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    Strange Carburetor Behavior

    While I had the engine out of my chopper project I decided it would be the perfect time to riase the needles a notch. When I was riding the bike it ran pretty good but the pipes were showing hotter than I thought they should. It has pods and 4 drag pipes, dynojet stage 3 installed. When I put it all back together I put a few ounces of Lucas fuel conditioner in the quart of gas used to fire it up. It ran like crap! I let it warm up good and very little improvement. I pulled the plugs and they were wet. I lowered the needles back down and started on clean gas. A few minutes later it cleaned up and had that crisp response I had before. My question-do you think one notch would make this big of a difference? Was it the overly rich fuel conditioner? Both? No ride yet, waiting on the tank and fender.

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    I can move the needles in my 850 with 4 into 1, K&N and stage 3 and have about the same results your talking about.
    Very big difference with just one notch.
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      #3
      You made two changes. But one notch will fix/create a bog.
      1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
      1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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