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#121 tyrroneous

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 10:50 AM

Simply awesome. Congrats on making it all legit Toro.

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 11:04 AM

THAT IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I need me one of those for sure. But how is going to be at higher elevations? Maybe you should come to the Denver/Dillion meet in Aug to show us and test it's performance at the higher elevations.

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 11:43 AM

Snakeman, on Mar 2 2009, 09:04 AM, said:

Didn't you know? The beautiful thing this FI is that it does not suffer altitude losses like NA applications. Sure, you may lose a few hp but not enough for the butt dyno to notice. :goofy:

Seriously, I don't want a new VFR (unless they shave off some serious weight and still keep sport + tourability) . I want my Torocharged 6th Gen. :cool:

Edit: I have no affiliation with Toro or his company. I am just very excited about seeing this fine piece of work mounted to my VFR. :ohmy:

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 11:55 AM

vanion2, on Mar 2 2009, 09:43 AM, said:

Snakeman, on Mar 2 2009, 09:04 AM, said:

Didn't you know? The beautiful thing this FI is that it does not suffer altitude losses like NA applications. Sure, you may lose a few hp but not enough for the butt dyno to notice. :goofy:

Seriously, I don't want a new VFR (unless they shave off some serious weight and still keep sport + tourability) . I want my Torocharged 6th Gen. :cool:

Edit: I have no affiliation with Toro or his company. I am just very excited about seeing this fine piece of work mounted to my VFR. :ohmy:

Thats what I thought but wanted to make sure. I still think he should come out for the Dillion meet in Colorado in aug and show it off. :biggrin:

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 01:52 PM

Absolutely lovely. If I had the money right now, BAM! Cheaper than a new bike for sure.

Unf, I just bought $11,000 + of my company's stock today inside my RRSP. Not nearly as fun as a supercharger though.

It's at a 52 week low, $6.32 per share, so I think that's a good buy, and it helps me offset my capital gains for 2008 as today is the last day for RRSP contributions to apply against 2008 earnings.

Whatever became of the intercooler idea? Not enough room on the bike? Plumbing nightmare?

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 02:53 PM

Thanks for the compliments everybody.

I know the 6th-gen guys are wondering when their kit will arrive -- it's coming. I need to get the 5th-gen kits up and going first, and then the 6th-gen will come in and we'll adapt a kit to it. The bikes are very similar so it shouldn't take too long to make the necessary changes. If you are a 6th-gen owner in the PA area and would like to be a guinea pig, let me know.

veefer800canuck, on Mar 2 2009, 01:52 PM, said:

Whatever became of the intercooler idea? Not enough room on the bike? Plumbing nightmare?

Rob, the intercooler idea is still alive (the kit was indeed designed for it), but yes, there is not much room and it is a plumbing nightmare. The biggest drawback is the expense; that is, how many people would be willing to spend an extra $1k-$1.5k for a 10-15hp increase when the kit already puts out 160whp? If that answer is quite a few people, then I'll put it into production. It really does run quite nicely though on regular pump gas, and if extended boost situations arise (racing, long dyno sessions), then some octane boost or a little racing gas will prevent any detonation/pre-ignition from occurring.

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 02:59 PM

Good work, Dr Toro - that's a very professional-looking and well designed kit.

... and that's what I think.

Or something.
Or maybe not.

I ... uh... dunno really....

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 03:19 PM

Good job on producing a quality kit... I'm promoting your Liter Eater mod in Speedzilla... STN and Sac Crotch
Rockets... but you never mentioned how much it all weights???

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 03:29 PM

OTAY!!!
Fantastic!!
Wunderbar!!!
Congratulations on the product launch TORO!!

So whose first to dive into torocharger land!!!!
Hmmmm... or fearless leader Miguel has a 5th gen......hmmmm....

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 03:43 PM

Nice work Dan!!!

Would you please start a New Thread for your Kits and just link this one for anyone who wants history. This one is huge and time consuming to find the nitty gritty.

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 04:09 PM

Wow. It's done! Awesome! :fing02:

Maybe I'll win the lottery before the 6th gen kit comes out! :goofy:

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 04:11 PM

Whoa, that is cool! Nice work from start to finish, pre-planning to fit and finish to the YouTube vid. I think a few guys will purchase!

160hp??!! Wow!

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 04:52 PM

Unreal!

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 04:52 PM

Wow! When the 6th gen kit comes out, I'm on board for sure! As fast as my money is loosing value, I may as well spend it while it's still worth something!

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 04:53 PM

Before the "new" thread begins I have a question: Is the boost on the pulley fixed? Or is it possible to bring it down a bit?
Basically I am thinking 50-60 hp would be too much for what I need. Yes, I want one but I don't do wheelies or race squids. I just want my bike to accelerate like my R6 used to as it always made me smile. For her weight I think 20-30 hp would be more than enough. Just curious mind you. I know that would probably mean a new pulley or even a smaller SC but since you haven't started on the 6th gens yet I figured I would ask. :goofy:

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 05:20 PM

Speaking on behalf of Mr M. Max... he would like to know if there is a red switch you can activate and deactivate the supercharger? :comp13:

Nice work Toro :fing02:

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 05:36 PM

Even better than expected (and I think we can all agree, Toro set the bar pretty high from day one - but he has wildly exceeded any expectations).

Looking forward to seeing a few of these beasts roll out over the next few months :fing02:

(and FWIW, I'd be happy to see a portion of my VFRD donation go towards a "Blow Slammers 5th Gen" fund

, he sure does a lot for us with this site)

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 05:45 PM

All right, That looks great.
Now I just have to sell a bunch of stuff, each cans of tuna for a few months and decide which kidney I really don't need.

Seriously, I'm there Dan and you know it. I was hooked just from the day I was out chasing after you.

I just have to pull the $ together.

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 05:59 PM

How about a VFRD Torocharger raffle for the first kit. :fing02:

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 07:54 PM

So i guess i need to sell my 6th gen and find me a mint 5th gen.
Toro how much installed? :biggrin:

BTW nice vid,loved the dyno pass and the WOT camera pass.Gave me the goose bumps.That thing sounds MEAN. :mad:

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Posted 02 March 2009 - 09:54 PM

I want it. I want it. I want it. :goofy:

Gotta see what happens with my job. :pissed:

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Posted 03 March 2009 - 01:56 AM

RE-Agent, on Mar 2 2009, 02:59 PM, said:

How about a VFRD Torocharger raffle for the first kit. :fing02:

I think HS should win a kit... after all... it's his site that host the effort...

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Posted 03 March 2009 - 03:58 AM

BusyLittleShop, on Mar 3 2009, 12:56 AM, said:

RE-Agent, on Mar 2 2009, 02:59 PM, said:

How about a VFRD Torocharger raffle for the first kit. :fing02:

I think HS should win a kit... after all... it's his site that host the effort...

I couldn't help but to burst out into maniacal laughter when I saw that dyno chart. Damn. I want one so badly, but there's no way I could scrape up that kind of money any time soon. Someday I will have one though. Just as soon as I can justify spending as much on a mod as I did the bike itself. Well, more actually...

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Posted 03 March 2009 - 04:25 AM

Gooooo Torrrooooooo!!!! My best wishes, I hope you can sell as many as you can make! I have a 6th gen. and I am seriously thinking about getting your kit when it becomes available. I just need to convince my (usually very reasonable) wife though :biggrin:

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Posted 03 March 2009 - 08:46 AM

Seeing as how this thread has now run the complete gamut from prototype design to production kit, I have decided to close it.

Fear not, for the latest news & discussion, please check out the following thread:

5th-Gen '98-'01 Supercharger Kit

As more information becomes available for the 6th-gen kit, I will update this post.

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