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yoshisakan

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So I just bought a chain drive 1982 gs1100 with the 16 valve motor. I got it for $700, which seemed like a fair enough deal to me. It seems that this thing is running way lean since it has pod filters and a 4-1 exhaust.

Anyway, I spent the last hour trying to put the old air box back on. What a pain in the ass... Maybe my carb boots are at the wrong angle which is making this worse than it should be? Anyone have any advice? My 82 8-valve is entirely different.
 
You have one of the hardest bikes to remove the air box that Suzuki ever made.
Old hard boots are not helping either.
 
tkent02 said:
You have one of the hardest bikes to remove the air box that Suzuki ever made.
Old hard boots are not helping either.
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Any more good news? :lol:

I need to source a stock exhaust too because I have a feeling it's going to run like **** until I do.
 
Why not just buy a stage 3 jet kit & have a bike that runs correctly & makes more power? I build & tune these & it's EASY to get them to run right. Ray.
 
The exhaust that is on the bike now looks like hell, its heavily covered in rust and I don't really feel like jetting the carbs. If I start modding it, I'll have a built turbo motor before I know it and that's not what I bought the bike for. Although, If I could find a turbo manifold under $1000, Id probably make a custom kit...
 
duaneage said:
grease the boots with silicone spray.
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thanks for the advice. Its not that they are too tight to fit on though, its that the alignment is off. When I get the far left side on, the right side pops off. And I cant seem to align the middle ones because theres no damn room. Damn this air box.
 
Finally got that damned airbox on on there, what a terrible design. Anyway I took her down the road and she seemed to run good except for the slipping clutch. I'll have to pick up some clutch springs and that should take care of that. I think I might be running lean still too.

With a stock air box and 4-1, how many turns do you usually rotate the mix screws from seated?
 
yoshisakan said:
... seemed to run good except for the slipping clutch. I'll have to pick up some clutch springs and that should take care of that.
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Just make sure you get stock springs, not "heavy-duty" ones.

Otherwise, your left arm will end up looking like Popeye's.


yoshisakan said:
With a stock air box and 4-1, how many turns do you usually rotate the mix screws from seated?
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I would start with three full turns, then fine-tune from there.

You might find that they end up around 2 or 2 1/2, but it starts easily at 3, making for easier tuning.

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