[bashlin]

i'm not knocking the HMF pipe, jet kit, or K&N air filter i just had installed on my foreman..but i can't tell any difference at all..i raced another foreman today that was stock and he beat me by about a half of length..where are the extra gains at??. shouldn't i be able to out run a stock foreman..?? he did all of the air-fuel mixture test and the plug is running perfect..also i'm useing a 170 jet..so far the only thing i can tell is i have worse fuel mileage..if i've done something wrong please let me know..i got a little shut-up juice today after the foreman out ran mine..what kind of gains should i be getting..??should i be able to outrun another foreman..??also while racing today..i was trying to go from 4th to 5th..and accidently down shifted to 3rd with the rpm's pretty high..we didn't count that race..but do ya think i damaged the engine..?? seems to be running fine, but it was a pretty hard down shift..

 

[bashlin]

so now i'm thinking the shop didn't even adjust the air mixture screw..is it on the bottom front of the carb and will it have a factory cap on it.?? if so the factory cap is still on it and the air fuel mixture hasn't been set and i'm running way rich..please let me know if this is the air mixture screw..i''m kinda freaking here..

if he didn't remove the factory cap on the mixture screw..would i be running rich or lean..i checked my plug and it's black..but it's not a new plug so i'm not sure..what do you use to remove the cap on the mixture screw..??

thanks

 

[bashlin]

ok..now it's fixed..the air mixture was way off..only turned out 1.5 turns..turned it out 2 3/4 turns and she took off..also the air-fuel mixture screw is not a screw..it's a epa fitting that you can't get a tool to fit..but a pair of tweezers worked great..

 

[bashlin]

i took mine out..it wasn't that bad..if i would have know that before i would have never carried it to a shop to do the first time..i know i left the throttle cable on and some wire on the bottom and i didn't have any problems working on it..it's a good project to help ya get familiar with your foreman..

 

[bashlin]

no..just unscrew the clamps..push the carb forward a little..take the rear short tube off first then the carb will come up..it'll take a little working..but it'll come out...

 

[bashlin]

sorry..misread your question..fixed it in my next post..

 

[bashlin]

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hoping to get this same set up for my rubi does it also have the epa type air screw

i misread your question..i would say yes just guessing..but i was under the impression that only the 05's and 06'es had them..the best way to tell is to get a small mirror and a flash light and look under the front of the carb..you'll see a small round fitting with a flat side in a nipple that sticks down out of the carb..i thought mine was fixed but i'm still having trouble with my settings..i'm thinking about going to a smaller jet..mine runs fine up to 4th and 5th gears then i lose all power..if i can't get it fixed by this weekend..i'll have to carry it 45 miles to the nearest Honda dealership and see what they think is going on..

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I want to do what you all have done but I don't want my foreman to be loud. Is there a way around it?

yes..order the quite core for a extra 20.00