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Pilot jet too large?

Posted: 09:24 am Sep 14 2007
by Matt-itude
I have a 2003 with a woods pipe, stock silencer, vforce 3, and snorkel removed. I have jetted to where I thought it ran perfect until I went on a ride with a couple friends. After hours of just off of idle and very slow speeds my bike loaded up and began to fowl the plug. I got out on the road and it cleared out. I decided it is a little rich so I turned the air screw out another 1/4 turn (now at 2 turns out) I keep reading that a 38 is probably as small as I should go but it now seems that a 35 pilot is in order. The 148 main jet checks perfect if not a tad rich on the plug. starting at 4500 feet mnimum. usualy take off at 5500 and up. what do you all think?

Posted: 09:50 am Sep 14 2007
by fuzzy
That's HIGH altitude. Give your bike what it wants....You're on the right track. Did it run better after the 1/4 turn? Go ahead and change it. You not going to hurt anything w/ the pilot....You'll know if it's too lean.

Posted: 08:37 pm Sep 14 2007
by AZRickD
Mostly same bike as yours except I have the carb and head mods.

I use 150/38 (normal hot Phoenix summer) or 148/35 (June & July hot Phoenix) at 1200 MSL.

For 7,000 in Flagstaff I've gone down to 145/35. Never done a plug chop up there, but it runs as well as I would expect it to that high.

Posted: 09:24 am Sep 16 2007
by Matt-itude
I thought that is what I would hear. So Ill get another jet for my collection. thanks guys.