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Good luck with the trip, and do take some pictures for us.
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testarossa wrote: Wikipedia has the altitude in Vegas listed as 2100 ft.
Good luck with the trip, and do take some pictures for us.
You're thinking of the OTHER Las Vegas. I'm heading to LV, New Mexico. It's a town of about 15,000 population 65 mi. east of Santa Fe. It is at 6425' alt.
My mains are 1 notch larger than stock 105 vs 102.5. I'll take the 102.5's along. I'm thinking maybe raise the clip on the needles one notch and turn in the mixture screws 1/4 turn for the ride in the mountains. Wadya think?
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TeK9iNe wrote: Agreed, I wouldnt worry about it. A slight adjustment to the mixture screws maybe, but otherwise, you will just feel slight changes in performance throughout the throttle range/power delivery - no biggie.
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I like that attitude, No worry, mate. I won't. I will take pictures though and post some here. I'll be leaving about Aug 4 for the first leg to West Fargo, NoDak.
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TomW wrote: You're thinking of the OTHER Las Vegas. I'm heading to LV, New Mexico. It's a town of about 15,000 population 65 mi. east of Santa Fe. It is at 6425' alt.
My mains are 1 notch larger than stock 105 vs 102.5. I'll take the 102.5's along. I'm thinking maybe raise the clip on the needles one notch and turn in the mixture screws 1/4 turn for the ride in the mountains. Wadya think?
I'm an idiot. That's what I think.
Seriously, I think that your plan seems reasonable. Just be prepared to deal with any potential issues. The fact that you are even asking about it before tells me that you can handle the issue. BTW 1/4 turn can make a huge difference in AFR at idle. I have seen this on my wideband 02 sensor. Just adjust as needed to get your idle right. Carry the spare jets for the remote possibility that you start fouling plugs at altitude.
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