Hey, I have an '88 FourTrax 300 with a SuperTrapp IDS2 Race Core exhaust and K&N filter and need help with deciding which main jets to get. The stock main jet is a 120, so how many sizes up should I go? The exhaust includes a larger header pipe (it's not just a slip*on). I found a guy on Angelfire that went from a stock 125 (newer TRX300 than mine) to a 128 after installing a Quiet Core version, but I'm not sure if it was just a slip*on or a complete exhaust. Then I found on a page about his snorkel that he had a 130 and went to a 132 after installing a snorkel system, which leads my to believe he went with a larger main jet than initially.
Here's the link.
Now, I've finally found a place that sells main jets for the '88's VE90A carb (JetsRUs.com), or at that thinks they have some that fit. Initially they were listed as only fitting '92s and up, but I emailed them asking the difference in the carb (The VE90D was the '92 carb, so how different could it be?) and they replied by saying that the jets should actually fit and edited the listing accordingly.
Here's the direct link to their page. Other companies (Dynojet, for example) have said that their '92 and up main jets explicitly won't fit, but they don't seem understand the technical differences between the carb versions (seem more like the help desk people that only read the information but don't understand the details).
Anyway, that's not really my point. The $35 jet kit they sell comes with jets that seem WAY larger than the two stock main jet sizes used, the smallest being a 135. They sell many sizes for only $2.89 each, so it seems like buying a few jets more relevantly sized would be a better idea. So that's where I'm at, what sizes should I get?
Also, is it necessary to replace the slow/pilot jet? I think the stock one is adjustable (I recall adjusting it before), so shouldn't its range cover the necessary changes? I've already moved the clip on the needle to the lowest notch, too, and it runs a bit better in mid*range.
Thanks!