yesterday. It was about a 10 minute install. I tested it today and it sucks. The throttle response seems better in neutral but with a load, (riding) there is a large loss of power at all RPM's so I went back to the stock rotor. Better I guess than buying a power commander ignition module only to find it makes the performance worse. I guess I'll drown my disapointment in a couple of shots of Jim Beam. Oh, whoa is me.

[mike-s]

Out of curiosity, did you try running a higher octane fuel? Or was the first test enough of a deterrent?

[oldman]

As a preventive measure I ran 98 octane fuel. This was the same octane used with the new rotor and after I changed back to the old rotor. Every Motorcycle is a little bit different and perhaps my previous mods were a factor??? The rotor is a factory pro RTR-Kaw-85-04. It fits ZX12s of a certain year, (I think 2004-2005) and some Kaw 600's, so maybe it works better on the other models. Cheers!

[mike-s]

Well I'm out of ideas on this one, i guess having a look online to see if anyone else has thrown one in their z1000.

Another thought is the marking might be in a slightly different position on the z1000 compared to a zx12. Have you considered using a timing strobe and seeing just when it fires at idle with the stock rotor & the factory pro onee? you may be in for a surprise if it markings differ greatly.

[oldman]

Well I'm out of ideas on this one, i guess having a look online to see if anyone else has thrown one in their z1000.

Another thought is the marking might be in a slightly different position on the z1000 compared to a zx12. Have you considered using a timing strobe and seeing just when it fires at idle with the stock rotor & the factory pro onee? you may be in for a surprise if it markings differ greatly.

It is a fixed advancer and makes a static advance of 4 degrees. I compared it with the stock rotor before I put it on and it did advance by about 4 degrees. I wish it was adjustable as I think maybe 2 degrees might have worked. I talked to the factory pro rep and he said they were made for 2004-2005 zx12r's and just happen to fit the Z1000. If I try it again I'll probably get the power commander module so I can fine tune it. I mailed it to Jonno yesterday so he should be able to tell us if it works on his ZX12. Thanks for your ideas Mike. Cheers, bottoms up!

[mike-s]

No worries, it sounds like you've got everything covered. I was just throwing ideas out there in case it miraculously helped you sort it out.