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I mentioned in another post that I was switching. I have had the dynojet kit on my bike for almost ten years. My bike is a CA model with Kerker 4-1, 5 degree advance, all PAIR stuff removed, and dynacoils.
My bike never felt right with the Dynakit. I called them and used their recomendations.
I got a Factory kit, which is a lot different. They don't give you springs, they give you less jets and suggest that you mix richer jets in the mix. The needles are totally different, a gradual taper like stock, unlike the dynojet ones which are more abrupt. Eyeballing the jets, the holes in the smallest factory supplied jets (which were mikunis) were bigger than the holes in the biggest Dynojet supplied jets. In addition, the end of the needles on the factory kit were smaller as well. My conclusion was that the facotry kit would supply a lot more fuel.
The Dynokit also recomended that I drill out my pilot air jets (which factory said is a stupid idea).
Long story short- I got some new jets from Suzuki (took a while).
It has been hard to really get this thing dialed in lately and i don't blame the bike. We got two feet of snow a few weeks ago (can't drive it then, eh?) and after that we still have a bunch of sand and gravel (traction aid) and that's not good.
Yesterday, I got back to work as anotehr snow storm was on the way.
I live at 4800' and the temp outside was in the 40's. Factory said to start at 2.75 turns on the idle screws, I had them at 3 and the idle still hung up- it was lean. I turn them to 3.5 turns and tried it. The bike feels great. I won't futz with them again as well, it is cold and whatever I do won't have the same effect on the bike when it 70 degrees in April, with different gas, eh? The bike sounds better anf the power is more tractable. I took it on a freeway onramp and the extra power was really apparent. I have been driving this bike for ten years never seeing its full potential. How much more power? I'd say about 15hp. I say this because when I go down to sea level, it has a lot more power (of course!) and it pulls strong. Right now, it feels like it has as much power at 5000' as it did with the dynakit at sea level.
Fuel economy- I saw hat thread here as well. I have no idea with the factory kit on if it will change or has changed. In the past with dyna I got a high of 43, but on long trips of late, I got 38-39. I don't know if that is good, bad or the partial result of CA gas. I can say that on those trips, I was driving about 70-75 mph steady with a $hit load of luggage (Chase harper bags full of stuff, tank bag and a large duffle bag, with wheels, bungeed to the back seat, just to make sure that I have crap aerodynamics!). I'll find out this spring. I'll say that the wierd carb problems that my bike started experiencing (excessive leaness, popping) have disappeared since I installed the factory kit. Oh, and one more thing- I put on 16,000 miles with the Dynojet kit and in that time, wore out THREE sets of emulsion tubes- wtf???!!! I think there is something evil going on with the Dynojet needles. At any rate, I have, for a while, dreamed of getting rid of the kat and getting a new Goldwing. Now, it feels so much like a different bike that I think I can live with the old kitty for awhile:mrgreen: I have three coats of Klasse on it and I put another coat of Collinite on it last night, and replaced the 55/65w bulb with a 80/100w Eiko. I really can't wait to take this bad kat on another long ride!
Final word- if you have dynajet kit, seriously consider spending a $130 for factory kit. Almost no one still offers the kit, you might have to get it from Factory direct like I did- do it before they are all gone. If you don't have a jet kit, do NOT get a dynojet kit. If you do, bring your bike over to my place so I can put my foot up your rear!
My bike never felt right with the Dynakit. I called them and used their recomendations.
I got a Factory kit, which is a lot different. They don't give you springs, they give you less jets and suggest that you mix richer jets in the mix. The needles are totally different, a gradual taper like stock, unlike the dynojet ones which are more abrupt. Eyeballing the jets, the holes in the smallest factory supplied jets (which were mikunis) were bigger than the holes in the biggest Dynojet supplied jets. In addition, the end of the needles on the factory kit were smaller as well. My conclusion was that the facotry kit would supply a lot more fuel.
The Dynokit also recomended that I drill out my pilot air jets (which factory said is a stupid idea).
Long story short- I got some new jets from Suzuki (took a while).
It has been hard to really get this thing dialed in lately and i don't blame the bike. We got two feet of snow a few weeks ago (can't drive it then, eh?) and after that we still have a bunch of sand and gravel (traction aid) and that's not good.
Yesterday, I got back to work as anotehr snow storm was on the way.
I live at 4800' and the temp outside was in the 40's. Factory said to start at 2.75 turns on the idle screws, I had them at 3 and the idle still hung up- it was lean. I turn them to 3.5 turns and tried it. The bike feels great. I won't futz with them again as well, it is cold and whatever I do won't have the same effect on the bike when it 70 degrees in April, with different gas, eh? The bike sounds better anf the power is more tractable. I took it on a freeway onramp and the extra power was really apparent. I have been driving this bike for ten years never seeing its full potential. How much more power? I'd say about 15hp. I say this because when I go down to sea level, it has a lot more power (of course!) and it pulls strong. Right now, it feels like it has as much power at 5000' as it did with the dynakit at sea level.
Fuel economy- I saw hat thread here as well. I have no idea with the factory kit on if it will change or has changed. In the past with dyna I got a high of 43, but on long trips of late, I got 38-39. I don't know if that is good, bad or the partial result of CA gas. I can say that on those trips, I was driving about 70-75 mph steady with a $hit load of luggage (Chase harper bags full of stuff, tank bag and a large duffle bag, with wheels, bungeed to the back seat, just to make sure that I have crap aerodynamics!). I'll find out this spring. I'll say that the wierd carb problems that my bike started experiencing (excessive leaness, popping) have disappeared since I installed the factory kit. Oh, and one more thing- I put on 16,000 miles with the Dynojet kit and in that time, wore out THREE sets of emulsion tubes- wtf???!!! I think there is something evil going on with the Dynojet needles. At any rate, I have, for a while, dreamed of getting rid of the kat and getting a new Goldwing. Now, it feels so much like a different bike that I think I can live with the old kitty for awhile:mrgreen: I have three coats of Klasse on it and I put another coat of Collinite on it last night, and replaced the 55/65w bulb with a 80/100w Eiko. I really can't wait to take this bad kat on another long ride!
Final word- if you have dynajet kit, seriously consider spending a $130 for factory kit. Almost no one still offers the kit, you might have to get it from Factory direct like I did- do it before they are all gone. If you don't have a jet kit, do NOT get a dynojet kit. If you do, bring your bike over to my place so I can put my foot up your rear!
. My aim this year is to get it as close as I can , then hit up an EGA and see what THEY have to say ...... If I can't get it feeling right , or if I DO and the dyno claims it's WAY off , THEN I'll admit defeat ...... 
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