Bandit Alley

MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: Vee Dub Nut on September 10, 2005, 01:11:55 AM

Title: K&N issues
Post by: Vee Dub Nut on September 10, 2005, 01:11:55 AM

Ok, I bumped up my mains to 127.5, stock pilots, A/F screws 2.5 turns out... about .040" shims on the needles, and the two inch mod tonight..

I also dropped in a K&N filter.. now it runs pretty good at WOT, but there is a very noticable flat spot in the midrange.. Is this because of the K&N? (i ask because the reason i still have the K&N is because it did the same in my 600) should i go back to stock, or more shims on the needles.. once you get the throttle opened up and the rpms up, you feel a very noticable surge in power... (makes wheelies easy wow.gif on accident i promise) how about the A/F screws, should i open them up more?

What is the best way to tune around the flat spot, more shims on the needles, just drop the stock filter back in??

Title: K&N issues
Post by: jwalters on September 10, 2005, 12:00:34 PM

Yes, needle position is what you are after to fix any mid-throttle issues.
Incase you havn't seen this before it's kinda nice to see it graphically.

Clip Position = Needle Height = Needle Position

(http://firedonkey.com/~jwalters/carb%20adjust%20chart.jpg)

Title: K&N issues
Post by: Vee Dub Nut on September 10, 2005, 12:34:49 PM

ok thanks!... that really helped a lot..