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[McKilla Guerilla]

Search no more...your one stop carb parts shopping; www.RPMracingCa.com (Heck for most of your other FJ needs as well)

As far as the K&N filter for the airbox, they work satisfactorily since they are not in the direct path of the mist spray from the carbs. The K&N single & dual pod filters are washed of the filtration oil(s) by the mist from the carb throats and rendered useless.

As far as the UNI's in the rain, I have never had a problem. I rode my bike the whole winter of 2010; rain, fog, cold, etc and did not have any problems. The inner fender panel for the rear tire keep them protected. Several guys rode up to the WCR in the rain running UNI pods and there was no issues reported there either.

Randy - RPM

I will take all this into consideration, thanks for the link & the uni-pod info

[simi_ed]

Kurt, the general consensus is that the K&N filters are lousy at actually catching the dirt.  That's why even a stock filter is a a better bet than the internal K&N.  I had (actually have) one, and it passed a large amount of debris into my carbs.  The air filter is the biggest source of contaminants in your oil, which contributes to engine wear. (Consider how much air goes through your engine to burn 1 gallon of fuel! 39.964kg or 1176 ft³ )

So, that's why I would (did) dump the K&N to go to Uni pods.

[Kurt J]

Ed, I think it's worth giving the uni-pods a shot. I think you and the others have made a point. I do understand the carbs washing the K/N clean of oil. That and RPM has a fair price on them, looks like 50.00 for a set.

thanks Kurt

[RichBaker]

One other advantage to the UNIs.... A factory Lifetime warranty!  I had to send one back because the carb flange tore somehow, sent it last Tuesday, had it my mailbox on Monday! Great customer service, INMNSHO.....

I gotta add, I've been using UNIs for over 20 years, this is only the 2nd one they've had to replace..... 

[ktmaha]

Be careful when drilling out fuel screw plugs. It easy to hit the screw head with the drill bit. This will damage the slot for the screwdriver and can bury the fuel screw tip into the carb body. The f/s should be removed when cleaning the carbs. Dont lose the spring/washer/oring parts. The synch adjusters are not the f/s.

With the k/n and supertrapp you will need to adjust f/s and likely bigger pilots. I had shimmed my needles and have since gone back to stock with my stock box w/ k/n and 4 into 1 exhaust. (Seattle area, sea level and cold)

[RichBaker]

Be careful when drilling out fuel screw plugs. It easy to hit the screw head with the drill bit. This will damage the slot for the screwdriver and can bury the fuel screw tip into the carb body. The f/s should be removed when cleaning the carbs. Dont lose the spring/washer/oring parts. The synch adjusters are not the f/s.

With the k/n and supertrapp you will need to adjust f/s and likely bigger pilots. I had shimmed my needles and have since gone back to stock with my stock box w/ k/n and 4 into 1 exhaust. (Seattle area, sea level and cold)

Best way to limit the drill bit is to wrap some tape around it ~1/8" from the tip....