CB360 Pods

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clayk

Discussion Starter · Mar 23, 2020

I'm having trouble with my carbs I no longer have the stock airbox and from what I can I find the 360 runs poorly with pods my bike has a hesitation or loss of power at mid throttle this goes away when the put the choke on about 1/8 to 1/4 from what I understand its because the pods throw off the vacuum and the slide no longer works as it should. so I'm thinking if I can find some more restrictive filter that should help. I have a 74 Cb360 and from reading through this forum it sounds like the needle should not be adjustable on the carbs but mine are I don't know if someone stuck different needles in there and maybe the taper is wrong and that could be causing issues. my jetting is factory and when moving the needle up or down it does help the problem it never goes completely away so I thought maybe going from a 110 main to 115 would help but after reading your posts it seems more likely its the filters? also the bike didnt rev past 3,000 - 4,000 rpms which is when the slide kicks in so my guess is the vacuum was not enough to open the slide

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TrialsRider

· #5 · Mar 24, 2020

Don't make the mistake thinking lack of restriction is the problem, that's not how it works.
run some breather tubes or the stock airbox and upgrade it with a better filter and larger opening, That will yield better results unless you start changing out carburetors and that is expensive and not easy,

Your current thinking you can just adjust it out by making everything run rich as hell is a trap, that will make it run like a turd and eat fuel like Dodge Polara.

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TrialsRider

· #7 · Mar 25, 2020

I think this guy has the right idea with questionable implementation.

Or I would go with 2 hoses out of 1 large air filter.

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TrialsRider

· #10 · Mar 25, 2020

Filter looks dry as a fart, put a foam or felt one on there and oil it, suddenly it will have the 'resistance' it is missing.

... you know if you don't squeeze enough oil out of a foam air filter it will be too restrictive

... by rights the filter is also suppose to have an anti-flame-blow-back screen inside it to stop the oiled filter from catching fire too

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TrialsRider

· #11 · Mar 25, 2020

Where does your crankcase breath from?

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TrialsRider

· #13 · Mar 25, 2020

It would have gone into the air box before, it needs clean air intake and a place to puke out blow-by gasses and oil residue.

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TrialsRider

· #15 · Mar 26, 2020

clayk said:
okay should I try to put it into the rubber extensions currently on there

You are in experimental territory, you should try anything that might make it work!
The function of an airbox (besides somewhere for the crankcase to breath from or spew into) is to provide a large volume of clean reasonably non turbulent air to breath from and the air should flow into the carburetor intake with some direction. Paper pods stuck directly on the open end of a CV carburetor we know for a fact works poorly.

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