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Does anyone have problems with j.costa evo 2/3 on vespa 300?
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I used to have J.Costa on my GTV250. The J.Costa was really quick off the line. After about 3K miles, it started to squeak. I replaced the rulers every 3K miles but it never stopped squeaking and eventually I lost top end going up hills. I ended up replacing it with the OEM variator and Dr. Pulley sliders. I don't remember the roller weights but took Max's from Scooterwest.com suggestion.

Hope that helps.

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Miguel wrote:
I used to have J.Costa on my GTV250. The J.Costa was really quick off the line. After about 3K miles, it started to squeak. I replaced the rulers every 3K miles but it never stopped squeaking and eventually I lost top end going up hills. I ended up replacing it with the OEM variator and Dr. Pulley sliders. I don't remember the roller weights but took Max's from Scooterwest.com suggestion.

Hope that helps.

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Miguel
How feels the difference between jcosta and stock + dr pulley
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chrr wrote:
Miguel wrote:
I used to have J.Costa on my GTV250. The J.Costa was really quick off the line. After about 3K miles, it started to squeak. I replaced the rulers every 3K miles but it never stopped squeaking and eventually I lost top end going up hills. I ended up replacing it with the OEM variator and Dr. Pulley sliders. I don't remember the roller weights but took Max's from Scooterwest.com suggestion.

Hope that helps.

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Miguel
How feels the difference between jcosta and stock + dr pulley
I'm really happy with the new setup. It restored my top speed and no squeaking. And plenty of umph off the line.

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Miguel
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