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Re: How much does rejetting cost?
« Reply #25 on: February 16, 2009, 05:55:14 PM »
If I remember correctly (from reading a couple things, though couldn't point you to said articles now), the first SOHC's were, in fact, jetted for sea level, Jetted for the roads near where they were built.

The k0 and k1 750's do run a tad rich, even a few hundred feet above sea level.
I can't say, and wouldn't know, if later jetting changes were made at the factory to be better for the higher altitudes that the bikes would be sold at, or for some other reason.

General rule of thumb, at least to start at, is about half (5) to three quarters (7.5) of a step down in size per 5000ft (for main jets. I'll talk about pilot jets a bit later), with erring on quater (2.5) to half (5) as the jet sizes get smaller (smaller than about 110's)
That is, if you have 98's, and are going up 5000 feet, 93's would be a good place to start.
However, you are running pods and an open(ish) exhaust. This makes things more difficult. There are also some rules of thumb for jetting for these. I posted one at some point on this forum, lemme see if I can find it...

Eh, something like this:

up 2.5 jet size for pod (K&N, Uni, generic) filter (single inside the air box)
up 2.5 jet size for drilling the airbox
up 2.5 jet size for both single K&N and drilled air box
up 5 on jet size for individual pod filters
up 5 on jet size for 4 into 1 exhaust

up 2.5 pilot jet size for every 3 (7.5) main jet size increase

Add up jet sizes and subtract 2.5

so, lets say individual pods (5) + a 4 into 1 (5) and subtract 2.5. That means a good place to start is 7.5 up

Again, depends on the bike, but this is just for starters.
But what this means is that pods and 4 into 1 may give a very close to correct jettings setting without changing your jets. Or if they arent right, they are very close (within 2.5, probably.. )

Now, I can't remember offhand, but I thought the cb350f stock main jets were 98's? (97.5, I guess..)

If so, that means 97.5 - 5 (for altitude) + 7.5 (pods and 4 into 1) = 100.00

As far as pilots go, it's been different for every damned bike I've worked on. Some bikes don't want any change on jet size, and don't need any air-screw adjustment. Some need minor enriching at the air-screw (and by minor, I mean 1/16 to 1/8th turn). Some may need just the next size up in pilot, but I've only seen this happen on bikes with larger displacement cylinders and much larger carbs.

Good luck.
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Re: How much does rejetting cost?
« Reply #26 on: February 16, 2009, 06:38:03 PM »
OK class..................so what have we learned????........Carbs suck a$$!!!!!!!!........Right? So......anyone got any bright a$$ed ideas how we can incorporate FI to our bikes?????
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Re: How much does rejetting cost?
« Reply #27 on: February 16, 2009, 06:47:35 PM »
wow this is a little confusing well i guess what im gonna do is just buy a carb rebuild kit and do that then install all the other parts (K&N air filer system, & new exhaust) then take it somewhere and get new jets then save the brand new ones that i got in the rebuild kit and put them back in if the bike goes down south

good idea right i think so

cuz now i know the parts for rejetting aren't expensive (or no that expensive) but the labor at a bike shop i probably shouldnt ask :)
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Re: How much does rejetting cost?
« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2009, 07:04:15 PM »
The labor will knock your d#@% in the dirt and probably will be done by someone that doesn't really know WTF they are doing. I have 3 or 4 different sized jets that were $7 a pop(X4).You are better off doing them yourself.Plan to rebuild the carbs.......see what you have to start with.I wouldn't even worry about the pilots.The KN's & exhaust are gonna force you to go to fatter jets.You will have to change your needle settings to get your mid range throttle straightened out.Plug chops and a good ear will tell you if you are getting farther away or closer to where you wanna be.
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Re: How much does rejetting cost?
« Reply #29 on: February 16, 2009, 07:06:49 PM »
IMO almost any bike jetted for sea level, should never foul the plugs being run at 5000 f..
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Re: How much does rejetting cost?
« Reply #30 on: February 16, 2009, 07:20:23 PM »
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned how short on luck people typically are when trying to re-jet after going to pods on a 350F. Search around our forum, you'll find that it's almost always a losing scenario with this bike and the 400F (same carbs). I was going to go to pods on my own, because I HATE trying to get that damn air-box between the stock carbs and filter, but after doing researched I decided against it.
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Re: How much does rejetting cost?
« Reply #31 on: February 18, 2009, 11:40:38 AM »
IMO almost any bike jetted for sea level, should never foul the plugs being run at 5000 f..

I tend to agree. (although the word never is a bit extreme)

But, if you look at Colorado topology, and go west of Denver, where the winding roads are...

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