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to oil or not?

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Should I be oiling my Emgo pods before I install them? I'm trying to get the 80-gs 1100 16v to idle w/pods. If not, It's back to the airbox.

Paul
 
What are your adjustment screws set at?

IMO the emgo filters are trash.... you get what you pay for. The dont flow well, and they dont filter jack. You're better off buying a set of APE KN knockoffs for $60 than driving yourself crazy with the EMGO trash. I might get chastized here, but untill you get the bike to idle, DONT oil them. If youre jetted correctly, (especially with a DJ kit..you're gonna kick yourself later when you have to figure out why the stock needles dont work and it falls on its face in the midrange) it SHOULD start, and even RUN without ANY filters.. Heck, if you REALLY want pods, I have a set of nice KN i will trade ya for your air box ;)
 
Yeh Josh, I'm thinking the Emgo's aren't worth the trouble. As for the K&N's. Let me see if I still have the air box.
By the way, have you resent my wheel?

Paul
 
It will go out either tom or saturday. Ive been working days since i got back from WV :( I hate day shifts. Anyway, i havent been able to get to the UPS store before they close. Also, i dunno if you sent it with your paypal but do me a fav and PM me your shipping address to make sure I have it. Ive sent so many parts out the last couple weeks i dunno who is who anymore. Tried to keep track but im not that organized. Thankfully, my girl IS..heh. I actually sent a refund for a pair of side covers the dude ended up not wanting cos they wouldnt work to the wrong person. DOH!
 
Dude, go USPS or Fedex to Canada, not UPS.

They'll nail you for HUGE fees to go to Canada.
 
Griffin said:
Dude, go USPS or Fedex to Canada, not UPS.

They'll nail you for HUGE fees to go to Canada.
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Really?? Thanks for the heads up. I will take them to FedEx first, but they usually are more expensive. If they're outrageous, it will go USPS. Those guys will let me ship it sans box..
 
Three years ago, I shipped a V&H 4into1 canister to Ontario via Fedex for $52.

UPS wanted $39, but then they slapped on over $60 in "customs fees".
 
I've had lots of parts shipped to me from the US and I've never had to pay any customs charges when shipped by USPS. My 2 cents.

Paul
 
on a suzuki GS with vaccum carbs...
with or without the airbox the idle should not change.
below 4k RPM's it is all idle circut.
since you increased the pilot jet size i would assume it is rich now in this range.
GS vaccum carbs will run without the slides even in them up to around 4k.
dynojet says you must have a stock idle circut before installing there kit.
if you are home building a jetkit then throw what im saying out the window.
i am not the jetkit fairy...just trying to save some people alot of headache's
and busted nuckles.:)
 
Back to the original question (which has never been answered :oops:)
nastyjones said:
Should I be oiling my Emgo pods before I install them?
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NO, do not oil your Emgo pods before installing them.

If I remember correctly, you don't oil them after installing them, either. :o

Emgo is a paper filter that is meant to be used dry. When they get dirty, you throw them away and get new ones.

Or better ones, like K&N. :D

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TheCafeKid said:
What are your adjustment screws set at?

IMO the emgo filters are trash.... you get what you pay for. The dont flow well, and they dont filter jack. You're better off buying a set of APE KN knockoffs for $60 than driving yourself crazy with the EMGO trash. I might get chastized here, but untill you get the bike to idle, DONT oil them. If youre jetted correctly, (especially with a DJ kit..you're gonna kick yourself later when you have to figure out why the stock needles dont work and it falls on its face in the midrange) it SHOULD start, and even RUN without ANY filters.. Heck, if you REALLY want pods, I have a set of nice KN i will trade ya for your air box ;)
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Steve said:
Back to the original question (which has never been answered )
NO, do not oil your Emgo pods before installing them.

If I remember correctly, you don't oil them after installing them, either. :o

Emgo is a paper filter that is meant to be used dry. When they get dirty, you throw them away and get new ones.

Or better ones, like K&N. :D

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I thought i sorta answered that?? Maybe not :p
 
TheCafeKid said:
I thought i sorta answered that?? Maybe not :p
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OK, so you addressed it, but I got the impression that you were saying they were supposed to be oiled, but don't do it until he got it idling correctly.

It has been my understanding (maybe incorrect, though) that you don't EVER oil Emgo filters. :-k

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Steve said:
OK, so you addressed it, but I got the impression that you were saying they were supposed to be oiled, but don't do it until he got it idling correctly.

It has been my understanding (maybe incorrect, though) that you don't EVER oil Emgo filters. :-k

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The EMGO pods *I* have have NO filter element in them. They are simply screen mesh woven over top of eachother. Which is why they filter NOTHING, and flow like crap.
 
Steve said:
OK, so you addressed it, but I got the impression that you were saying they were supposed to be oiled, but don't do it until he got it idling correctly.

It has been my understanding (maybe incorrect, though) that you don't EVER oil Emgo filters. :-k

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emgo's come pre-oiled...
thats how the person that sells them to you gets them to slide in your bung hole so easy!:lol:
 
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