Carb settings Actual good carb settings!

[adcofcolumbus]

Okay guys so just as the title says carbs jetting information is all over the place even when I look in the main technical notes I'm in Columbus Ohio and elevation of about 900 ft and I have a 1982 Seca 400r.
It's kind of odd that the stock jets are two different sizes (the mains) mine being 117 and 127 and I'm switching the gas tank to a non vacuum style petcock , not sure if this is the reasoning for having a higher jet on that side but I did read that they could be the same. The bike will have two pod filters ( yes I know they are a hassle) and straight through slip-on pipes just looking to see if anybody knows what the best jetting and carb settings would be for me roughly

 

[adcofcolumbus]

Uhh..... 7 months later? Anybody alive in zombieland?

 

[CaptChrome]

Reality check - you are really going to have to sort this out yourself. You may end up with +1 or +2 on pilot jets, maybe +1 on the main and also need to shim your needle some. But who knows - only your bike with tell you the answers.

The truth is that no one on here will have the exact same setup as you. Are you using the ugly looking, but high quality pods or the good looking crap pods? Are you using no intake, a home made intake or OEM intake? What are your float bowl fuel levels? What is your compression? What is your timing? And on and on.

You need to go back to basics and start with idle carb tuning beginning with a stock jet setup. The position of the idle mix screws will tell you what you need to do with the pilot jets (if they are 4+ turns out, you should jet up on the pilot, if they are less than 2 turns out, your pilots might be too large). After that, you will need to ride the bike and sort out the mid-range and WOT performance to determine what needs to be done with the needle position and main jet. There is no formula here.

Uhh..... 7 months later? Anybody alive in zombieland?

I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for someone to give you the answer.

 

[adcofcolumbus]

This is evident as I would be dead along time ago. Shame there's just no interest or knowledge like there once probably was on this platform..... Just a shame!