jessieherrera
02-10-2012, 02:14 AM
Hello,
First, always run the carb dry when you are finished riding by shutting off the gas at the petcock and let it idle until it stops running. This is the best practice for any small or industrial engine. You may have a Mikuni. Even if you don't many carbs are similar in design and parts. Mikuni carbs are very easy to work with. Make sure that you have no vacuum leaks whatsoever.
Usually, the bigger the carb, the smaller the jets.
1. The idle air screw always starts at 1 1/2 turns from closed. Let the engine warm up and open or close an 1/8 of a turn at a time. Give it about 5 seconds to settle. Continue until the engine reaches its highest RPM/speed. This is called your best lean idle.
2. The cutaway on the slide regulates your mixture just off idle.
3. The slow speed jet regulates the mixture until the needle in the slide takes over.
4. The needle in the slide regulates the mixture to wide open throttle. The needle has a taper to it which regulates the fuel amount from the main jet.
5. The main jet regulates the mixture at "wide open" throttle.
I have found that the best way to jet your engine is by what's called "seat of the pants performance".
Adjust the jet size by enriching the jet until you get the highest RPM/speed at that specific RPM/throttle position. An example would be the slow speed jet at let’s say, 850-1000 RPM though this will change with the richer jet so actually it's better to go by slide position.
The high speed jet you do by accelerating through the gears until you reach top end. Keep increasing the size one size at a time until you get the maximum speed and feel of power. Once that is reached go down one jet size.
With different pipes and types of driving as well as types of intakes jetting will change. Altitude is also a factor. An example of intakes would be velocity stacks or air cleaner inside configurations. Different lengths of these passages affect you RPM and acceleration. High performance demand will always require richer mixtures as moderate driving will perform better at leaner mixtures.
Good luck.
Hello,
Mikuni carbs are very easy to work with. Before you do you need to put an exhaust on the bike. Make sure that you have no vacuum leaks whatsoever.
Hopefully, he didn't put in an overkill carburetor size on the engine. If so it will need jetting. Usually, the bigger the carb, the smaller the jets.
1. The idle air screw always starts at 1 1/2 turns from closed. Let the engine warm up and open or close an 1/8 of a turn at a time. Give it about 5 seconds to settle. Continue until the engine reaches its highest RPM/speed. This is called your best lean idle.
2. The cutaway on the slide regulates your mixture just off idle.
3. The slow speed jet regulates the mixture until the needle in the slide takes over.
4. The needle in the slide regulates the mixture to wide open throttle. The needle has a taper to it which regulates the fuel amount from the main jet.
5. The main jet regulates the mixture at "wide open" throttle.
I have found that the best way to jet your engine is by what's called "seat of the pants performance".
Adjust the jet size by enriching the jet until you get the highest RPM/speed at that specific RPM/throttle position. An example would be the slow speed jet at let’s say, 850-1000 RPM though this will change with the richer jet so actually it's better to go by slide position.
The high speed jet you do by accelerating through the gears until you reach top end. Keep increasing the size one size at a time until you get the maximum speed and feel of power. Once that is reached go down one jet size.
With different pipes and types of driving as well as types of intakes jetting will change. An example of intakes would be velocity stacks or air cleaner inside configurations. Different lengths of these passages affect you RPM and acceleration. High performance demand will always require richer mixtures as moderate driving will perform better at leaner mixtures.
Good luck.:)
First, always run the carb dry when you are finished riding by shutting off the gas at the petcock and let it idle until it stops running. This is the best practice for any small or industrial engine. You may have a Mikuni. Even if you don't many carbs are similar in design and parts. Mikuni carbs are very easy to work with. Make sure that you have no vacuum leaks whatsoever.
Usually, the bigger the carb, the smaller the jets.
1. The idle air screw always starts at 1 1/2 turns from closed. Let the engine warm up and open or close an 1/8 of a turn at a time. Give it about 5 seconds to settle. Continue until the engine reaches its highest RPM/speed. This is called your best lean idle.
2. The cutaway on the slide regulates your mixture just off idle.
3. The slow speed jet regulates the mixture until the needle in the slide takes over.
4. The needle in the slide regulates the mixture to wide open throttle. The needle has a taper to it which regulates the fuel amount from the main jet.
5. The main jet regulates the mixture at "wide open" throttle.
I have found that the best way to jet your engine is by what's called "seat of the pants performance".
Adjust the jet size by enriching the jet until you get the highest RPM/speed at that specific RPM/throttle position. An example would be the slow speed jet at let’s say, 850-1000 RPM though this will change with the richer jet so actually it's better to go by slide position.
The high speed jet you do by accelerating through the gears until you reach top end. Keep increasing the size one size at a time until you get the maximum speed and feel of power. Once that is reached go down one jet size.
With different pipes and types of driving as well as types of intakes jetting will change. Altitude is also a factor. An example of intakes would be velocity stacks or air cleaner inside configurations. Different lengths of these passages affect you RPM and acceleration. High performance demand will always require richer mixtures as moderate driving will perform better at leaner mixtures.
Good luck.
Hello,
Mikuni carbs are very easy to work with. Before you do you need to put an exhaust on the bike. Make sure that you have no vacuum leaks whatsoever.
Hopefully, he didn't put in an overkill carburetor size on the engine. If so it will need jetting. Usually, the bigger the carb, the smaller the jets.
1. The idle air screw always starts at 1 1/2 turns from closed. Let the engine warm up and open or close an 1/8 of a turn at a time. Give it about 5 seconds to settle. Continue until the engine reaches its highest RPM/speed. This is called your best lean idle.
2. The cutaway on the slide regulates your mixture just off idle.
3. The slow speed jet regulates the mixture until the needle in the slide takes over.
4. The needle in the slide regulates the mixture to wide open throttle. The needle has a taper to it which regulates the fuel amount from the main jet.
5. The main jet regulates the mixture at "wide open" throttle.
I have found that the best way to jet your engine is by what's called "seat of the pants performance".
Adjust the jet size by enriching the jet until you get the highest RPM/speed at that specific RPM/throttle position. An example would be the slow speed jet at let’s say, 850-1000 RPM though this will change with the richer jet so actually it's better to go by slide position.
The high speed jet you do by accelerating through the gears until you reach top end. Keep increasing the size one size at a time until you get the maximum speed and feel of power. Once that is reached go down one jet size.
With different pipes and types of driving as well as types of intakes jetting will change. An example of intakes would be velocity stacks or air cleaner inside configurations. Different lengths of these passages affect you RPM and acceleration. High performance demand will always require richer mixtures as moderate driving will perform better at leaner mixtures.
Good luck.:)