Subject: VL800 / VZ800 Carb Jetting Guide Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:27 pm
Hopefully you will find this guide useful if you are re-jetting your bike as a good guide of where to start from. The following is what other VL & VZ riders have reported to have been successfully. If anyone jets their bike with any combination of exhaust & air kit, could they please post the information here for others riders to reference too.
128 or 130 main, 30 or 32.5 pilot jet, dyno spring, dyno needle on 3rd notch, mix screw at 2.5 - 3 turns. Adjust idle knob as needed to reach 1100 rpm.
Aftermarket pipes (baffles or debaffled)
132 main, 32.5 pilot jet, dyno spring, dyno needle on 3rd notch, mix screw at 2.5 - 3 turns. Adjust idle knob as needed to reach 1100 rpm.
Aftermarket or stock pipes (baffles or debaffled) & Uni filter or K&N (airbox mounted)
150 or 155 main, 37.5 pilot jet, dyno spring, dyno needle on 3rd notch, mix screw at 2.5 - 3 turns. Adjust idle knob as needed to reach 1100 rpm.
Aftermarket or stock pipes (baffles or debaffled) & K&N (carb mount)
155 or 160 main jet, 40 pilot jet, dyno spring, dyno needle on 3rd notch, mix screw at 2.5 - 3 turns. Adjust idle knob as needed to reach 1100 rpm. Aftermarket or stock pipes and Hypercharger airkit
142 main jet, 45 pilot jet, dyno spring, dyno needle (for Thunder kit) on 3rd notch, mix screw at 2.5 - 3 turns, plugged air jet. Adjust idle knob as needed to reach 1100 rpm.
dude, great post.. however i am still lost, just soulless.. ha , could use your help.. first off... what do you mean by "155 or 160 main jet" and where can i find this on the bike? can you send pictures or a vid? i hate to be so needy.. just FYI, i fall under he "Aftermarket or stock pipes (baffles or debaffled) & Uni filter or K&N (airbox mounted)" section of your guide..
also can you clarify a bit for me about the "Mikuni & DynoJet, Size Comparison Chart." ? not sure what that is, or how to find out what mine is..
HELP thank you -rasty
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Rasty sadly the only way you can know what jets you have in your bike is to eyeball the jet and that means getting into the carb. As for the Mikuni and dynojet sizes, I think Dave posted them because they are the most used jets but they are different in size because they have a different internal taper as would other makes. So if ever you read anywhere that someone has rejetted there carband you want to follow there instructions, if they have not listed the make of jet then the intructions are next to useless as they all have different internal tapers unless one maker mkes them for more than one seller. An example of this would be that dynojet also make them for Vance and Hines to sell as there own kits I believe
so, essentially, what you're saying, is that i have to get under "my hood" so to speak and look for a label of some kind that tells me the size of the dynoset/mikuni?
if i told you my make model and year (every single thing on there is stock except for the air intake) could you tell me what the sizes are some how?
captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
The problem that you have Rasty is that the jets shown above are a giude, no more no less. 2 identical bikes will have a different jet setup so if you are going to get a garage to do it for you, its for them to work it out but if you are doing it yourself then by picking one of the jet set ups closest to your set up you may not have the perfect setup but will have a setup that will be close enough.
Different sizes front are rear are due to rear cylinder running hotter.
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Subject: Vz800 stage 3 Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:24 pm
Hi could someone please confirm with stage 3 upgrade the needle install , e clip in middle groove then from pointy end plastic spacer then steel washer then insert into slide , then Spring on top of e-clip ???
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Subject: Fowlers Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:33 am
Go to the fowler's website and search for your bike make model and year then look at carburettor drawing it shows you there . On mine the first washer was held in the seating part. Good luck
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Subject: Re: VL800 / VZ800 Carb Jetting Guide Sat Apr 24, 2021 12:38 am
Mr. Intruder! Hello. Underneath my words are parts of a post from long ago. Call me a late starter.I have owned a 1999 VZ800 since new in 99. I am still tweeking it. I have read what is below for recomendations on rejetting. They are very differant from what I have done. I joined this forum for advice today. The info below is exactly what I'm searching for but that info needs clarification.Lets start with what I have:1999 VZ800 stage 2 , debaffled stock mufflers, K&N air filters inbox. Front carb 122.5 main, 42.5 idle jet. 132.5 main,47.5 idle for rear jug. Things have been running rich. I get black plugs and mostly in the front. i just cleaned carbs and replaced needle and jet on both carbs and set the float levels.I bought a carb synPro and did my first ever carb sync.I did a 10 mile jont. It idles well, I goes like hell but tween idle and 1/8 throttle it is flat and I need to rev it up and then go from a stop.Your chart below shows my jets are all wrong.Can you help?Mr Intruder wrote:
Hopefully you will find this guide useful if you are re-jetting your bike as a good guide of where to start from. The following is what other VL & VZ riders have reported to have been successfully. If anyone jets their bike with any combination of exhaust & air kit, could they please post the information here for others riders to reference too.
Aftermarket or stock pipes (baffles or debaffled) & Uni filter or K&N (airbox mounted)
150 or 155 main, 37.5 pilot jet, dyno spring, dyno needle on 3rd notch, mix screw at 2.5 - 3 turns. Adjust idle knob as needed to reach 1100 rpm.
Aftermarket or stock pipes and Hypercharger airkit
142 main jet, 45 pilot jet, dyno spring, dyno needle (for Thunder kit) on 3rd notch, mix screw at 2.5 - 3 turns, plugged air jet. Adjust idle knob as needed to reach 1100 rpm.