Very true. For tuning purposes you would really need a sensor on each cylinder before the collector, so that each carb could be tuned independently. But that would be awfully difficult with the amount of space available..
But for after the collector would be fine just as a warning device if...
Not the first thing I've blown up. But this is the fastest I've blown something up with the least amount of warning. I was positive a valve adjustment is all it needed. Boy was I wrong.
I just got a 98 vmax in a trade Sunday with a unknown engine noise. I was told the bike lost some power when the owner heard the noise and immediately cut it off and trailered it home. When I got it running, all I could hear was a very faint noise coming from the valve train. I took it down the...