what will happen if i just put a pipe and silencer on my lakota and not rejet? I dont care if i lose a little power, i just dont want to screw with the carb. will it damage the engine?



thanks

 

i think it'll run funny

 

Worse case scenario is that you could hurt your engine, but you would have to be running way lean to begin with. Bottom line is that you will probably be fine, just don't expect much of an increase.

Don't be afraid to get into your carb, it's really not tough stuff. Get a factory service manual and read it. Learn where the jet needle is and how to access same, as well as the main jet and the fuel screw. Read up on how the pilot, needle and main jet affect performance at different throttle positions. Start off with something easy, like maybe going up one size on the main jet and moving the clip on the needle jet down one step richer. Adjust your fuel screw. Once you start playing around with the carb and see how easy it is you will be sorry you didn't do it sooner. Trust me, this isn't rocket science and you don't have to be a master mechanic to rejet a carb [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] .

 

With just a pipe, You should be alright,so you probably won't need to rejet. But, like Bigsaint said, don't be afraid to get into the carb. It's not that hard.Get the manuel for your quad and study the section on carbs before you tear into it. When your done, you will have a nice feeling of accomplishing it. Good Luck[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Lt. Dan

 

Take it from the OleMan--I too was once scared to take my brand new carbs apart, so i resorted to such tactics as dial a jets and such---GUESS WHAT???
In the end I took the carbs apart (very EZ) and have been very pleased with the results.

Dont expect to get it right the first time though, I have mine apart so many times that I had to replace the screws with allen head screws because the heads were starting to strip.

Got it right finally and am very pleased with results.

 

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Dont expect to get it right the first time though, I have mine apart so many times that I had to replace the screws with allen head screws because the heads were starting to strip.

OleManMoses, very good tip about replacing the carb screws[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]