Any ideas on what bike carbs / sizes to look out for?
Any idea of performance increase/problems?

Cheers

Try U2U'ing Surrey Dave and/or GeoffT - I think they have Xflow + bike carbs (though Geoff now has a K-Series)

I've got a set of R1 bike carbs ready to go if you're interested. Just needs an inlet manifold. PM me for details.

Alan

surrey dave has a cvh
best idea would be to do a search.
[Edited on 20/11/06 by soggy 3]

[Edited on 20/11/06 by soggy 3]

I have 38mm carbs on my 1800cvh , robocog has 34mm carbs on his 2 litre, many people fit R1 41mm? carbs.

I personally have a feeling that most bike carbs are a little large.

If you fitted webers you would not have 38 - 41 mm sized chokes.

But because of the constant velocity design you can get away with the large carbs.

If I where fitting bike carbs to a xflow I would be thinking that 34mm would be large enough.,they come in a smaller neater package and usually have a tps fitted.

Most of the driving on large bike carbs is done on the pilot and needle settings it takes a lot to get fully up onto the main jet.

Thats why I'm thinking smaller could be better , you would use the main jet sooner and stronger.



Thats my opinion , others may differ

[Edited on 20/11/06 by Dave-M]

Thanks Surrey-Dave, am I correct in saying that I do not nessesarilly need carbs off a 1000cc bike?
When fitting bike carbs are there any other mods required (ignition etc)? I am currently running an electronic distrubutor.
Lastly what is the performance like?

Cheers

doesn't matter what bike, you will probably have to increase the main jets in amy.

you may have to raise the needle to richen the mid as well.

I think most get away with the standard pilot jets


Some people enlarge the air bleed holes in the slide to make it rise faster , Dynojet recommend this with some of thier kits.


Performance is good , you get the smoothness and economy of small carb and the top end power of large carbs

Very very flexible through tht whole rev range,

[Edited on 20/11/06 by Surrey Dave]

Could I run a set of FZS600 carbs with the existing x-flow fuel pump? Any potential problems?

And is there a particular model/year I should be looking for?

(apologies for thread hijack - but it is slightly relevant! )

David

[Edited on 20/11/06 by David Jenkins]

Without a regulator the carbs would probably flood , they only need 1- 1.5 psi.

There's another thread on today discussing this.

just get twin 40s
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that's a BIG picture.........

I'm using R6 carbs(I Think) they are 34mm chokes anyway so should be perfectly choked for a mild x/flow, am awaiting their return from BB's I'll update on there use when I try them
Oh, am using an R6 fuel pump as well, which is all ready fitted and runs the dgav with no problems so far

Jason