starting with the base settings recommended by the jet kit... i found it had good midrange and top end, slightly rough cruise and it was nice and snappy down low when cold but would get soft pretty quickly...
that was with 155/158 main jets, needles set to 3.5 clips from the top, 16mm float height and 2.5 turns out on the pilot screws
using the factory pro tuning guide, ive taken the pilot screws out a turn and have been adding 1mm to the float height at a time (so lowering the fuel level ~1mm) and it just keeps getting better and better down low! so far im on 20mm float height and about to try 21mm, as performance still suffers slightly at low revs as the bike warms up (thus it must be rich?) but its fine in the midrange and top end...
ive been going up a size on the mains every 2mm or so ive raised the float height to compensate
ive experimented with smaller jets and a higher fuel level but nothing has worked as well as this...
question is, with stock standard float height at 13mm (+/- 2mm) and factory recommending 16mm .... am i going the wrong way here? its a pretty big difference and the tang on the floats almost cant bend any more! [B)] anybody ever heard of such a low fuel level being ideal?
edit: bike is a 1998 C1 with full akra system, +4 degree advancer, factory pro jetkit and stock air filter with the mesh removed. B, E or F carb settings are completely different
that was with 155/158 main jets, needles set to 3.5 clips from the top, 16mm float height and 2.5 turns out on the pilot screws
using the factory pro tuning guide, ive taken the pilot screws out a turn and have been adding 1mm to the float height at a time (so lowering the fuel level ~1mm) and it just keeps getting better and better down low! so far im on 20mm float height and about to try 21mm, as performance still suffers slightly at low revs as the bike warms up (thus it must be rich?) but its fine in the midrange and top end...
ive been going up a size on the mains every 2mm or so ive raised the float height to compensate
ive experimented with smaller jets and a higher fuel level but nothing has worked as well as this...
question is, with stock standard float height at 13mm (+/- 2mm) and factory recommending 16mm .... am i going the wrong way here? its a pretty big difference and the tang on the floats almost cant bend any more! [B)] anybody ever heard of such a low fuel level being ideal?
edit: bike is a 1998 C1 with full akra system, +4 degree advancer, factory pro jetkit and stock air filter with the mesh removed. B, E or F carb settings are completely different