Mak, stock bike? Generic jetting? Oh no my wrongfully assuming friend. My bike is not stock. I have the trio completed. Years ago. Filter, jet, exaust. Elevation doesn't affect my bike. Also, how the hell does your bike not run in Houston? You live in Texas, how much different could the elevation be in... Texas?

You also said that your stock jetting runs great there but not in Houston. So why do you now say that my bike would run anywhere because you think it is stock? Story changes. I am just curious where you get this information. 

  -Anti 

Quote from: The Antibody on August 23, 2006, 09:38:21 PMYou live in Texas, how much different could the elevation be in... Texas?

4000 to 6000 feet...depending on where I'm looking to ride.

QuoteStory changes.

I can't help you if you feel that an XJ400 and a GS500 have anything in common.

Your bike holds perfect tune at any elevation because it's magical.  That's the only explanation.

unless you ride up Mt. Everest, its not really gonna matter, ad if you doo WOW that's magical, i want to join you

HAHA, but you compared the GS to your XJ400 first bud.

Anyway, my bike isn't magical, I just fill the gas tank with love, and love will help us climb the highest mountain. 

  -Anti 

Quote from: makenzie71 on August 23, 2006, 03:22:54 PM
He asked if he needed to rejet...it likely won't be necessary to do such a thing. I'm sure he already knows that without propper tuning he won't see the full benefit of any modification.  Telling someone that the necessity is lacking is far different from telling them that it's the best way.

Altitude has a LOT to do with jetting...I have an XJ with turn downs and OPEN carburetors that runs phenominally on the stock jetting here, but in houston I can't even get it to start.  How can you think altitude has nothing to do with it?

Mak... I'd love to know where you get an idea like this. Have you done the pod filter/lunchbox mod for the GS and kept the stock jets yourself? I have.... and I'm telling him YOU MUST REJET OR ELSE THE BIKE WILL RUN LIKE SH*T! It has nothing to do with altitude. It has nothing to do with getting a big performance gain out of the new filters. If you do the mod the bike will need rejetting; plain and simple. You can then fine-tune the jetting FOR the altitude, but that would only be a slight difference in jet sizes, not  close to the 10 or some sizes as Srinath pointed out; Altitude jetting wasnt not the question that was asked. As YOU pointed out, he asked if the bike will need rejetting. YES IT WILL! You can get by with it without rejeting for a short while like I did, but you're only hurting the bike and it will run like CRAP!


P.S: I took my GS from Albuquerque, NM at 6k ft, to Boston, MA at sealevel. I noticed no change in performance. The only change was when I removed the airbox for the pod filters & the bike ran like crap.

Quote from: l3uddha on August 24, 2006, 04:51:21 AM

Quote from: makenzie71 on August 23, 2006, 03:22:54 PM
He asked if he needed to rejet...it likely won't be necessary to do such a thing. I'm sure he already knows that without propper tuning he won't see the full benefit of any modification.  Telling someone that the necessity is lacking is far different from telling them that it's the best way.

Altitude has a LOT to do with jetting...I have an XJ with turn downs and OPEN carburetors that runs phenominally on the stock jetting here, but in houston I can't even get it to start.  How can you think altitude has nothing to do with it?

Mak... I'd love to know where you get an idea like this. Have you done the pod filter/lunchbox mod for the GS and kept the stock jets yourself? I have.... and I'm telling him YOU MUST REJET OR ELSE THE BIKE WILL RUN LIKE SH*T! It has nothing to do with altitude. It has nothing to do with getting a big performance gain out of the new filters. If you do the mod the bike will need rejetting; plain and simple. You can then fine-tune the jetting FOR the altitude, but that would only be a slight difference in jet sizes, not  close to the 10 or some sizes as Srinath pointed out; Altitude jetting wasnt not the question that was asked. As YOU pointed out, he asked if the bike will need rejetting. YES IT WILL! You can get by with it without rejeting for a short while like I did, but you're only hurting the bike and it will run like CRAP!


P.S: I took my GS from Albuquerque, NM at 6k ft, to Boston, MA at sealevel. I noticed no change in performance. The only change was when I removed the airbox for the pod filters & the bike ran like crap.

I think that's his point. It will run, but it will run like shaZam!. If it runs, there isn't a need to rejet, even though it will run like shaZam!. Jetting will help it run better, yeah.

Mak... 6,000 to 8,000 Feet? HAHA I knew something was fishy about that in Texas. I looked it up. Your home town is 177ft. and Houston is only 43ft. in elevation. Eh... thats close to 8,000. Sheesh. I live Wikipidia.

  -Anti 

twit...you need to abandon wikipedia.  Gruver, TX is 3600ft...and I ride ALL over TX, not just my driveway.

Twit? Apparently ther is wrong info on the net. Not just Wiki. It's wrong all over. Any, I appologise for other peoples ignorance, but there is no need for name slinging. So how does 3,200ft, which appears to be the average of the other els. I found, fall into 6 to 8 thousand? (I had to  )

  -Anti 

This thread is great.

Actually the majoraty of the state is closer to sea level...but you're right.  I only ride at the average.  I magically float through the air anytime the elevation drops...riding above the average tends to be troublesome.

Names-calling involves intent to insult without basis, which has not occured.  You're a twit not because there's incorrect information on the internet, but because you chose to believe that information over someone who lives here.  Twit.

OH SNAP!

isn't it also wrong to assume that removing an airbox wont require rejetting to get the bike to run properly, on altitude differences alone? by assuming you've made an ass of yourself. ass.





j/k I love you

The highest point in Texas (Guadalupe Peak) is over 8,000 ft.  Ft. Davis, TX has a higher elevation than Denver.  Near the Gulf coast, many towns are very close to sea level.

I can't help with the jetting question, but as a native Texan, I must correct misinformation about my home state!  Because of its size and location, it has more variation of ecosystems and terrain than perhaps any other state.  No brag, just fact.

And Texans have lots of facts.  Just ask us.....

wierd... I was under the impression that only steers & qu##rs come from Texas   




you guys must love that line

Quote from: l3uddha on August 27, 2006, 10:23:50 AM
isn't it also wrong to assume that removing an airbox wont require rejetting to get the bike to run properly, on altitude differences alone? by assuming you've made an ass of yourself. ass.



j/k I love you

$10 to anyone who can point out where I said it'll run propperly without rejetting.  $100 goes to anyone who will print the following quote and staple it to his balls:

"I'm sure he already knows that without propper tuning he won't see the full benefit of any modification."

Mak you're so cute when you get mad! 

Mak, you are too much. I'm not going to get mad over this despite your best efforts. Did you see the thread about Wikipedia? It's a valuable source of information, and the fact that you live there doesn't mean you know shaZam!. I do commend you though for knowing your elevation. GOOD JOB! But... you did say he won't need to rejet, which is what this comes down to. You will need to rejet. end of story. 

  -Anti 

Is there a way to subscribe to a thread on this forum?  ANTI IS ON FIRE.  Jesus, I would Pay-Per-View this shaZam!.

-Turd.

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on August 28, 2006, 07:51:39 AM
Is there a way to subscribe to a thread on this forum?  ANTI IS ON FIRE.  Jesus, I would Pay-Per-View this shaZam!.

-Turd.

screw the thread, I wanna subscribe to Anti!