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Old 04-28-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Ok....Almost 400 miles on my 07 t100 purchased about 2 weeks ago. Having a blast. Been reading a lot on here.
There is some language being used on here that I'm just not exactly sure (although I have a pretty good idea) what it means. For enstance...Bafflectomy...I gather this has something to do with removing/drilling baffles from the exhaust. "AI removed"...Air Intake/Injection...? Snorkal removed....no idea...not sure my particular model came with a snorkal...should I be concerned? No scuba gear, either. ****. The list could go on and on. A glossary of slang terms would be extremely beneficial to folks like me...or maybe its just me. In any case, what the ****. Help a brother out.

(and, yes, i have searched all of these terms...there are numerous threads on tips on performing a bafflectomy, results from ai removal, etc, but none of them just lay out exactly what they are)
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Bafflectomy: As you said. Baffles are in the silencer to, uh, silence.

AI Removal: As you said. The air injector is a valve arrangement that injects air into the exhaust stream to cause the unburned fuel to burn on the way out the header pipe, to reduce hydrocarbon pollution.

Snorkel: Soft plastic tube-like thing at the entrance to the air filter, under the left side cover. It can simply be pulled off, can also be reinstalled at will. Removal theoretically increases air flow into the filter. Theoretical disadvantage is that rain water might get into the filter.

Jet: Nozzle in the carburetor through which the gasoline passes. The size of the orifice can be changed by changing the jet. There are two jets in the carburetor, the pilot jet and the main jet.

Synchronizing: Turning an adjusting screw so that the two carburetors work well together, i.e. are synchronized.

Idle mixture screw: A carburetor adjustment only accessed with a special tool. You can get the special tool and use it to adjust, or use it to remove the stock idle mixture screws and replace them with functionally identical idle mixture screws that you can easily turn with your fingers instead of a special tool.

Needle: Another carburetor thingie--looks like a needle--that can be changed for a slightly different needle to adjust performance.

Shim: A washer used to adjust the needle height.

Igniter: Electronic ignition control unit under the seat. Sometimes replaced with an aftermarket Procom igniter.

Coil: Electric pulse generator to fire the spark plugs, under the tank. Can be replaced with an aftermarket coil.
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Unless you are planning on keeping your bike bone stock, then do away with the AI. It just gets in the way of changing spark plugs and blues your pipes. There are many kits available on the internet. Newbonneville.com, Britishcustoms.com just to name a few. Or you can do like I did and im sure many other Triumph owners and just get some oil drain plugs, copper gaskets and some rubber plugs at the local auto parts store. Just make sure you get the correct thread size. I just took one of my AI pipes with me to be sure. And by the way welcome to the "brotherhood" or "sisterhood" for you lady Triumph riders.
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