who's got a bike carb set up?

[squadge78]

i know there's a lot on here about bike carbs but i want to hear from anyone who has them fitted.

what are they like for every day use? and how do they compare for mpg to what u had fitted before?

thanx

[Copey]

i will let you know in a few weeks Marc

[squadge78]

anyone got them?

[Copey]

why not talk to the other Marc??

[squadge78]

why not talk to the other Marc??

i think i will do at the next meet,thought i'd see how they've worked out for other people.

[radar tech]

i have them running but my car not on the road for another couple of weeks

[squadge78]

i have them running but my car not on the road for another couple of weeks

cool,i'd appreciate some feedback when its running

[mk1super]

Im wondering how long before peeps are using bike throttle bodies

[Monkfish]

Im wondering how long before peeps are using bike throttle bodies

 

They already are.

[glenbo]

im running 1200 bandit carbs on 2.0 zetec,runs really well and slightly better on fuel than 45's,got mine done at bogg brothers

[mr zefect]

Ive been using bike bodys for 3 years and big injectors and goes very well.

My mate was using bike carbs from bog bros on his 100e and i flew and was very reliable and good on fuel i wood recommend them to any one.

[caprinerd]

had the bike carbs but had a pig of a time trying to set them up round here car garage wouldnt touch them as they were from a bike and bike garage wouldnt touch them because they were on a car,

when set up right they are smooth you dont have to keep resetting the balance, but look into what you get and get a pressure regulator but once you have them set you`ll love them

[squadge78]

cheers for the help guys,its for a pinto, some people seem to use 600cc carbs,others 1100 ones,unsure what to do.think i might just get in touch with bogg brothers and see what they say.

[Copey]

cheers for the help guys,its for a pinto, some people seem to use 600cc carbs,others 1100 ones,unsure what to do.think i might just get in touch with bogg brothers and see what they say.

 

i tried that, they were very unhelpfull, seems they dont want to give you the info for you to DIY em and just kept sayin to me "oh well we can sort that for you for X amount"

 

i have done a fair bit of research into is and its best to go for 750cc carbs or above GSXRs are popular as are R1s but tbh they are all pretty much the same

 

i have got some GPZ 1000 RX carbs, 36mm chokes, same as twin 40's

 

the jets on any carbs you get will need to be either replaced or re-drilled, 1.8mm i have been told is right for a tuned pinto

 

you also need a bike throttle cable and a choke cable, i have been told that bike carbs wont start without a choke?

[Synergy]

I have been lead to believe that when referring to sports bike’s (and only sports bikes) most 600 sized carbs are 36mm, 750's are usually 38mm and 1000’s tend to be 40mm which in Weber speak supposedly equates to 40's, 45's and 48's respectively, I’ve bought R1 carbs for my zetec project.

[GT_lenny]

i've got zx6-r carbs on my zetec- 37mm chokes re drilled jets to 1.7mm using a zx9-r fuel pump as they are ready to run at correct 3psi pressure-saves buying an expensive pump regulator and gauge

[GT_lenny]

fired up no probs taday so i like them

[squadge78]

fired up no probs taday so i like them

cool,i'm after some comments about how they are in everyday use,like going through winter with them,and how they are on juice compared with the set up u used to have.

thanx

[Streetfighter]

I'm also interested in this as i have an N7A (RS2000 DOHC) engine I plan to run on bike carbs. I hear they're most effective on injection conversions due to the heads being made differently etc, but as far as i'm concerned a carb is only as good as the setup.

[MightySprocket]

I had a bogg brothers kit on my last crossflow and for every day use they were superb. As supplied they were a little lean so needed the jets drilling out, they run very smooth and returned very good mpg.

The only problem I had was over the winter they suffered from freezing which caused the car to stall at tick over and there was little or no fuel at high revs untill the engine bay warmed up.

[Billy_smith]

had a home built kit on my cross flow, a set of genesis carbs and it went like shit off a shovel!!

[Copey]

I had a bogg brothers kit on my last crossflow and for every day use they were superb. As supplied they were a little lean so needed the jets drilling out, they run very smooth and returned very good mpg.

The only problem I had was over the winter they suffered from freezing which caused the car to stall at tick over and there was little or no fuel at high revs untill the engine bay warmed up.

 

to solve this could fab and airbox with a feed from the exhast for in the winter and move it to the front for a cold air feed in the summer

[dawesy1700]

dont buy the kit from boggs, after sales service is pathetic, amongst other things, buy their manifold then source the rest yourself. as for mpg, mines a 1660 xflow, 4 speed box 3.89 diff and ive had 44mpg, and they're very driveable for everyday use, i have 120bhp @ wheels, and they sound rather nice,

[squadge78]

dont buy the kit from boggs, after sales service is pathetic, amongst other things, buy their manifold then source the rest yourself. as for mpg, mines a 1660 xflow, 4 speed box 3.89 diff and ive had 44mpg, and they're very driveable for everyday use, i have 120bhp @ wheels, and they sound rather nice,

 

thats a possibility but with the messing about with the jetting i thought i might just buy a kit from bogg brothers.heard mixed reports about them

[dawesy1700]

buy ur own carbs and get them to rolling road and set them up, its the dad who does that n he's bang on, its steve thats crap, they sent me carbs that were fooked, it took 3 weeks to sort, then the fuel pump needed repairing that they sent, plus ALOT more problems ive had (my accelerator diaphragm was torn when they sent the carbs, so, they super glued it n sent it back, super glue!!! hahaha) and for £550 i expected more, then when u ring n ask for help they dont care, i would strongly recommend not buying thier kit, plus the fact everythin is way over priced, i.e, the throttle cable that cost £12 from them?? was in fact...a mountain bike brake cable from halfords for £1.99,