Other So what makes a carb feel light switchy?

I run some pro tec taper bore 44's. They run crisp and clean everywhere but at 1/4 throttle the ski is pretty much like a light switch. Is there any way to tune that out?

Running 125 pilot with 100 main and 2.3ns with 95 gram spring.
 

Big Kahuna

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Tuscaloosa, AL
Prop Pitch, Porting, Timing.

I had that really bad when I was running a skat 12-15 freeride prop (think that the pitch) with my TLR Ported cylinders running the TLR single carb setup on T cases. Swapped to Team Scream modified 44's and it calmed down some. still somewhat has that effect. Alot is just how the power band comes on and your tuning. try tuning your pipe some also
 

Crab

thanks darin...noswad!
Location
Seattle
I run some pro tec taper bore 44's. They run crisp and clean everywhere but at 1/4 throttle the ski is pretty much like a light switch. Is there any way to tune that out?

Running 125 pilot with 100 main and 2.3ns with 95 gram spring.
what motor?
 
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dfw
I run some pro tec taper bore 44's. They run crisp and clean everywhere but at 1/4 throttle the ski is pretty much like a light switch. Is there any way to tune that out?

Running 125 pilot with 100 main and 2.3ns with 95 gram spring.

Most people spend $1000s to get that problem. You can lean the pilot, increase pump load, or use the stock exhaust. Just dont complain when it doesnt respond as well or make as much thrust.
 

Pablo

sqeez bth levrs & lean bk
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georgia
I figured higher popoff pressures were a major contributor to this feeling of on/off power. I've ridden engines with pops in the low 30's and that's exactly the feeling.
 

SuperJETT

So long and thanks for all the fish
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none
Most likely rich down low then good mix up top. Poor atomization at low rpms can do it also. Go down a jet on the lows and up one on the highs and see if it changes anything.
 

Vumad

Super Hero, with a cape!
Location
St. Pete, FL
I had the same problem with my X2. It would not have much in the bottom, but once it hit the midrange it would pull very hard to the top. I was running a 10/18 with a stock nozzle. I switched to an aftermarket PJS nozzle (+4mm) and it hit hard right off the bottom, but it would level out way too soon (too big of a nozzle). I was over proped and the ski needed to be up in the RPM and speed to hit. No adjustment to the carbs would change this.

You have to tune the package. Port timing, the pipe and the pipe tuning, prop, tail cone, nozzle diameter, they can all have an effect on the whole deal. The pump can matter a lot because excessive pump pressures can lock down the bottom end and it hits hard once the prop can finally spin. Port timing and your pimp affect the package a lot, and bad port timing or squish, etc can causes problems at certain RPM. The B-pipe for example can be tuned to hit hard in areas, or tuned to have a level power curve.

Fiddle with your carbs, if you can't tune it out, it is likely not a carb issue (assuming your carbs are working correctly). Try tuning your B-pipe, but if you level out the power there, you might lose it other places.
 

Big Kahuna

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Location
Tuscaloosa, AL
you changed the setup. the 38's are a totally different setup. One of the best setups I ever rode was in 2007, Jeff Lutker bought a SJ from Wammer, Had Wammers Big Bore Kit in it with oem 38's it hit like a sledgehammer but was smooth. just different power delivery with carbs sizes
 

Vumad

Super Hero, with a cape!
Location
St. Pete, FL
Most people spend $1000s to get that problem.

Then they spend $1000's more to get rid of it. I rode a 771BB that hit hard on the bottom, then leveled out. I then rode a XS900R, that hit just as hard and pulled that same hard all the way to the top.

Getting a ski to hit hard in one spot isn't hard. Tune it all for that RPM and speed range, cheap and done. Getting a ski to hit hard everywhere is what I'm interested in. I like a linear power curve. Unless you want to do flatwater backflips from a dead stop, explosive uncontrollable power in one unpredictable spot sucks.
 

98gti

C@R H@ul3R
Location
NW FL
Most people spend $1000s to get that problem. You can lean the pilot, increase pump load, or use the stock exhaust. Just dont complain when it doesnt respond as well or make as much thrust.

Yeah no kiddin, I like that violent feel, its funny to see people ride a ski like that with no expirience.
 
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