Rich Peterson wrote:
> A friend who races motorcycles gave me a 40mm Mikuni carb with K & N
> filter to 'try' on my '77B. The installation appears to be very
> straight-forward, and the performance boost (according to him) should
> be significant. My question is: Has anyone on the list tried this
> before? I've seen the weber and SU conversion info, but haven't seen
> where anyone had tried a . . .GULP . . . motorcycle carb. BTW this
> carb is set up for use on a 300HP drag racing bike - not an 800cc oil
> burner. The jet is about right and the linkage is very similar/easily
> adaptable. What do you all think. If nobody has any negative
> feedback, I'll give it a try and report back to the list. I know it's
> blasphemy, but the price is right and the potential performance boost
> is too much to resist; besides, I can always re-install the Z-S
> smog-hog carb . . .
"Don't know nothin bout no stinkin Bikini carb" ... but, suggest that
you take a look at the technical article, "Carburetor Choices", on
Doug Jackson's 'excellent' web site ...
http://www.mgbmga.com/tech/mgb19.htm
Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com
'61 MGA 1600 MkII
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