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Offline JDM

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Carb. Issues
« on: August 02, 2011, 05:45:10 PM »
Has anyone had issues with the carb.  jetting on Connie after they had the headers ceramic coated.?  any info would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks JD
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Re: Carb. Issues
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2011, 05:54:51 PM »
  The main purpose to the coating is to keep the heat inside the header pipes and reduce thermal fatigue.  On a 90-ish hp motor like Connie's, I doubt it would have miniscule effects on jetting, if any.
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Re: Carb. Issues
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2011, 07:37:04 PM »
Has anyone had issues with the carb.  jetting on Connie after they had the headers ceramic coated.?  any info would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks JD

I don't have an answer to your question, but I have a question for you.  How much was the ceramic coating for the header and did you do the inside as well as outside?  Thanks

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Re: Carb. Issues
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2011, 07:48:25 PM »
I do not see how coated headers could effect carb jetting.
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Re: Carb. Issues
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2011, 07:55:57 AM »
I don't have an answer to your question, but I have a question for you.  How much was the ceramic coating for the header and did you do the inside as well as outside?  Thanks

I haven't done it yet. Got a quote of $200 for inside and out.  The tech said with their coating I would get a 300 deg. drop in ambient temp.  HTH JD  PS Mike it has been my experience that when you restrict the exhaust you enrich the fuel mixture, and I do not want to get in to re-jetting the carbs.  It is expensive and time consuming.
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Re: Carb. Issues
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2011, 11:12:50 AM »
Just how thick do you thing this coating is?
it will not "restrict" the exhaust in any way.....it's barely a couple thousandths of an inch thick. ;D

I don't think your temp drop is gonna be a 300* ambient change either, I think he means the surface of the pipe, and it ain't dropping 300 degrees..... ;)

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Re: Carb. Issues
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2011, 02:05:22 PM »
Mob have you ran a set of headers that have been ceramic coated?
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Re: Carb. Issues
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2011, 04:39:21 PM »
Mob have you ran a set of headers that have been ceramic coated?
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not on the Concours, but on other bikes. It will make zero difference on the jetting needs of the Conni.
I have also seen a few different companies coatings, which are all essentially the same.
You will see a major reduction in heat inside the fairing, but it's relative, and I would say a good way to describe it is "perceived airflow temps" will be about 30 to 50% less than what you feel from untreated headers.

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Re: Carb. Issues
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2011, 07:36:22 PM »
Thanks MOB, that the kind of info I need.  Jd
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