PancakeShake
Been Around the Block
Alright.
So I just moved from living at sea level to living at 7500' above sea level.
Whenever I do a bike, I usually open the exhaust, and put pods on the bike. I did this back at sea level and usually bumped 3 main sizes and one pilot size and the bike would run great. Now that I am way up in the sky things are a little funky.
So my most recent project I just did true duals, fully open, and pods. The bike runs ok, but doesnt have alot of power. Compression checks out fine, so im pretty sure its in the carb.
Symptoms:
'80 CX 500, pretty clean carbs, brand new plugs.
-I have the mixture screw set to 3/4 turns out
-Choke is working fine
-Bike idles great
-Throttle is pretty responsive (a little hesitant when snapping it)
-Backfires a bit on decel at higher RPMS, sounds good at lower RPMS
-Not alot of power in the low end
-Bike hits 4-5k and takes off great!
To me, this seems like.....
The bike is running a bit lean on the high end ...
- Popping on decel in higher RPMs
- Power boost at higher RPMs
- Open pipes & Pods
So my main jet might be able to go up one size
The bike is running a bit rich on the low end
- Smell of gas a little bit
- Lack of power at low end
- 7500' elevation
So my pilot jet should go DOWN a size
Would anyone out there second my opinions? Or should I look at other options for lack of power?
Pat
So I just moved from living at sea level to living at 7500' above sea level.
Whenever I do a bike, I usually open the exhaust, and put pods on the bike. I did this back at sea level and usually bumped 3 main sizes and one pilot size and the bike would run great. Now that I am way up in the sky things are a little funky.
So my most recent project I just did true duals, fully open, and pods. The bike runs ok, but doesnt have alot of power. Compression checks out fine, so im pretty sure its in the carb.
Symptoms:
'80 CX 500, pretty clean carbs, brand new plugs.
-I have the mixture screw set to 3/4 turns out
-Choke is working fine
-Bike idles great
-Throttle is pretty responsive (a little hesitant when snapping it)
-Backfires a bit on decel at higher RPMS, sounds good at lower RPMS
-Not alot of power in the low end
-Bike hits 4-5k and takes off great!
To me, this seems like.....
The bike is running a bit lean on the high end ...
- Popping on decel in higher RPMs
- Power boost at higher RPMs
- Open pipes & Pods
So my main jet might be able to go up one size
The bike is running a bit rich on the low end
- Smell of gas a little bit
- Lack of power at low end
- 7500' elevation
So my pilot jet should go DOWN a size
Would anyone out there second my opinions? Or should I look at other options for lack of power?
Pat
