Needle Clip

[NYCBanshee7]

I'm running 310 mains, 32.5 pilots, and needle clip at 3rd notch at sealevel. My bike has FMF Fatty's, V-force 2's and open airbox. It runs great, but I forgot to move the clip to the 4th position. Am I losing horsepower or what?

[sredish]

The only way to get the full potential of your mods/motor is to properly jet it. Considering it takes just a few short minutes to change the clip to the 4th position, I'd sure try it. It might make the difference in how the midrange pulls. I ran the 4th in mine with twin carbs and it worked best. Often a machine jetted on the lean side of the line will run great, but be lacking in power just a bit, so moving the clip might make more of a difference than you'd realize.

 

Give it a try and tell us how much hp your are or are not losing.

[FIRST BANSHEE]

The only way to get the full potential of your mods/motor is to properly jet it.  Considering it takes just a few short minutes to change the clip to the 4th position, I'd sure try it.  It might make the difference in how the midrange pulls.  I ran the 4th in mine with twin carbs and it worked best.  Often a machine jetted on the lean side of the line will run great, but be lacking in power just a bit, so moving the clip might make more of a difference than you'd realize.

 

Give it a try and tell us how much hp your are or are not losing.

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What he said.

[Ducman]

32.5's are pretty big pilots your probably better on 3rd clip. I had FMF & 30's and i liked the 3rd clip better. Others seem to like the 4th clip better. Never hurts to try it though.

[Banchetta]

Funny you said that, I just pulled my pyramid reeds out and put in some v-force, now my pilots are way too lean.....so I'm guessing that v-forces need larger pilots?????? But I'm also running a stroker.....like sredish said, you want the best jetting....trial and error, try it.

[blk02banshee]

Funny you said that, I just pulled my pyramid reeds out and put in some v-force, now my pilots are way too lean.....so I'm guessing that v-forces need larger pilots?????? But I'm also running a stroker.....like sredish said, you want the best jetting....trial and error, try it.

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wow, when I put my V-forces in, I had to go down a size on the pilots. It's still on the rich side in the summertime.

When I tried different positions on my needles, it went from one extreme to the other, going 1 up or 1 down. I ended up back in the middle. I need to find some small washers, so I can get that "1/2 clip" position.