kawa gt550 help

[webhead]

hello there i wants to buy some k&n,s for my gt550 but what size jets would i need to go to if i do this please.

and where could i get the half moon rubber cam seal things from as mine slighlty weep so i wants to replace them.

many thanks.

[temeluchus]

go 25% bigger roughly.

As for the leak, I believe those are part of the cam cover gasket. You can just clean the area and apply a little black silicone to stop the leak.
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[webhead]

i got another problem to sort the start button dont do starter,i checked the button thats ok i checked stand switch clutch switch all ok ,starts when you touch solenoid ,put new solenoid on but same ,checked voltage to solenoid and its only 0.02 when you press button so something is not letting 12v to do relay in solenoid got any ideas cheers

[Freaky_1]

[webhead]

yes the relay is in the solenoid itself 2 wires go into it ,and if you put 12vots through it the relay works letting the high voltage across the 2 battery terminals that then goes to starter,

i think i have lost the 12v at the button im sure it takes 12v from the kill switch then passes it over to button but im not 100 percent on that ill check tomorrrow ,

basicly the 12v isnt there at the solenoid relay part thus not putting power to starter motor,i got to make sure i got 12v at my kill switch tomorrow must have as kill switch will turn engine off ok,

well i will c tomorrow.cheers

[Freaky_1]

[stinkwheel]

If you can keep the standard airbox. Do.

Motorbikes invariably run better with an airbox than without one (you don't see serious race bikes runing pod filters). Kawasakis especially. It's all to do with pressure waves.
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[temeluchus]

I ran a GPz550 with pods on the Keihins, ran fine after upjetting other than the usual pod filter issues with cold and damp. Its more or less the same engine as the GT.

Older bikes like this do not have particularly clever airboxes and they arent as helpful as the computer designed airboxes on more modern machines.

My ZZR based GPz1100S also ran fine on pods after rejetting. Probably wouldnt be a good idea on a ZZR however as it has downdraughts with a much more advanced airbox design. The GPz (and the ZRX, which also runs a sidedraught head) arent so picky.

I recommend the foam pods over K&N/S&B style pods.
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[webhead]

well i think it will be ok to take air box out as in 1988 computers were crap so i cant see bike being designed on 1 would have took a while lol.

but im confused by the percentage to up jet as k&n site says about 15 percent , on standard exhaust well my exhaust is a motad 4 into 1 so bugger knows.

[temeluchus]

I think they are 105's stock. If i recall on my GPZ i settled on 117.5.
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[Robby]

[webhead]

lol well hes welcome to try that on my mz ,

what your saying though isnt true as a quick dyno test would prove you wrong if setup correctly thats why k&ns where invented,quicker throttle response more air intake and less crappy cleaning,

2 strokes work on a supercharger principle,so if i strap a turbo to my 4 stroke it will be same thing.

ahh im off to work out volumetric space in my airbox lmfao

[temeluchus]

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