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cheapest jet kit around

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pjm204 said:
wouldnt it be cheaper to just order the individual mikuni jets?
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If you're an expert carb tuner maybe. But for the average Joe a kit is the only way to go. The needles are what makes the kit worth every penny. Trying to guess what taper you need would end up with more headaches and more purchases of jets here and there vs getting everything you need in one kit. You also usually get new slide return springs and a drill bit to drill the slides for quicker throttle response.
 
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I agree with pjm204. I bought two sets of jets after converting to a kerker 4 to 1 and pods $20.00. Then I just added some tiny little washers under the needles, less than $.25 and I am by no means a master tuner. But the bike does great.
 
gsryder said:
I agree with pjm204. I bought two sets of jets after converting to a kerker 4 to 1 and pods $20.00. Then I just added some tiny little washers under the needles, less than $.25 and I am by no means a master tuner. But the bike does great.
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your 20.00 <pods> are as/more restrictive than the stock air box.
let me guess...
really prettty chrome emgo's cones?
a st.3 jet kit and filters that flow near as good as K&N's is the only way to do the job correctly.
if jet kits was'nt needed...
they would'nt have sold thousands of kits....
 
I'm pretty sure he meant that he got two sets of main jets for $20 and not that he bought $20 pod filters.
 
Billy Ricks said:
If you're an expert carb tuner maybe. But for the average Joe a kit is the only way to go. The needles are what makes the kit worth every penny. Trying to guess what taper you need would end up with more headaches and more purchases of jets here and there vs getting everything you need in one kit. You also usually get new slide return springs and a drill bit to drill the slides for quicker throttle response.
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The problem with the jet kits is they 'assume' everything about the bike.

The reality is each bike tends to be a little different - especially an older bike with worn carbs, worn advancers, worn bore, worn cam chain (which impacts cam timing), etc., etc.... the newer the bike (less miles) the better they are likely to work.

I am not a fan of dynojet kits. I've had a couple in bikes I've bought over the years, and most have a stumble in the mid-range.
 
I just tuned a friends Yamaha for him after he put a pipe on it. It wasn't even fun to ride the jetting was so far off. I ordered 4 larger mains and shimmed the needles with some shims from the hardware store. He's very happy with the results and the money savings.
 
jeff.saunders said:
Is that the extent of your vocabulary?
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for the most part,
yes.
atleast on a thread where someone try's to explain to a person the correct way things should be done to make there motorcycle run properly.
this thread is about the cheapest price on jet kits, not how to shim fat/blunt needles and install larger main jets just to get a sub-par running motorcycle.:)
 
blowerbike said:
for the most part,
yes.
atleast on a thread where someone try's to explain to a person the correct way things should be done to make there motorcycle run properly.
this thread is about the cheapest price on jet kits, not how to shim fat/blunt needles and install larger main jets just to get a sub-par running motorcycle.:)
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You are certainly welcome to your point of view -- but I totally disagree that the Dynojet kits are the best way to go - they are a '1-size-fits-all' solution that doesn't always work. Jetting with the correct jets is the way to go.

By your reasoning, MacDonalds hamburgers would be the best food on the market as they sell lots of them... I don't think so.
 
pjm204 said:
I'm pretty sure he meant that he got two sets of main jets for $20 and not that he bought $20 pod filters.
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Yes I meant $ 20.00 worth of jets not the pods.

"your 20.00 <pods> are as/more restrictive than the stock air box.
let me guess...
really prettty chrome emgo's cones?"

If you think the pods are as/more restrictive than the stock air box with two 3/4 holes in it, you seriously need to put down the crack pipe!

Further more I am not saying what I did was right or the only way to do it I am just saying what I did. I spent less than $25.00 and my bike runs great it will break the rear tire shifting into second on a 81 GS750. I spent the other $75.00 plus dollars on beer!

Oh I did forget one small thing I had to dremel the slots on the coil pick ups to advance the timing a little.

So if you want my opinion, just my opinion on jet kits..... BLAHHH!!!!
 
jeff,
so lets say an 85 suz 1150.
are you saying that the stock needles are usable just by shimming?
this is on a non air box equipped bike of course.
i think your really missing my point.
look at all the guys around here with CV carbs and no air box complaining of carb issues, not smooth/wont pull RPM'S ECT...
my point is...
if people would install a recalibration kit made by who-ever when they remove there air box and use a decent set of filters..
there would a alot less carb/no air box/wont pull/runs rough ect.. related threads and alot happier people.
and for the record,
if the jet kit company's are assuming a bike is in a good state of tune..
why should'nt they?
**the wear issues you stated earlier would effect a stock carbed/air boxed bike also.**
my information is for GS series 4 CYL. CV carb equiped motorcycles.
 
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