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ATV Jet Kit for 2005-2006 Kawasaki KFX400

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Whether you’re rolling with a stock ATV or you’ve made some modifications, our Jet Kit will optimize your air/fuel ratio to eliminate rough spots and help you take control of your ATV’s power. You can go with a Stage 1 Jet Kit to give your stock engine a 5% boost of horsepower or send it all the way up to Stage 3 if you’ve already made major modifications to your ATV.

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Perfect for ATVs with a stock engine using the stock airbox, air filter, and pipes. Stage 1 Jet Kits are engineered to improve throttle response and deliver approximately 5% more horsepower than stock. These kits are fully adjustable to allow the use of well-designed aftermarket pipes and stock replacement air filters, like K&N.

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If you’ve made slight modifications to your ATV, but still crave more performance, a Stage 2 Jet Kit is the solution. With a Stage 2 Jet Kit, you could see power gains of approximately 8%. This kit is intended for ATVs with stock or mildly tuned engines using a well - designed aftermarket pipe with a modified airbox and a stock replacement air filter.

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  • 5-8% power range
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Adjusting the carburetor of an ATV - how to adjust the carburetor on an ATV 50, 110, 125, 150 cubes with your own hands

In order for the ATV to work like a clock, the rider needs to regularly carry out a complete maintenance of the equipment. And a key element of maintenance is ATV carburetor adjustment. Over time, the system starts to work incorrectly, which increases fuel consumption, worsens dynamics and other problems appear. So how do you adjust an ATV carburetor?

Why do I need to tune the fuel system?

The operation and life of the engine directly depends on the quality of the fuel mixture. The carburetor is responsible for the preparation of the composition, but after prolonged use of the equipment, the settings “go astray”. This results in:

  • Problems starting the power unit. For example, if a 125cc ATV carburetor is not adjusted, the unit may stop starting or stall.
  • Poor throttle response and power drop. Due to incorrect system settings, the engine speed decreases, respectively, its power drops.
  • Dips during acceleration. Traction can disappear for one or several seconds. But the most unpleasant thing is that such failures occur sequentially, which significantly interferes with speed gain.
  • Decreasing dynamics. The quad becomes "sluggish" and reluctantly picks up speed. In addition, jerks appear when accelerating.
  • Excessive carbon deposits. An improperly prepared mixture leads to the fact that a large amount of soot appears in the combustion chamber, due to which the engine overheats. Naturally, this reduces the life of the engine and leads to its breakdown.

Many riders who decide to buy an inexpensive ATV simply do not spare the technique and ignore this procedure. But even if you plan to change your device in 1.5-2 years, adjustment is needed. The reason for this is increased fuel consumption. A quad with an untuned carburetor "eats" 30-40% more gasoline, and these are tangible costs.

How to avoid problems?

So how do you adjust the carburetor on a Chinese ATV? For this you need:

  • Set idle speed. The procedure is performed using a special screw, which is responsible for the quality of the composition and the number of revolutions.
  • Optimize fuel composition quality.
  • Adjust the petrol level.

However, it is important to remember that all adjustments are made only with a "clean" carburettor. This means that the rider needs to remove all the dirt from the node and flush the system to remove condensation and sediment from it.

Note: Just before adjusting, the engine must be warmed up to operating temperature.

How to adjust the carburetor on an ATV?

To set the carburetor idle speed, the float chamber must first be cleared of fuel. To do this, start the ATV, close the fuel cock and wait until the machine stalls (5-10 minutes). To speed up the process, you can take a little ride on the quadric. Of course, gasoline can be drained, but in any case you will have to warm up the device, so the first method of "removing" gasoline is more effective.

Then:

  • Open the tap.
  • Start the machine.
  • Screw in the screw (#2) that is responsible for the quality of the mixture until it stops. Remember that to enrich the composition, turn to the right, and to deplete it to the left. If at this stage the quadric stalls, then there are problems (the pipes are depressurized).
  • Turn screw #2 once (to the left).
  • Increase idle speed with #3 bolt. Start the quad and check the RPMs. They will be slightly higher than the standard indicators.
  • Remove bolt #2 (turn it 2-2.5 times). After that, the motor should reach maximum speed.
  • Start correcting the system using screw #3. Focus on sound. The engine should run smoothly, without strain.
  • Step on the gas. So you make sure that the speed does not fall.

Read the manual before adjusting the carburetor on a 125cc ATV to be sure. Remember that the location of the bolts is different in different devices, so read the documentation in advance.

How to adjust the quality of the prepared mixture?

To evaluate the quality of the fuel composition, make a test run. After that, unscrew the candle, and evaluate its condition. If it is:

  • Brown (near the insulator). This means that everything is in order. But if such a shade is only on one side, the composition is too poor.
  • Black (on insulator). Soot signals that the system is supplying a lot of fuel. However, if the entire candle is black, then the composition is too rich, which increases gas mileage.
  • White (insulator). This means that there is not enough fuel and air. And if the mixture is too lean, the whole candle will be white.
  • Red. This means that there is a high concentration of metals in the composition.

Also look out for these “symptoms”: damaged tip (electrode failure), oil deposits (damage to rings and caps), chips and inclusions (sign of motor failure).

To adjust the mixture you need to twist the needle cover and pull it out. To get the needle, pull out the cable. After that, move the ring in the required direction (lower - more air, but less fuel and vice versa). Then start the engine and make sure it doesn't stall.

Adjusting the petrol level

The last step in adjusting the 125cc ATV carburetor is adjusting the petrol level. To do this, you need:

  • Find the drain hose.
  • Raise the bottom of the tube.
  • Remove the screw and remove the mixture.
  • Open the float chamber.
  • Find the tab that covers the needle.
  • Bend it down slightly to increase the fuel flow rate.

Note: Adjust as carefully as possible as system components are very fragile. Ideally, carburetor tuning should be done by a specialist.

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Adjusting the carburetor on an ATV with your own hands. -

It often seems like an insurmountable task for beginners to tune and adjust the carburetor of an ATV, but in fact, it is far from being the case. Using our instructions, you can easily set up a carburetor with your own hands.

Due to improper carburetor settings, problems such as: failures during acceleration, jerks while driving, uncertain start of the engine, poor acceleration dynamics, overheating, loss of power, increased fuel consumption, formation of deposits in the combustion chamber.

So what exactly are we going to tune?

  • Idle adjustment
  • Setting the quality of the mixture (special screw on the carburetor).
  • Setting the quality of the mixture (by shifting the position of the needle)

Attention! The adjustment is carried out under the condition of a warm engine and a clean carburetor.

First, make sure there is no condensation in the carburetor. First, you need to drain the gasoline from the float chamber, for this you need to close the fuel cock and partially unscrew the screw No. 1, after the gasoline has drained from the float chamber, tighten the screw No. 1.

Let's look at photos of candles with various deposits and defects.

A 100% indicator of a correctly adjusted combustible mixture is carbon deposits on a candle.

  1. Spark plug with engine running without fault.
  2. Engine with increased fuel consumption.
  3. Lean air/fuel mixture.
  4. Excess amount of additives containing metal.
  5. Engine after a long period of inactivity.
  6. Candle inoperative cylinder
  7. Complete destruction of the central electrode with its ceramic skirt.
  8. The development or occurrence of oil scraper piston rings.

Consider the location of the screws for adjusting the quality of the mixture and idle speed of carburetors of different models.

#1 Float chamber plug; No. 2 Mixture quality screw;

#3 Idle adjustment screw.

1 - quality adjustment screw at idle; 2 - fuel inlet fitting; 3 - fitting through which you can sleep fuel from the float chamber; 4 - screw-plug of the float chamber.

1 - ventilation tube; 2 - idle speed adjustment screw; 3 - screw for adjusting the composition of the air-fuel mixture.

ATV carburetor speed and mixture adjustment.

1. Start and warm up the engine until it reaches operating temperature.

2. Adjust the idle screw to set the idle speed to normal. Completely, until it stops, tighten the fuel mixture screw, the engine should stall. If this does not happen, check the tightness of the air supply system from the air filter.

3. Loosen the fuel mixture screw 1 turn. (Turning the screw clockwise, we enrich the mixture, unscrewing it counterclockwise, we lean).

4. Start the engine and, by adjusting the idle screw, set the speed slightly higher than usual

5. Slowly unscrew the fuel mixture screw until the engine reaches maximum speed (we unscrew the screw no more than 2 turns, but depending range may fluctuate due to engine wear and other faults).

6. Re-adjust the idle screw to set the idle speed to normal.

7. Press the throttle trigger several times, check if the idle speed is stable.

Mixture quality adjustment with a needle.

Probably you have heard more than once about adjusting the quality of the mixture on the carburetor by manipulating the needle. I note that these are extreme measures, for the initial adjustment, use the mixture quality screw, and only if you do not get the desired result, unscrew the mount and remove the needle. What does she represent? This is the main element that regulates the amount of gasoline supplied to the combustion chamber. Connected directly to the throttle handle through a cable. When you turn the knob, the needle rises higher, opening up a channel for fuel, thereby delivering more mixture, which increases power, which translates into speed.

You will see 5 grooves on the needle at the attachment point. Initially, the retaining ring fixes it in the central position, this is the best option. But sometimes it is not possible to achieve the required quality of the mixture.


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