I find I have #35 slow jets and need #40.
Are carburetor jets sized in a standard way?
These are kehein carbs.
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19 years ago
More drilling of motorcycle bits
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19 years ago
Keihin carb jet sizes are typically numbers that refelect the orifice size in hundreths of mms. Therefore a #40 has an orfice size of 0.40mm.
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19 years ago
Buy the jets. You will be unable to drill them and get the correct flow characteristics of the factory jets.
Jim
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19 years ago
Why is that?
Is it something other than a straight hole?
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In the case of Holley jets they are flow tested after mfg. and then sized. The radius into the jet will affect the flow, as well as how round you drill the hole, and the surface finish through the bore. In Holleys case you can drill a 35 to a 40 but it may not flow the same as a factory 40. So theres more to the game than just the size of the hole. lg no neat sig line
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19 years ago
The ones that I've seen had the edges broken or champhered. Get the top edge the slightest bit crooked and that screws up the flow pattern, just like a burr on the muzzle of a rifle destroys accuracy by throwing the bullet off to one side. Buy new to get it right
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19 years ago
Ok, I'm convinced. Hope they are cheap...I might get unconvinced...
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19 years ago
not sure what your riding, but assuming it's a harley evo, here's a link to a site that carries jets.
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not, it will give you an idea of cost. good luck, walt
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19 years ago
Go price them, you may be pleasantly suprised. Compare that with the hassle of trying to rejet reproducibly when the 'size' of the hole does not reliabley relate to the flow.
Jim
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19 years ago
I realize that this is not the question that was initially posed, but the comment may have some bearing on the subject.
Holley jet sizes are an indication of a relative size, not necessarily a drill sizing system. Check them with a set of pin gages and find that they are not the same diameter, so are probably put on a flowbench of some type. Maxxjet (for Holley carbs) are a little truer to having a more consistent diameter for a stated jet size.
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