Daytona Thunder CDI

[paulpauly7]

Well i bought a Daytona thunder adjustable CDI .It has a switch with 3 different timing curve settings Stock,modified and full race .Has anyone had one or tried one out ? I should have it by tuesday .I will post my findings here i will probably buy one of them malossi cdi from graphite see how it performs compared to the daytona and stock

[LMH]

I know old Daytona products were good, how much you pay for it? And where can we find it?

[paulpauly7]

i paid $60 nzd for it .Daytona is honda oem so should be good (hopefully) hey i just seen it on trademe.co.nz and thought why not its worth a try .Ive seen them for sale on yahoo auction japan but at a price of 18000 yen about $250ish nzd so never bought one

[sanjuro]

Daytona is a major Japanese brand, totally legit. I'm shocked anyone on here would doubt the brand in the first place. I've got Daytona, Chameleon Factory, Kitaco, Takegawa, Malossi and Polini components on my bikes. All solid IMHO.

[paulpauly7]

they used to but dont make them parts anymore .Ive got a daytona variator and a daytona fan already they came on a dio zx i got from japan

[Pineapplegti]

real interested in the adjustable cdi man..keep us updated

[sanjuro]

Daytona is big in the ruckus scene but they don't really do much for the dio. Malossi and polini rule these waters .

That's simply not correct.

I do have Daytona intake manifolds, air filters, transmission gears, clutch assemblies, variators, cvt belts, CDI for my AF18E motor. In fact, they make two levels of CDIs for this model alone.

They still supply clutches, variators, gears, intake manifolds, CDI, cvt belts, and big bore kits for the Live Dio.

Daytona also makes rear shocks, side stands and engine extension kits for all three generations of JDM Dio bikes.

Malossi has some stuff for the AF18E motors, but it's no more of a player than Daytona. Poke around WeBike, you'll see.

[LMH]

Vast majority of Daytona parts never gave the performance for the price. Chameleon is great products, jasil rocks, kitaco not so much. There's a million brands of parts we simply do not have access to in the mainland US. I'd never pay 250 for a cdi, especially a Daytona. When I first started getting into kymco zx50s 10 years ago there was a lot of Daytona parts availible and I used some but never was I impressed. I've also heard from many people who have ran Daytona trans parts and were happy but same experience as me and not that impressed. The amount people spend on here for a mhr replica cylinder is nothing compared to the polini evolution cylinder I run on my piaggio. Just my 2c but know what you're getting into or run the risk of wasted time and money in the name of research. I know sanjuro has put his time in with a ton of parts. I always wondered if he lives in jpn or has before.

[paulpauly7]

well hopefully this cdi turns up tomorrow then i will let you know how it performs on my spreedio compared to the stock spree cdi.

[LMH]

If it turns out good, see if you can get me one and ship it my way if you're up for it.

[paulpauly7]

ive never seen one here for sale befor only japan but ill keep my eyes open if it actually makes any difference on how the bike performs

[sanjuro]

Took me 20 seconds to find this on WeBike:
http://japan.webike.net/products/532761.html

Daytona CDI for the Super Dio, and only $62 USD.

[paulpauly7]

i paid $60nzd and my one is a older looking version and it has the adjustable switch with 3 settings

[LMH]

Go ahead and buy a progress racing cdi, they're not my cup of tea for any other bike I've used them on. That cdi won't work on our bikes with out an intermediary harness and knowledge of the super dios wiring. I know it's not that hard to make one but plug and play is key for a lot of people on here. Personally I've never had good experience with the progress racing (r) cdis for the mini bikes, pw80, kx60 or the crf50. Ive installed them on several customers bikes and I have them for my pw and kx but in the end I had better luck with the stock cdis and an 3-4 degree offset key. Interesting stuff. I feel the adjustable one would be better for my application if it works out.
I've got a couple pictures of my bikes with them on them but can't link from photobucket right now with the poor reception in the facility here in the Rocky Mountains. I've given them a try or two, so not dogging a product with out reason. A built pw80 got beat by a stock pw80 with no mods using the progress r on the mod pw80, and the kx wouldn't rev past 6k. Back to stock both were beast, using offset keys they're down right scary for starter bikes.
Is the one you're getting a progress r also?

[swimmingfree]

paulpauly7
if the cdi come with paper work please post like to see the timing carves

bikes and I have them for my pw and kx but in the end I had better luck with the stock cdis and an 3-4 degree offset key. Interesting stuff. I feel the adjustable one would be better for my application if it works out.

LoveMyHonda
have you try the off set keys on a honda elite motor yet????
swimmingfree