Alright, this question's a little stupid, but when I put everything I know together, they seem to conflict with each other. My question is. . . is leaner or richer going to give you more power out of your engine?
1st I've heard that leaner gives you more power. "Leaner is meaner" is what they say. Of course, you have higher exhaust gas temperatures and you're more prone to knocking, so you have to either A.)Retard the timing, or B.)Run higher octane. Or sometimes a combination of the both. Please correct me if I'm anywhere wrong with this.
But 2nd, if they make jet kits for carb bikes to pull more fuel into the engine, wouldn't that give you a richer condition? I don't have a jet kit on my bike right now, and I'm sure with the stock jets, I could run my engine rich as shit with the stock jets. .. so what would be the purpose of a jet kit? And of course you can't really modify how much air is getting into you engine too much without going forced induction. So, how does this jet kit give more power? Does it just smooth the a/f ratio through the rev band. .. ? That's all I can think about.
Let me hear what you guys think. Again, I know. . . stupid question, but I appreciate the feedback.
-Rob
1st I've heard that leaner gives you more power. "Leaner is meaner" is what they say. Of course, you have higher exhaust gas temperatures and you're more prone to knocking, so you have to either A.)Retard the timing, or B.)Run higher octane. Or sometimes a combination of the both. Please correct me if I'm anywhere wrong with this.
But 2nd, if they make jet kits for carb bikes to pull more fuel into the engine, wouldn't that give you a richer condition? I don't have a jet kit on my bike right now, and I'm sure with the stock jets, I could run my engine rich as shit with the stock jets. .. so what would be the purpose of a jet kit? And of course you can't really modify how much air is getting into you engine too much without going forced induction. So, how does this jet kit give more power? Does it just smooth the a/f ratio through the rev band. .. ? That's all I can think about.
Let me hear what you guys think. Again, I know. . . stupid question, but I appreciate the feedback.
-Rob