Dan Phillips
Dan Phillips
@rlm-dan
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Joined: November 13, 2018 1:25 pm
Last seen: February 8, 2026 8:26 am
Topics: 7 / Replies: 294
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RE: GDU mechanics and 1st gear selection

As mentioned this is normal, due to the design of the gearbox. The gears all have 'dogs' on which engage with each other as you shift gear. This all...

3 years ago
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RE: Need advise: something weird happening after engine rebuild

The ratios are the same in the even in the updated engine - standard Hayabusa. That sounds to me like it is jumping out of gear under high load whic...

3 years ago
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RE: Oil Analysis "Analysis"

I forgot to mention the dry cranking, that certainly wont help. As you say I wouldnt say it is needed unless the car has sat for a while. Unplugging t...

3 years ago
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RE: Header/exhast connection

@pugdaddy Ideally yes but have a measure up and see if you can confirm which part is worn the most!

3 years ago
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RE: Header/exhast connection

Unfortunately you can get wear here that allows them to blow, the easiest but most expensive way is to replace the required parts. If you can find a...

3 years ago
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RE: Oil Analysis "Analysis"

Interesting that Motul are discontinuing the 15W-50, not something I was aware of. @rjbender interesting info reference our conversation, might explai...

3 years ago
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RE: Is there more than one Life ECU wiring schematic?

I don't believe that pinout has changed in general in terms of coils, spark, injectors etc. The plug you refer to will be for the paddle shift I bel...

3 years ago
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RE: Strange transmission behavior and then

@smoothcriminal Not good to see! Do you have any history on the engine, like when it was rebuilt? Who buy? Did it have a seal on it? There does...

3 years ago
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RE: Something broke today

@meatman Agreed, no balance weight. You should just be able to bolt it in place as detailed above, this will just hold it in place.

3 years ago
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RE: Something broke today

@meatman as long as you don't have the balance weight in there and its just the shaft (with oil feed blocked off) then you need to refit that part, ot...

3 years ago
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RE: Something broke today

@meatman that is the clamp for the balance weight shaft, should be installed on the front of the engine. Balance weights are not used but the shaft ...

3 years ago
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RE: Something broke today

Early Busa's (99-01) didn't have these washers fitted as standard but everything else did. Radical leave them in everything and fit them to engines wi...

3 years ago
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RE: Something broke today

@meatman Your clutch slave cylinder mounts through those bolt holes. Noted that there is no output shaft seal there (plus spacer)? It gets clampe...

3 years ago
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RE: Removing Oil Lines

Not ideal Clark! Sounds to me like either the sump fitting was not tight enough or the oil pipe was last done up cross threaded. If it was me I wo...

4 years ago
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RE: Something broke today

@meatman From what I can see in those pictures all 3 of them visually look ok.

4 years ago
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