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Beardy_John 22nd July 2009 09:50 PM

Bike Carbs
 
Is anyone on here going the bike carb route? Thinking of giving it a go if I can do it on the cheap. My pinto manifold and carb just look pants. :D

(Hopefully, this won't get deleted! Someone must have found the button on their keyboard!:D :eek: )

HandyAndy 22nd July 2009 09:55 PM

i,m hoping to go to bike carbs when i swap engines to a 2ltr zetec from what i have at the mo, 1.8cvh motor,
tho being honest i haven,t a clue what carbs i would need & the bits n bobs to go with them:confused:

but thats some way off yet for me:o

andy

Coozer 23rd July 2009 10:33 AM

I have ZX9R carbs on my 2 litre zetec, also had them on the 1.8 before that.

Cheap as chips, carbs cost £35 and the manifold is homemade, whittled from some steel plate and tube.

HandyAndy 23rd July 2009 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coozer (Post 18803)
I have ZX9R carbs on my 2 litre zetec, also had them on the 1.8 before that.

Cheap as chips, carbs cost £35 and the manifold is homemade, whittled from some steel plate and tube.

cheezers Coozer, might have to ask for your help choosing some carbs/ manifold in the near future ;) :)

i,m waiting to hear about those tyres for you, let you know as soon as i know.

cheers
andy

DaddyA 1st August 2009 10:00 AM

Hi,

I have the same problem with my CVH and carbs set up so I'm alo planning on bike carbs - not sure which yet but the feelers are out.

Also looking to use megajolt to replace that pile of wires they call hybrid. Anyone had any experience with that ignition system and know who sells it?

mark 1st August 2009 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyA (Post 18981)
Hi,

I have the same problem with my CVH and carbs set up so I'm alo planning on bike carbs - not sure which yet but the feelers are out.

Also looking to use megajolt to replace that pile of wires they call hybrid. Anyone had any experience with that ignition system and know who sells it?

Im doing the same with zx6r carbs and megajolt. I using the original flange cut from the ford inlet manifold and welding some alloy tubes to it, but you need to blank off where the water outlet used to be in the centre of the flange.

The only problem is that the original water outlet comes out through the original inlet manifold and houses the thermostat on the edge of the manifold,the way round this is to pop out one of the core pugs on the end of the head and make a new thermostat housing to bolt to the tapped holes which are already in the head either side of the core plug ;)

Then in future when i go 2lt zetec i will already have carbs, megajolt and exhuast on the correct side :D so should be a painless winter project :D

DaddyA 1st August 2009 12:59 PM

Cheers Mark,

I was wondering how I'd get round that. My water came from the end of the manifold not the centre?

Are you using the ZX's fuel pump or different one with fuel reg?

jerkins 1st August 2009 04:07 PM

This is my x-flow inlet manifold, complete with water inlet. Not sure of the layout of the Pinto manifold...


mark 2nd August 2009 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyA (Post 18998)
Cheers Mark,

I was wondering how I'd get round that. My water came from the end of the manifold not the centre?

Are you using the ZX's fuel pump or different one with fuel reg?

Sorry didnt make that very clear

What i meant was the water leaves the engine in the middle of the inlet

manifold and then passes through and as you correctly say it comes out of

the end of the manifold where the thermostat is housed.

Yes i will be using a zx fuel pump too.

adrianreeve 2nd August 2009 04:13 PM

Here's a few piccies of my conversion from a previous thread. Actually throttle bodies, but the manifold is the same.

http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1843

Cheers

Adrian


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