couple of sv jetting questions

[BIKER-DENE]

ok its a suzuki sv650s year 2000

if i put a k&n air filter in my bike and ride around without re jetting will it do any damage?

also do different exhaust cans need different jettings?




and can someone please if possible tell me the jet sizes for a k&n and a large exhaust can please


thanks
dene

[Viney]

Dene me lad its not as simple as that. You need to get yourself along to a dyno and have it set up properly. Its not just a mtter of throwing in some jets, and a filter. You will run the risk of running the bike either very lean(can hole a piston) or very rich. There are otehr settings in the carbs that need to be adjusted, i'e the needles etc.

However, im sure northy will be along with some settings to help you

[tricky]

Remus cans are allegedly designed to run with standard jetting.

Mine certainly runs better with the Remus can than with the standard one.

[northwind]

Nah, I don't speak K&N, not worth bothering with in my opinion ;) Very little benefit and just as much hassle/cost to do as a better filter. Were I you, I'd leave it alone. The gains you get from breathing on SVs don't really justify the cost IMO, I did it basically as cheap as you can do it, and got good results, and it still barely measures up. With a slipon, I just wouldn't bother.

If you do want to replace the filter with a washable one, the BMC Street is direct replacement, washable but shouldn't require a rejet. If you want to tune it, start elsewhere ;)

[northwind]

Oh aye, and listen to Viney :) K&N isn't very good, from a volume of air point of view (they're good filters though, just a bit restrictive) but they'er still good enough that you might run it so lean that you burn your exhaust valves or hole your pistons. This is generally considered bad form :)