RE: Feb prelim FB weight increese
If this engine parity issue is important to you racers, I guess it's time to write our letters to the board again.
This time about the weight increase for 2011+ motors.
Just another thinly veiled attempt to restrict the Kawasaki.
This whole engine parity issue has been beat to death (2014/2015) and racer input has clearly shown it's not necessary or needed.
My letter has been sent.
Just a thought to consider
I think that most of the posters here will agree that FB needs some changes. But there is no consensus on what might be better than the status quo.
I have a personal bias against the idea of air restrictors because they will introduce a serious disruption into the induction system. That is the case with a flat plate type restrictor. Maybe there is a design that will work well without upsetting the function of the engine beyond reducing HP.
I would look at rev limiting the engines to 1000 or a bit more below the factory limit for that engine.
Maybe the best option would be a combination of rev limiting and some air restriction. I think one of the issues with the restrictor proposals was that it would be engine specific. As such you fall into the cesspool that Peter Olivola cautioned against.
I think that there should be an optional, after market, l ECU. This would do more to increase the supply of available engines. But the optional ECUs should be limited to one or two manufacturers.
The mechanical parts for the engine and transmission should be limited to stock parts for that make of engine and those parts should be readily available and listed. The engine should be raced as close to stock as possible.