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hondaex420
06-27-2006, 10:30 AM
AIGHT HERES THE DEAL TOOK MY ENGINE APART PUT A 13:1 JE PISTON HRC CAM YOSHI FULL EXHAUST JETTING ETC... I TOOK THE STOCK SHIMS OFF...NOT REMEMBERING WHICH SHIM GOES WHERE..THIS IS MY PROBLEM...I BOUGHT A HOT CAM SHIM KIT B/C MY VALVES NEEDED TO BE AJUSTED...HOW TO I KNOW WHICH SIZE SHIM GOES WHERE...AND HOW DO I FIGURE THIS OUT...OR CAN SOMONE TELL WHICH SIZES TO PUT ON EACH VALVE????
NEED THE QUAD FOR 4TH JULY WEEKEND!!!CAN ANYONE HELP

GPracer2500
06-27-2006, 08:15 PM
You figure out which sizes are needed through trial-and-error, basically. With shims installed, you measure the valve lash and see where it is. Tight valves need smaller shims. Loose valves need bigger shims. There's no "this size shim for this valve" guide--every bike and every valve is going to be different.

tltcracing
06-30-2006, 08:58 PM
exactly. ppl think that there is a chart to shimming but there isnt. each motor is as different as the diff ppl who drive them.