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. When I took the carbs off a second time (today) looked and there was a minor size difference, but enough to basically mess up my whole idle/jetting issues. Got new ones on the way with o-rings and then gonna go from scratch on synching and so forth.
Rain, if you use the cheap Emgo pods, yes. I think the K&Ns do a better job of protecting against the rain from what ive read. But the Emgos will suck rain water like a straw. Ask me how I know...The big danger here is sucking up enough rain water to cause hydrolock. If that happens, you'll very quickly find out what the weakest part of your motor is, cos it will snap like a twig.
to the best of my knowlege, all the GS 8v bikes use the SAME Vance and Hines pipe. I am not even sure if they changed the location of the rear mount, or left it to the buyer to devise a way to mount it. The pipe i have fits both my 8v 77 750, and my 8v 82 1100G. There is no change.hey johnny do you remember what model V&H you used caue V&H told me to use the V12009 one, could you get me a pic of the way the meg. mounts?? i would really appreciate it.
If youre looking to improve intake air flow, it only seems neccesary if you plan to improve EXHAUST airflow. Stock, these bikes get all the air they need. Actually, stock, a little more than they need really. BUT, if you are planning to install a 4into1 or something, it can CERTAINLY be done without removing the stock airbox. It would involve a slight upjet, as you would be improving overall flow, thus leaning things out a hair, but a DynoJet or FactoryPro kit will give you exactly what you need to run JUST a pipe, and even if you decide to go to pods later on, you'll have it if you go ahead and get the Stage III kit (as it includes Stage I as well)
