jet setting for pods or stay with stock box?

I have a stock (just finished re-building) 1978 KZ 650D SR. I was given K&N pods but don't know what the carb settings should be. Right now stock is 120 main, 25 pilot and 0.9 air. what should they be for pods and where can i get new jets... if needed? on the other hand what are the pros to pods other than the obvious easier on/off of carbs. Show me the true path fella's.

I don't think pods have any advantage other than easy removal. Maybe they allow more airflow but the carb needles are designed for a specific flow characteristic so the pods won't match it. I think if you are racing and want a little more power over a narrow RPM range, pods will do that. If it's a street bike and you want good rideability over the full RPM range, the airbox is the way to go.

tugmonkey77 wrote:

I have a stock (just finished re-building) 1978 KZ 650D SR. I was given K&N pods but don't know what the carb settings should be. Right now stock is 120 main, 25 pilot and 0.9 air. what should they be for pods and where can i get new jets... if needed? on the other hand what are the pros to pods other than the obvious easier on/off of carbs. Show me the true path fella's.

I was given K&N pods...what are the pros to pods?...Show me the true path fella's.

Click here > The True Path?

Good Luck!

Short answer: if you like riding stick with the airbox; if you like spending hours tinkering in the garage trying to find the elusive magic combination that works well for pods on your bike (or if you're feeling lucky)go with pods.

Short question: What's broke that you're trying to fix? (because if it ain't broke ......)

oooh boy, here we go again! :ohmy:

:pinch: :pinch: :pinch: :whistle:

P.O.D = Piece Of Dung

The pod haters awaken.....:dry:

I don't think so peewee.


Anybody got a question about it do a search. All the info is there for both sides. Ya just gotta dig it up...get it....dig it up!? :lol:

It's a joke son!!! Yer a chickenhawk son....a chickenhawk! Ya eat chickens! Boys plum Loco if ya ask me!! :blink:

I'm thinking of an airbox that surrounds the pods, best of both worlds!!!!

Ok, actually I'm thinking of making my own airbox as pods are expensive, stock airboxes won't fit my bike anymore and its something to do in the off-season. Any ideas? Also, I need to make it fit a 750 in a 650 frame. Also, any ideas for the proper airbox design? For cost I'm tempted to adapt some form of dirtbike type foam filter and oil it. Easy to clean, cheap to replace, just need to insure I have enough filter surface to pass enough air for the engine.

Get some 0.09" aluminum sheet, measure, cut, bend, weld seams, cutout intake boot holes, weld on a bung for the crank case breather.

Anyone done this before?

Ok, and pods or stock, if you have stock, put a K&N paper in the stock airbox, that'll flow a bit more, adjust your jetting and ride. I have pods because my stock airbox was toast, my tank mount makes a stock airbox impossible anyways, and pods were 32.00.

I've have some wind issues and jetting took forever to get to running reliably with decent power. So the moral is do what ever you want, its your bike and really, enjoying the ride is all that matters.

The rest of you can knock each other out, I'm going to get some paper and start sketching up some ideas.

yeah, ive seen it done before on a zx-11, if youre decent at bending and welding anythings possible.

pods rock!! Well, unless you ride in the rain. I do like the look of pods but water bad