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Cory Full Member Offline Ride Hard Or Stay Home Posts: 124 OHIO Gender:	White Spacer Mod? 04/13/08 at 08:15:42 Does Anyone have step by step directions or even pictures to help me and a neighbor do the white spacer mod on our savages ? We are new at all the carb mod stuff needing some direction . Thanks.
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Re: White Spacer Mod?
Reply #1 - 04/13/08 at 08:24:11

Spacer Mod:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1104205157

Carb Work: (step by step)
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1191899985

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Reply #2 - 04/13/08 at 11:22:51

I used the spacer mod and got the #4 white spacer from ACE hardware. I think it was 19 cents. The cheapest and best mod ever! after the mod, open exhaust and cone intake filter the bike runs great. Keep in mind that tuning the carb is a step by step process. After the spacer mod and tuning it has better throttle response and runs much better. I also have been able to get rid of the awful backfire. Keep tinkering with it and let us know of your progress!! Good luck

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Cory Full Member Offline Ride Hard Or Stay Home Posts: 124 OHIO Gender:	Re: White Spacer Mod? Reply #3 - 04/13/08 at 20:36:47 well i succeeded with the white spacer mod i took it out and put 2 small washers in place and man one heck of a difference starts up easier , quick throttle response and man will she fly i love it the only thing now is i don't know if i still should rejet or just leave her alone cause she runs 100 times better .
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: White Spacer Mod? Reply #4 - 04/13/08 at 20:40:21 are you stock n the exhaust and intake filter?
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: White Spacer Mod? Reply #5 - 04/13/08 at 20:51:12 after reading you other post - sounds like you have a very open pipe - yes you need to rejet at least the mainjet - any back fires? - a 150 or 152.5 would be a good place to start
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Cory Full Member Offline Ride Hard Or Stay Home Posts: 124 OHIO Gender:	Re: White Spacer Mod? Reply #6 - 04/13/08 at 21:22:01 no backfires or anything just a nice solid deep loud sound relaxing to me but very disturbing to the neighborhood
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Reply #7 - 04/14/08 at 13:36:32

superior wrote on 04/13/08 at 11:22:51:

I used the spacer mod and got the #4 white spacer from ACE hardware. I think it was 19 cents. The cheapest and best mod ever! after the mod, open exhaust and cone intake filter the bike runs great. Keep in mind that tuning the carb is a step by step process. After the spacer mod and tuning it has better throttle response and runs much better. I also have been able to get rid of the awful backfire. Keep tinkering with it and let us know of your progress!! Good luck

Dont' knock that backfire too much, it saved my life last year! Scared off some deer headed right for me. Shocked

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J Mac Senior Member Offline Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez Posts: 407 Louisiana, USA Gender:	Re: White Spacer Mod? Reply #8 - 04/16/08 at 18:55:29 Does anybody know how the spacer mod and idle mixture screw adjustment affects gas mileage? I did a search and didn't find anything specific. I am NOT rejetting or changing the muffler, and I'm curious how those mods affect fuel economy.
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: White Spacer Mod? Reply #9 - 04/16/08 at 19:12:54 For a bit over 10k miles of commute the day in day out mpg on the '95 is 54mpg - 1/2 spacer, stock airfilter, 152.5 mainjet, Jardine muffler - of course it's a good bit of traffic - nothing much over 50mph
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Reply #10 - 04/16/08 at 20:01:40

Rogue_Cheddar wrote on 04/14/08 at 13:36:32:

Dont' knock that backfire too much, it saved my life last year! Scared off some deer headed right for me. Shocked

I've been wondering what I would do if I had a deer problem(lots of deer here).

Is there a way to make the Savage backfire on purpose???
I hope so,I need something thought out in advance should I have the deer problem...can't find anything else that would work!!

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Reply #11 - 10/25/22 at 17:30:51

Hi everyone, I have a few questions about the white spacer mod.
Hopefully one or two of you can help me out.
So I have a 86 savage with a stock exhaust and kn filter in the original airbox, I also live in Victoria bc, ( next to ocean) so very low altitude. So It was running crappy an back firing even after I tuned it to the best I could.
So I did the white spacer mod. I took the white spacer out and put in two smaller spacers I found, there somewhere i between 1/2 and 1/3 smaller. But now the bike is dieing when I push the choke in or after I release the throttle.
So question one, do I need to change the jet if I do the spacer mod?

Question two, does it sound like I need more air ?

Question three, how does altitude change the need for different jets?

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Re: White Spacer Mod?
Reply #12 - 10/25/22 at 19:49:28

Hi: I'm in Surrey, have had my '08 for over 8 years.
If you have been inside your carb already, you should go back in and re-jet to 52.5/152.5 for sea level.
Also, re-set your idle to a fast tickover, so it won't stall during a panic stop.
Plenty of good carb tuning advice on this site. I'll be in Vic Nov 26, maybe get together.
Cheers! Cool

ps: I may have a few spare jets. Need to check at the shop.

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Suzuki86prince YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 22 victoria Gender:	Re: White Spacer Mod? Reply #13 - 10/25/22 at 20:26:37 Ok that’s awesome advice, I will get that done And forsure I’m up for it
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Re: White Spacer Mod?
Reply #14 - 10/25/22 at 20:31:33

Now an '86 carb is a different beast than a '08, jetted completely differently.
However, Canadian bikes are different from 'merican bikes too.
Sooo, take this with a grain of salt.

'86 was before EPA regulations mandating lean carburation and other BS.
Hence they are a little richer than '08. the main jet is 155 vs. 145 and the pilot is 47.5 vs 52.5, see the carb specs in the tech section for a complete listing. And I believe your needle has grooves instead of just a spacer, at least some did.

So you're backfiring, I'd check for an exhaust leak with a candle.

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