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Muffler removal = carb adjustment?
- ckotul
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Here's my question... if I decide to either take the baffle out of the Kerker, or just remove the muffler all together, will I need to rejet or adjust the carbs?
1977 KZ650C1
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- larrycavan
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I had the carbs rejetted and sync'd last season cause the previous owner didn't do it when he put on the pods, 4-1, and the Kerker Megaphone.
Here's my question... if I decide to either take the baffle out of the Kerker, or just remove the muffler all together, will I need to rejet or adjust the carbs?
Just removing the baffle, probably not.
Removing the Megaphone could affect the jetting.
It really comes down to the state of build of the motor and how close your jetting is to perfect right now.
Larry C
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ckotul wrote:
I had the carbs rejetted and sync'd last season cause the previous owner didn't do it when he put on the pods, 4-1, and the Kerker Megaphone.
Here's my question... if I decide to either take the baffle out of the Kerker, or just remove the muffler all together, will I need to rejet or adjust the carbs?
Just removing the baffle, probably not.
Removing the Megaphone could affect the jetting.
It really comes down to the state of build of the motor and how close your jetting is to perfect right now.
Larry C
Thanks for the info! How will I know if something is wrong? Will the bike die or not run normally, or will it be something more subtle?
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It will hesitate as you open the throttle to accelerate and not have power. Your spark plugs will run white and your pipes will burn blue at the first bend.larrycavan wrote:
ckotul wrote:
I had the carbs rejetted and sync'd last season cause the previous owner didn't do it when he put on the pods, 4-1, and the Kerker Megaphone.
Here's my question... if I decide to either take the baffle out of the Kerker, or just remove the muffler all together, will I need to rejet or adjust the carbs?
Just removing the baffle, probably not.
Removing the Megaphone could affect the jetting.
It really comes down to the state of build of the motor and how close your jetting is to perfect right now.
Larry C
Thanks for the info! How will I know if something is wrong? Will the bike die or not run normally, or will it be something more subtle?
I remember I screwed around with the baffles on my stock mufflers and it definitely threw the carburetion off enough to run crappy.
1979 KZ-750 Twin
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