gazab44 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:


The seize is on the mainjet (hope to be still visable).

Greetz
Kropatchek

That's the gist.  You just drain and pull the bottom of the carb and the jet is in the center.  Replacing the screws with stainless allen heads is definitely a good idea.  It'll make accessing it in the future a snap.  I did it for the top side too.  A flathead screwdriver will remove the jet and then you read the size stamped into the brass.  I dunno about you but I had to use reading glasses.

My '98 was stock with a 145 also.

I've seen some rule of thumb before that said a higher flow air filter was +1 size , a higher flow exhaust was +1 or +2 jet sizes - so call that about 3 (if you open the air intake a little). Stock these carbs have a 145 main - but they are lean as he77 and from eyeballing the stock '02 it's reasonable with a 150 jet and stock pipe - so if you start there 150 + ( 3 *2.5 )  - I'd say 157.5 or a 155 if you leave the filter/air box alone, would be a good start - then you need check the spark plug - are you going to chop the white spacer down to half and richen the idle mixture as well?

I had some trouble locating the right allen bolts in a hardware store.  Am I going to find these at the bike shop or does anyone have a better suggestion?  I have no choice but to replace them since I skimped on an impact driver and ended up drilling out the top four.  I decided after that the $35 dollars would be well spent for any future problems.

going to check size of jet tonight at work, when not busy of cause, got no problem changing screws...1000's at work  

Prior to removing the stock carb on my Savage in the search for more performance, I found that by going 1 or 2 sizes larger on the main jet and one size larger on the pilot jet, that this would take care of most bikes with a stock engine and K&N style filter and aftermarket muffler.

Savi650 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:


This one seems good to me

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1098869040