lectron carb set-up

i'm having a tough time trying to figure out the proper needle heights for an older set of 40mm lectrons i bought used a couple of years ago. i was wondering if anybody out in kz land has any info on them as far what needles would be recommended as the motor is running very lean and i don't want to burn it up on the dyno it seems to be idling quite high so i would like to set them up a bit better while i have the engine out modifing the frame.

THEY ARE JUNK!
I will take them off your hands!!! :whistle:LMAO!!!

thanks for the offer but it would cost more to ship then they are worth.

:laugh:

timebomb33 wrote:

i'm having a tough time trying to figure out the proper needle heights for an older set of 40mm lectrons i bought used a couple of years ago. i was wondering if anybody out in kz land has any info on them as far what needles would be recommended as the motor is running very lean and i don't want to burn it up on the dyno it seems to be idling quite high so i would like to set them up a bit better while i have the engine out modifing the frame.

If useful, this link shows three different size metering rods available, 5400-1(Short), 5400-2(Long), 5400-3(X-Long), and lots of other info.

Lectron Carbs

Good Luck!

thanks patton that will help a ton the last thing i want to do is burn up an 8000.00+ engine on the dyno with out making at least one full throttle pass at the track i feel the need to scare the shit out of my self again and it is good.

timebomb33 wrote:

thanks patton that will help a ton the last thing i want to do is burn up an 8000.00+ engine on the dyno with out making at least one full throttle pass at the track i feel the need to scare the shit out of my self again and it is good.

For anything related to Lectrons,go directly to the source: www.fbg.com . They'll be able to tell you which metering rods and a baseline of setting the rod height.They also offer a couple of very trick adjustment/measuring tools- however they are not cheap.

Jack, link given is not for a carb site... looks like a reserved site name that is not in use.

Thanks George, somedays I'm a sack of hammers.... www.fastbygast.com will get you to their site now.

thanks jack , i have that site already they have good info on the newer style carb but none on the first generation that i picked up. i'll keep looking by the way is geoff going racing again this year now that he's had some good passes under his belt with the new set-up.

Timebomb, my 40's have 2.0 rods in them and are definitely old- they were delivered to me at Indy in 1995 or so. FBG should be able to help you with anything you need- I'd talk to Kevin.

And yes, Pollard Nitrosports will be put in 09. Not going to Valdosta for the 1st race in March but looking to Atlanta. We'll be at the London Motorcycle Expo this weekend.

thats the same rods as mine it just is a bunch lean.