Re: Blasphemer! (was RE: 2002 R1150RT Recommended Mods II)

[Greg Gold <gsg64@xxxxxxx>]

Mid grade gas and advanced timing is a recipe for disaster, or in this 
case a holed piston. You can't run a high performance motor on this 
combo without eventual problems.

Greg
'95 R1100RS

> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:09:56 -0500
> From: <ABSDoug2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Blasphemer! (was RE: 2002 R1150RT Recommended Mods II)

> <<< Bob Lentini blew a hole in a piston after 87K miles.  He advocated
> mid-grade gas, larger valve lash clearances, Autolite spark plugs (which are
> a bit longer than stock) and advanced timing.   I don't know if he used GS
> tubes on his RS, but something he was doing or some combination of what he
> was doing caused a severe problem over time. >>>

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