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mjg1088 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13	Raptor vs Stock Petcock Question 04/23/19 at 11:21:24 Will installing a raptor petcock yield a power increase even if the stock petcock is functional, or does this only make sense to do if there are problems with the vacuum feed? I have a low-miles bike, and generally support "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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mjg1088 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13	Re: Raptor vs Stock Petcock Question Reply #1 - 04/23/19 at 12:00:37 Sorry for the double post, I deleted the extra!
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8366	Re: Raptor vs Stock Petcock Question Reply #2 - 04/23/19 at 12:21:55 No power increase. The stock one will fail eventually, the Raptor is less likely.
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Re: Raptor vs Stock Petcock Question
Reply #3 - 04/23/19 at 12:36:10

You didn't say what year your bike is - time and fuel quality have an affect on how long the diaphragm in the stock petcock will last.....it will fail eventually, and the symptoms often have folks looking in the wrong place to fix the problems. Sometimes they run erratically, sometimes you get fuel in the crankcase or air cleaner (or both), sometimes the bike runs too rich and sometimes too lean!

It causes stuff like this:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1556044029

If you like gambling.....then keep the stock petcock and see how long your luck holds out (keep a phone number of a close friend who can come pick you up and give you a ride home).

Someday I will be old......But not today!

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Raptor vs Stock Petcock Question Reply #4 - 04/23/19 at 14:14:06 Other than an extended cam chain tensioner ,the Raptor is the best money you'll ever spend to make your bike more reliable.
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Re: Raptor vs Stock Petcock Question
Reply #5 - 04/23/19 at 14:22:35

Eegore - Thanks, that makes sense. A coworker of mine had a savage and reported a power increase with the petcock change, but I'm guessing his stock one was already malfunctioning.

Dave - it's a 2013. I'll probably buy the petcock and do the change the next time I need to fiddle with the bike (or need something to fiddle with Cheesy

).

Has anyone had success with the knock-offs on ebay/amazon instead of the OEM Yamaha part?

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Raptor vs Stock Petcock Question Reply #6 - 04/23/19 at 14:28:08 mjg1088 wrote on 04/23/19 at 14:22:35: Has anyone had success with the knock-offs on ebay/amazon instead of the OEM Yamaha part? Yes, you can find a knock off that's the right size. But you have to trust the vendor to post a pic of the actual unit and your eyes to measure the outlet to the correct size.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Raptor vs Stock Petcock Question Reply #7 - 04/23/19 at 21:08:54 The stock Yamaha Raptor is only about $30.00 , is what you think you'll save, worth the risk?
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