Which carb for me?
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:47 pm
I want to get some scoop on what carb might be better for me and what I have and what I do with it,
The engine is a stock 1600 except it runs dual cannon exhaust and 034 dizzy, ( please do not try to sell me a 009 )
At the moment it runs a 34/3 carb, the engine is in a trike that I just ride I don't race it.
I have been building customs of all kinds wells over 30 years and feel I have the tune on the engine "as is" the best it can be, I really do not know carbs condition, besides PO bought it new in 09
It lacks pep, seems adding throttle doesn't give the kick it should, perhaps it's a tired engine or I am asking too much, it's a trike lighter than a VW car and in traffic I would have to really give it all it has just to keep up with normal take off traffic.
I bought a new in the box Empi ICT dual set up ( Please do not trash Empi it helps none, some of us have budgets )
I was thinking on the VW like if I was tuning a v8 in my vette, long intake runners kill low end torque, in most cases they are for adding RPM,
So the short intakes one gets with duals on a VW should add some pep just because the runners are so short, then the added fuel shouldn't hurt, ( within reason ) plus it would seem the ICT is a better carb than the PICT ( opinion )
But I just learned doing some reading on the carbs they will not fit on my trike due to the dual cannon exhaust...*%^&^*$)#......people dont want duals AND duals???
I really can't imagine the PICT carb is the best for the engine, they seem on the small side, but like I said when I started clue me it, I know the subject is loaded in an some cases is personal taste and opinion.
But please hit me with some ideas for which carb or carbs to use on this thing,
The engine is a stock 1600 except it runs dual cannon exhaust and 034 dizzy, ( please do not try to sell me a 009 )
At the moment it runs a 34/3 carb, the engine is in a trike that I just ride I don't race it.
I have been building customs of all kinds wells over 30 years and feel I have the tune on the engine "as is" the best it can be, I really do not know carbs condition, besides PO bought it new in 09
It lacks pep, seems adding throttle doesn't give the kick it should, perhaps it's a tired engine or I am asking too much, it's a trike lighter than a VW car and in traffic I would have to really give it all it has just to keep up with normal take off traffic.
I bought a new in the box Empi ICT dual set up ( Please do not trash Empi it helps none, some of us have budgets )
I was thinking on the VW like if I was tuning a v8 in my vette, long intake runners kill low end torque, in most cases they are for adding RPM,
So the short intakes one gets with duals on a VW should add some pep just because the runners are so short, then the added fuel shouldn't hurt, ( within reason ) plus it would seem the ICT is a better carb than the PICT ( opinion )
But I just learned doing some reading on the carbs they will not fit on my trike due to the dual cannon exhaust...*%^&^*$)#......people dont want duals AND duals???
I really can't imagine the PICT carb is the best for the engine, they seem on the small side, but like I said when I started clue me it, I know the subject is loaded in an some cases is personal taste and opinion.
But please hit me with some ideas for which carb or carbs to use on this thing,