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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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Hi
I bought a 1999 tc88 with wild pig slip ons k&n air filter. The bike had a bad lean cough when I got it was little better when warm anyway I found some great help in the diy section put a couple washers under the needle and adjusted the air mix 2 &1/4 turns the washers were just 2 I had I'm not sure they were no.3's or not but verry small seemed to fit well The bike runs great now no cough smooth accell. don't have hardly the zip it did starts great idel is about 8to900 thought that was close enough didn't bother changing it yet here is what I want to know it now gets 33mpg. is this normal for the mod?? I did ???? or should it do a little better ?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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33mpg good bad normal ???????
 
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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bad, should be around mid 40's i would rejett the carb from scratch.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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Thanks I think I will try removeing a washer all jets are stock
 
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