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Worse running with increased altitude - lean/rich?
10/21/09 at 16:41:20
 
Too tired after 200 plus miles of mostly twisties.  So I can't figure out whether worse running on the pilot jet at altitude means it's lean or rich.  The main jet is fine.  I do have only about 1/3 of white space thickness.

Bike stuttered badly on the pilot at 5000 ft.  From off idle to just under 1/4 throttle, improved to a little over 1/4 throttle, fine from there to full throttle.

Any non-exhausted brains remember how this works?

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Re: Worse running with increased altitude - lean/r
Reply #1 - 10/21/09 at 16:47:19
 
too rich... Wink
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Reply #2 - 10/21/09 at 16:51:19
 
Cool, I can fix that I suppose.  Enough to increase spacer perhaps?  Maybe I'll try that first.  I have very little spacer really.

Think I'm running a 52.5 pilot with holes.  I have one without holes.  I suppose that makes a difference.
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Re: Worse running with increased altitude - lean/r
Reply #3 - 10/21/09 at 17:34:26
 
Standard pilot, 152.5 main, NO spacer, MAC exhaust. No issues even at 5000 ft. At 12000 miles, spark plug looked almost new.  Smiley
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Re: Worse running with increased altitude - lean/r
Reply #4 - 10/21/09 at 23:54:59
 
If you arent going to be at altitude for long-
runs crappy just on pilot circuit - turn the idle adjust screw in to lean it out
runs crappy on all circuits - remove the cover for the airbox
If you're going to be at altitude a while you might aswell just rejet.
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Re: Worse running with increased altitude - lean/r
Reply #5 - 10/22/09 at 04:33:20
 
Thats why a touch on the lean side at sea level is fine for me. That way I won't be in trouble when I get into altitude now and then. I just know not to be cobbin it too hard in hot weather here at sea level.
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Re: Worse running run a tochased altitude - lean/r
Reply #6 - 10/22/09 at 05:14:20
 
I run a touch on the lean side,but can tell it runs stronger the warmer it is.
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Re: Worse running with increased altitude - lean/r
Reply #7 - 12/16/09 at 19:29:35
 
FWIW....

The jetting, inlet, and exhaust on mine (see signature) are all stock.  I have fiddled with the pilot screw a bit.

I live at 6500' above sea level and my bike runs great up here.

It also ran good in Houston, TX, but it backfired more down there.
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