EFI to Carb conversion?
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EFI to Carb conversion?
Started doing some googling earlier tonight because I'm bored to hell at work and found this:
http://www.amm.haan.de/Carb/carb.htm
I really hate all the extra bs that goes along with doing any sort of major upgrade. Why do we need pcIII's and XIEDs? We don't. Bikes have been carbed for decades and ran without a hitch. Besides, what's easier than just simply rejetting a carb? Nothing.
anyway, what I'm asking is for the more experienced wrenches to take a look at that link and tell me how accurate it is.
If it's pretty close to how it would be, I wanna try it. Would definitely be a fun experience. Don't tell me about blowing my warranty either. I'm well aware of that.
http://www.amm.haan.de/Carb/carb.htm
I really hate all the extra bs that goes along with doing any sort of major upgrade. Why do we need pcIII's and XIEDs? We don't. Bikes have been carbed for decades and ran without a hitch. Besides, what's easier than just simply rejetting a carb? Nothing.
anyway, what I'm asking is for the more experienced wrenches to take a look at that link and tell me how accurate it is.
If it's pretty close to how it would be, I wanna try it. Would definitely be a fun experience. Don't tell me about blowing my warranty either. I'm well aware of that.
put the link and country boy.. EFI is the future... i love it, but on chops and builds i will always use carbs cause of what you said, tuning is a snap... but i also make my own pipes for those, on the HD i buy pipes and can therefor download the map... your call
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But could you say by that article, it would be feasible? Not too difficult and within a moderate means to accomplish financially?
Would you say the maintenance on a carbed bike is much easier then a similarly equipped FI model? It has bothered me since day one that it's now necessary to have a laptop to do maintenance on my bike. Just scary, really.
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The answer to your question is yes, what they list will work to convert from EFI to carb.
I would never do it nor would I ever recommend it, but to each there own.
I would never do it nor would I ever recommend it, but to each there own.
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I mean, out of the box, it cost me $300 for the pcIII, $75 for the SE hi flow a/c to do a stupid stage 1 which is where the darn bike should have been at when I bought it. if I wanted to add pipes, add on $500 or so....I remember getting quotes frm the dealer for approx $1100 to do a set of V&H pipes, pcIII, and a/c. carbed bike would have been $150 set of drag pipes and couple of $5 jets to get it right.
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Mind if I ask why not?