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Title: GS jetting
Post by: corndog67 on February 19, 2006, 06:40:43 PM
Hey, I'm new here, so go easy please.  I bought a used 95 GS.  When I bought it , it had a stock pipe and air box, stock jetting.  One of my co-workers races a couple of GSXR' s, and happened to have the jetting recommended by your site. 40pilots and 125 mains, with 1 shim under the needle.  Before I jetted it, it was a lean pig.  Not even fun to ride.  After jetting, and having the carbs back off a few times to make sure everything was right, the jetting is close, maybe 90 percent.  Midrange is good, top end is good, but off the bottom, a slight hesitation.  Screws are at 4 turns out, seems a little much to me, but I believe another GS site recommended it.  Any recommendations?  Is this common?   Just barely off of idle.  I can ride around it, but maybe another little adjustment needed.  Help.

Robert

Oh, almost forgot, still stock pipe and airbox.
Title: Re: GS jetting
Post by: scratch on February 19, 2006, 06:53:11 PM
Welcome!

Float height might need to be raised to the level of the floatbowl gasket surface.
Title: Re: GS jetting
Post by: Gisser on February 19, 2006, 08:47:25 PM
Four turns on the pilot screws are definitely excessive when done in conjunction with oversized pilot jets.  Try 2-to-2 1/2, but start here.

If that doesn't do it then shimming under the needle can also cause off-throttle hesitation.  Process of elimination, easy to do, but one change at a time.  :cheers:
Title: Re: GS jetting
Post by: corndog67 on February 20, 2006, 07:50:39 PM

Thanks, Robert