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911radioman

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Verify this jet for me?
02/13/06 at 22:52:40

I'm in the process of doing a fairly good size order through Dennis Kirk, and I found this jet. It says its a Mikuni 152.5. I want to make sure this is the proper main jet for the Savage.

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/Product.jsp?skuId=17251525&stor...

Says it comes in a two-pack for $5.99.

Now, to make sure I'm on the right track here. Let me run down what I've done/doing so I make sure this is the right size jet I need.

1. White spacer mod - filed to 1/2 size DONE

2. Pilot cap drilled and idle mixture screw richened DONE

3. HD Sportster muffler ON ORDER

With these givens, am I on target going for the 152.5 main jet, and is the link I gave above the RIGHT jet?

Thanks!
Tom

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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #1 - 02/14/06 at 04:24:45 That's the one - large round mikuni type 100/604
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necropsy Full Member 2005 No Login Offline Suzuki '05 S40 Posts: 173 Barrie, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #2 - 02/14/06 at 04:29:05 woah! shouldn't he be getting either a K&N or go a size smaller?
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Jim_R Ex Member	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #3 - 02/14/06 at 04:50:23 yeah I agree, he need to change his air filter to a K&N replacement or a pod filter! Check the marketplace for the $15 +shipping pods. I got one and its awesome
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #4 - 02/14/06 at 05:34:54 the 152.5 works mighty fine with a clean stock airfilter and free'r flow pipe - at sea level -
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911radioman Ex Member	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #5 - 02/14/06 at 05:41:45 Well I ain't in the mountains or anything. Whatever the elevation of Louisville, Kentucky is, is where I'm at. Based on everything I've read, the 152.5 is supposed to be the way to go unless I've missed something. I'm not really intending to get into the air box mods unless I absolutely have to.
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911radioman Ex Member	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #6 - 02/14/06 at 05:47:00 Looks like we're about 500 ft above sea level here.
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #7 - 02/14/06 at 05:50:31 it may run a tad rich but not much and to me that's a good thing - as the summer comes on you might want to play with a 150 - check your plug if's black or close to it.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #8 - 02/14/06 at 06:16:16 Upgrading the air filter is still a good idea, in my opinion. If you choose to use the K&N drop-in replacement for the stock filter, I'd also recommend a snorkelectomy.
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Reply #9 - 02/14/06 at 06:55:36

No doubt the lower restriction K&N does flow more air just understand while you let more air through the filter you also let more particles through. K&N use to claim they were with in 1% of stock paper filters - this may or may not be important depending on where you operate the engine. I use K&N filters some but not on the engines that run in a high sand environment and where I expect long life from them, some of the 2-strokes for instance are going to need new pistons and rings after a couple hundred hours no matter what you do and longlife is just not expected. An interesting read on the subject here is always fun and starts the d@mnst amount of disagreements just like the syn oil vs. dino oil. Pretty good site:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest3.htm

While people will quote their personal experence time and again on how the lower restriction air filter did not hurt their engine - my self included - I have a '99 F250 with 180k miles on it that has had a K&N filter on it since new and still runs quit well - on the other hand my 300zx would have most likely died if it had K&N's as it is a bottom breather and sucks the air right above the ground, the facts are more dirt does get through these and every other type of low restriction filter when compared to oem paper filters supported by oil analysis tests from high dust environments.

Too much coffee this morning!

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cigaro Ex Member	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #10 - 02/14/06 at 08:07:30 When do you use a 155 main jet? I've heard that number mentioned here, too? I'm 925 feet above sea level. Is the 152 a better option? When I do the reject, or have it done, I want to address all levels of the acceleration.
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Reply #11 - 02/14/06 at 08:21:11

Reelthing wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

more dirt does get through these and every other type of low restriction filter when compared to oem paper filters supported by oil analysis tests from high dust environments.

I avoid K&N filters for this reason. More performance at the cost of reduced engine life ? I'll stick to OEM paper filters.

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Reply #12 - 02/14/06 at 08:25:50

on the '02 when I really opened up the air box the 155 seemed not too rich - better performance than the 152.5 - not that could tell really - but the jardine pipe I have doesn't flow as well as some others - these HD SEII pipes may very well need one with a very low restriction air filter like a big pod. But in the end you really need to eye ball the spark plug to know for sure.

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #13 - 02/14/06 at 10:32:54 I've had a 152.5 main, sporty muffler and K+N drop in air filter on my bike for about a year and have had no problems with the plug fouling. Install the 152.5 and take it from there.
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tankerblaze Ex Member	Re: Verify this jet for me? Reply #14 - 02/15/06 at 12:25:42 I'm interested!!! Quick questions though? I've seen the stage 1 kits from Dynojet, should I replace the needle when using this jet? Also, where can I obtain a replacement idle jet? Tanker out!
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