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#390509 *4life (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 287 is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   Is it possible to have rich symptoms with a lean set up , i ask because i have a 160 main jet installed idk brand but small either way, i have rich signs such as sooty plugs and bad mpg, what would cause these , maybe im having to use more throttle to maintain higher speeds could effect the mpg, but the sooty plugs idk i have done idle, cruise , and wot test on plugs all sooty , i do have a barons jet kit on the way to set it correct , just throwin one out there for u guys, sry so long   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #390523 coalstoves (User) Are YOU Sure Expert Boarder Posts: 480 Re:is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   With the so many areas of the intake system all over the place ( Needle settings, Jets, chopped up airbox ) with almost no calculations for how things should work together other than the jets to small its going to be hard to get any kind of indication. But I bet it runs pretty crappy Truthfully I think if you return the carb to 100 percent stock it would run better than it does now even with holes chopped in the airbox which just creates wind turbulence at speed. Other option get the right parts and well,,,,, Do it Right .   Logged     Last Edit: 2011/06/21 01:39 By coalstoves. Reason: Compassion   My Bikes Page SEAT LINK 1999 XV1600AL - ROAD STAR Never Time To Do It Right But Always Time To Do It Twice   The administrator has disabled public write access. #390525 *4life (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 287 Re:is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   I say it runs ok with needle in 3rd clip but, i havent started from a stock jetting to compare so, it may not be , but other than the crap mpg,and sooty plugs runs good   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #390589 nightstar57 (User) ride it like ya paid for it .. Platinum Boarder Posts: 2937 Re:is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   bump the clip up to the 4th and try it.. when i did that it stopped the sooty exhaust and it runs great..your main sounds small but it depends on your elevation,so they say.. try the clip..you can always move it back..   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #390599 Erbman02 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3801 Re:is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   you can have a lean wot, and a rich pilot ckt. Or you can have a lean pilot ckt and rich main jet ckt. Cruise mileage is based on the pilot ckt, needle and needle jet (this is the tube that the needle rides up and down in), usually 1/4 throttle or less. low mpg's can be because of an incorrect float level (too high), choke not completely closing, too big a pilot jet, too small an air jet, too many turns out on pilot screw (This pilot screw controls fuel flow. out flows more fuel) Needle clip position usually has not much effect on mpg below 65, 70mph.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #390603 nightstar57 (User) ride it like ya paid for it .. Platinum Boarder Posts: 2937 Re:is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   bump the clip up to the 4th and try it.. when i did that it stopped the sooty exhaust and it runs great..your main sounds small but it depends on your elevation,so they say.. try the clip..you can always move it back..   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #390606 MidStar07 (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 560 Re:is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   *4life, In your current situation I would go ahead and do a poor man's BAK and bump the jetting up to a known spec as a starting point. The stock air box with holes is too much of an unknown, and since I saw on another thread that you wanted to go that way anyway, I thought I'd give you another reason Mine's a 1700, but with pipes, poor man's BAK, and a ported stock manifold I'm running a 172.5 main, fourth groove, stock pilot (35), and about 2.75 turns on barrons PMS. My mileage is between around 42-46 on the open road anywhere from 75-85 mph. Good luck. Nice looking bike, BTW!   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #390609 Thom M (User) When the going gets weird, the RoadStar gets going Gold Boarder Posts: 916 Re:is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   Personally I found on my bike that doing any type of rejetting with the stock air box and the poor mans BAK to be useless.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #390630 *4life (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 287 Re:is it possible 11 Months, 1 Week ago   thanks guys, just throwing a question out there good answers, erbman got that barons kit on the way i will recheck my post when i recieve it for your suggested settings thanks again   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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