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Going to the dark side
- Thread starter kellys 62
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- carburetors
There's been a lot written about this, many options.
If you search "2 into 1 intake carb", the list narrows down to 550 threads...
If you search "2 into 1 intake carb", the list narrows down to 550 threads...
Hi kelly,
it only sucks one cylinder at a time. Same size carb as before, eh?
it only sucks one cylinder at a time. Same size carb as before, eh?
Take that to the bank.
Be positive! It's not the dark side, you are cutting your carb cleaning in half!
richardthemotorcycle1
XS650 Guru
(yeah only half the gas too).
westonboege
XS650 Addict
I use the VM 36 Roundslide on the the single carb manifolds I make.
Hi lakeview,
better yet, the saving on carb balancing time is infinite!
From what I remember from my Britbike days, the "sporty" twin carb bikes had more power and drank more gas than the single carb versions.
Betcha the increased performance was from the "sporty" version's better ported aluminum head, hotter cams and higher compression ratio; the dual carbs were there as a marketing strategy and added to the thirst.
And no, Richard; you know damn well it don't work like that, eh?
CDNTX650
XS650 Guru
Just from personal experience. I have yet to get a single carb setup to work 100%. Whether vm34 or single cvk34 keihin. It's fine off of idle. But idle is never right. Always way rich on one side...it did idle a bit lumpy. And stalling the odd time which was the nail in the coffin for me. Didn't matter whose intake I used....and I have used both of the common ones. Until a frame option that allows it to be centered I will never use single again.
