Posted by Pappy on March 26, 2007, 6:58 am
I'm new to motorcycles and riding. A month ago I bought a Honda VTX-1300
with after-market Cobra exhaust and jet kit installed. It sounds really
good, but when I'm cruising at a constant speed, there seems to be a
sputtering/popping sound.
I'm not a mechanic, but I know how an engine works. What it sounds like to
me is there is ignition happening in the exhaust. The dealer says its fine.
Anyone out there familiar with this?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by Captain Midnight on March 26, 2007, 3:28 pm
> I'm new to motorcycles and riding. A month ago I bought a Honda VTX-1300
> with after-market Cobra exhaust and jet kit installed. It sounds really
> good, but when I'm cruising at a constant speed, there seems to be a
> sputtering/popping sound.
> I'm not a mechanic, but I know how an engine works. What it sounds like to
> me is there is ignition happening in the exhaust. The dealer says its
fine.
> Anyone out there familiar with this?
> Thanks in advance.
Most likely the exhaust has created a lean fuel situation that hasn't been
corrected. Air leak in the exhaust is another possibility.
rec.motorcycles.tech would be a better group to post in about this.
Posted by Mark Hoppus on March 26, 2007, 3:09 pm
Captain Midnight wrote:
>
>>I'm new to motorcycles and riding. A month ago I bought a Honda VTX-1300
>>with after-market Cobra exhaust and jet kit installed. It sounds really
>>good, but when I'm cruising at a constant speed, there seems to be a
>>sputtering/popping sound.
>>I'm not a mechanic, but I know how an engine works. What it sounds like to
>>me is there is ignition happening in the exhaust. The dealer says its
>
> fine.
>
>>Anyone out there familiar with this?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>
>
> Most likely the exhaust has created a lean fuel situation that hasn't been
> corrected. Air leak in the exhaust is another possibility.
> rec.motorcycles.tech would be a better group to post in about this.
Also, never talk to the "dealer" about a problem.
Always talk to the MECHANIC, or find a better "dealer" that takes you
directly to the mechanic that knows what the hell they are talking about.
Posted by Jb on January 6, 2008, 3:33 pm
On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:09:51 -0400, Mark Hoppus wrote:
> Captain Midnight wrote:
>
>>
>>>I'm new to motorcycles and riding. A month ago I bought a Honda
>>>VTX-1300 with after-market Cobra exhaust and jet kit installed. It
>>>sounds really good, but when I'm cruising at a constant speed, there
>>>seems to be a sputtering/popping sound.
>>>I'm not a mechanic, but I know how an engine works. What it sounds like
>>>to me is there is ignition happening in the exhaust. The dealer says
>>>its
>>
>> fine.
>>
>>>Anyone out there familiar with this?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Most likely the exhaust has created a lean fuel situation that hasn't
>> been corrected. Air leak in the exhaust is another possibility.
>> rec.motorcycles.tech would be a better group to post in about this.
>
> Also, never talk to the "dealer" about a problem.
> Always talk to the MECHANIC, or find a better "dealer" that takes you
> directly to the mechanic that knows what the hell they are talking
> about.
Unless the carburetor(s) were re-jetted to go along with the pipe you are
gonna have some issues like that.
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> with after-market Cobra exhaust and jet kit installed. It sounds really
> good, but when I'm cruising at a constant speed, there seems to be a
> sputtering/popping sound.
> I'm not a mechanic, but I know how an engine works. What it sounds like to
> me is there is ignition happening in the exhaust. The dealer says its
fine.
> Anyone out there familiar with this?
> Thanks in advance.