my little 883 has been running lean in higher gears but ok on the low end put in a new crossover gasket (no gasket before) also picked up a dynojet kit so now i have 45slow 180dj main the question i have is to drill the slide or not to drill (dj instuctions recommended) like any input on anyone who has this kit installed also i put clip on 3rd notch on new dj needle (also recommended per instructions) dealer recommended 4th notch any info will help

 

At the point that you feel the bike is running lean , pull out the enrichener **** really slow and see if it acts better.
Make a mental point of the speed and throttle setting.
If it gets better at a cruise between 1/4 and 3/4 throttle , the needle should be lifted up one notch.
If it only gets better if you pull the enrichener quite a bit , then go up 2 notches.
The pilot really works at idle through 1/4 throttle.
The main jet 99% of the time only reacts between 3/4 to wide open throttle.
The needle will do the rest between the two.
See how this works first , before you drill the slide.
Drilling the slide can cause problems sometimes , it will react faster when drilled , so wait and do it last if you need to.
Mick

 

yea when i was riding at highway speeds 45mph to 65mph i could pull enrichner out and bike had more power and ran better but still was lacking full oomph that was stock needle and 45 pilot and 165 main havnt got to ride with dj kit in yet carb is on my coffee table lol but when reading about drilling the slide i was thinking 50dlrs and trip to dealer if i shouldnt have drilled it

 

Don't drill the slide.

 

I second this thought

 

well i installed carb without drilling slide bike ran much better but lacked full oomph so i took carb back off drilled slide (air hole not needle hole) went to a 160dj main jet and it made the little bike come alive throttle is more snappy and not running lean anymore dont know bout mpg because its 34 degrees so i only rode for bout 10min so i ended up with 45 pilot 160dj main with drilled slide and dj spring and about 2 turns on A/F screw

 

OMG, you did exactly what they said not to!

I put a Dynojet kit in my bike back in 1991 when I got it, along with SE AC and SE pipes. I drilled out my slide and my bike runs just fine, and it's an 883 like yours. I forgot what jets I have, but it runs good and the plugs look good, although my mixture is set at about 3.5 turns out. Good luck.

John

 

yea it didnt quite pull just right with light spring and not drilled slide so i figured it would work or oh well trip to dealer 1 1/2hr away but it worked really good whew that a close one lol i am glad i do dumb things sumtimes lol

 

3 turns out on A/F plugs went from white to a pretty tan color changed main from 180dj to 170dj may try 160dj later still 45slow and still on 3rd groove on dj needle this has been a fun little kit you can adjust all sorts So was the kit worth 85dlrs well my bike was running like crap dealer is 1 1/2hr away so to me yea lol thnx for all the help and hope someone else finds this helpful

 

last update i think lol changed to 160dj main seemed a little lean so put 170dj main back in and moved clip on needle from 3rd notch to 4th lots better now no carb farts and no slide flutter throttle is snappy so my setup for my carb is 45slow jet 170dj main jet dj spring with drilled slide with needle set on 4th notch and 3turns on A/F mixture screw i hope someone finds this useful it was fun learning my carb and doing my own work now its time to ride