mattw204 Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 Whats the deal with them....how are they different then pwks for example....and where can i find them? Quote
mattw204 Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Posted January 31, 2006 oops i thought that i was putting this on the jetting section.......sorry Quote
reded Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 The main difference is that they do not use a pilot or main jet. They have a needle and what Lectron calls a power jet. You never have to remove the float bowl as the power jet is either externally adjustable or removable. The needle controls the slow circuit and midrange and instead of using a clip to adjust it, the needle screws in or out to change the length. Lectrons have a bad rep as being hard to tune, but we have had no problems. In fact, once you get it figured out its actually easier. Quote
locogato11283 Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 lectrons are easy to tune, its just finding the right fuckin needle..if you get them from packard i have heard he will get the needle pretty much right on for your application... Quote
lowriderb Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 the power jet is used for alcohol.. lectrons are basicly tuned by a metering rod that is also the needle.. you turn it in and out for the jetting adjustments through the main jet.... from what ive seen they dont seem to have enough adjustments to fine tune each individual range.. the carbs that we were working with the metering rods started to spin on thier own which made tuning impossible for that bike.. im sure a little dab of loctite would remedy that though.. Quote
reded Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 Power jet is used for gas also. Only difference is there are two lines running to the power jet on alky carbs instead of one. Quote
blueshee03 Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 lectrons are good as far as being quick to tune,however a regular carb can be more finely tuned than lectrons.in my oppinion keihins or mikuni's are a better choice for a finely tuned engine. Quote
camatv Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 lectrons are the best alky carbs you can set them rich and step down untill the bike runs it is almost impossible to get it to blow up from too lean on alky with lectrons. you HAVE TO HAVE TO get the correct needle or metering rod with the right rod yuo can tune a bike ON THE TRAIL with a needle nose and a flat head thats it! NO SCREWS ont he bowl to loose. no mess of jets no screwing with this and that.. if you drag race i dont blip the trottle in the middle of a run.. its WTF open all the way till you win!.. the jetting dosent have to be exactilly absolutely down to the corrrect numbers anyways.. you can be a little off. i absoultley feel the onlyt thing that can jet itself correct 95% of the time is fuel injection with the PROPER feedback. mostly only cars.. Quote
rocketboy Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 (edited) fro m everything i heard about them for gas engines.. theyre just way t o much headache and expense for the small gain over traditional tuned PWK carbs Edited February 1, 2006 by rocketboy Quote
23champ Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 Its not hard to find the correct metering rod from the get go. You have to find someone whos has worked with them some....I just called FBG and they hooked me up with spot on jetting. It was damn near perfect out of the box. Quote
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