does it come with two kits?
Does it matter? just get new Mikuni jets. Then you won't spend outrageous amounts of money for them.
Quote from: drowningbird808 on May 23, 2007, 08:25:11 PM
does it come with two kits?
You mean 1 for each carburetor? Or do you mean Stage-1 and Stage-3? I think the answer is
yes--at least you get 2 options for main jets. :dunno_white:
From What Ive Learned On Her, Jet Kits Are A Rip Off., Better Just Getting 2 Jets for A 89-01
3 For A 02+ If Im Correct
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Quote from: Wrecent_Wryder on May 24, 2007, 02:54:42 AM
Quote from: Jay_wolf on May 24, 2007, 01:12:37 AM
From What Ive Learned On Her, Jet Kits Are A Rip Off., Better Just Getting 2 Jets for A 89-01
3 For A 02+ If Im Correct
The 3-jet carbs started with the 2001, at least in the US.
My Mistake, Thanks Dude!
yeh i meant one for each carb...is it worth the 84 bucks?
Or just PM Srinath for a kit with the jets, washers, and new allen screws for the float bowls. I think he asks between $20 and $25 for the whole kit.
thanks im also getting a k&n air filter and a jardine full exhaust are there different size jets? if so wat size would need?
sorry about all the questions lol i just got the bike a week ago and its my frist :)
Yeah, just PM srinath. He can send you the one's for before you redo your filter and exhaust and after I think he just asks like 30+shipping but I could be wrong :thumb: hell of a lot cheaper than a dynojet and ya get allen head bolts to replace the crappy float bowl screws. ohhh yeah and you don't have to drill your slides so it's completely reversible as long as you keep the old jets :thumb:
Quote from: drowningbird808 on May 24, 2007, 11:05:59 AM
thanks im also getting a k&n air filter and a jardine full exhaust are there different size jets? if so wat size would need?
sorry about all the questions lol i just got the bike a week ago and its my frist :)
Holy carp, it's the Wiki!
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/Rejetting
Yeah jet kits are a rip off. Just get jets or do as spcterry mentions and get a kit from srinath if he has any.
is the bike alot differnt with a filter exhaust and jets or is it a waste
It depends on whether a couple of horsepower (yep, that's about all you'll get) are worth all the trouble, money, and noise to you. I personally won't buy an exhaust. I might eventually get a lunchbox filter if I keep my bike, if nothing else to get rid of the crappy stock airbox that is a PITA to get in and out. I rejetted for the K&N drop-in. It pulls pretty smoothly. That's all I really want. If I want more power, I'll buy a new bike.
Yeah, it's a lot different. For one you don't have the ghey looking stock exhaust anymore :laugh: :laugh: Between the un-baffled exhaust and the K&N lunchbox it makes a hell of a lot of noise :icon_twisted: Just ask my neighbors :oops: But yeah, there is a drastic difference in power over a stock setup :thumb:
before mine dynoed just shy of 41 :o I'll try to get it out next bike night and see where it is now :thumb: I'm thinking it'll be close to 50....maybe 46-47
I don't know of anyone who's gotten more than around a 10% gain with bolt-on mods. 10% of 40 is 4. If it's worth $400 for that 4 HP, then go for it.
ahahah true
Quote from: Egaeus on May 24, 2007, 11:12:04 AM
Holy carp, it's the Wiki!
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/Rejetting
:laugh: :icon_lol: :laugh: :icon_lol: :laugh: :icon_lol:
I paid $80 something for Dyno jet kit for my Shadow, never really got it to run properly, despite dozens of attempts.
It ran pretty good with shims under the needles and larger jets, however.
The DJ needles are supposed to cure various maladies, but I never noticed any real difference worth the money.
Jets are relatively cheap.
10% HP gain at the upper end is only 4 hp or so for GS. You would not notice it in ordinary riding.
You might notice better response, from turning out the pilots a little.
My other beef is that DJ costs so much, supposedly due to the research they do, but they have no idea what groove or which main jet you should use. So where did the money go? You end up guessing. On the Shadow, carb removal and reinstallation is a couple of hours project. The parts they sell you are tiny.
Quote from: drowningbird808 on May 24, 2007, 11:32:44 AM
is the bike alot differnt with a filter exhaust and jets or is it a waste
Not so much the peak maximum at top revs, its the fact that it will run everywhere in the rpm range without a bunch of uneven spots, its the fact that it will start and in 30 seconds hold idle on the coldest day you have around your parts, it will run cool and it will self destruct at a slower pace. OK Yea you pay for it at the pump, but you make power and manage engine heat a 100 times better ...
PS: OK I was talking about rejetting without a DJ kit. try a factory kit if you must, atleast they use similar needles to stock and Mikuni jets.
Cool.
Srinath.