To those who have done the cv swap....
6th Gear
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From: BelAir, Maryland 21014
CV Swap
found this but still no answer to my previous question...
http://www.harley-performance.com/cv-carburetor.html
http://www.harley-performance.com/cv-carburetor.html
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Ghent NY
the bike is so mint and showroom original that I wanted to keep that look, the butterfly carb is so horrible it ran like s^%& till it got in the upper rpm range, just like my fltc before I went to the s s....but I wanted to use a oem aircleaner and sneak that cv in there...didn't happen that way! lol........goingn the cv still is like half the cost of the super e, I just went the wrong route...instead of the adapter I should have gone cv manifold.
theres a swap meet in Albany ny in a couple weeks..hopefully I can score what I need to do it right
theres a swap meet in Albany ny in a couple weeks..hopefully I can score what I need to do it right
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Rosamond, Cali
Mine came with a CV but I imagine the principles of mounting the CV are consistent. I have an aftermarket (maybe Screamin' Eagle) carb mount/filter for my CV. It's a K&N filter. What I found is the spacing between the bracket and carburetor (the depth the carburetor is pushed into the manifold/boot by the bracket) is critical. With mine I had a 1/8" thick metal spacer between the bracket and carb. When I reassembled I left it out first time through, thinking it wouldn't make a difference...
...bad choice. That 1/8" travel (of carb throat into boot) made all the difference. The bike had an intake leak and I couldn't adjust the carb. Put that spacer back in and all was well. As for the kind of air cleaner adapter kit I have, I don't know. It was on the bike when I got it. I believe I have a stock manifold. The principle here is to make sure the carb throat is all the way down in the boot, whatever air filter mounting device is in use.
As for the crank breather, my bike's got a metal plate attached to the tranny, the filter fits on that and the breather hose comes up behind. Just enough room to get a screwdriver in to loosen the hose clamp and remove filter for weekly cleaning. I find if I don't clean the filter every 1 to 2 weeks (about 500+/- miles) it will fill up and start misting oil over the right side of the bike when I'm cruising.
Another approach I've seen is to leave the crankcase filter out of the equation altogether and just vent the crank breather-hose directly into the atmosphere under the bike.
Alan
...bad choice. That 1/8" travel (of carb throat into boot) made all the difference. The bike had an intake leak and I couldn't adjust the carb. Put that spacer back in and all was well. As for the kind of air cleaner adapter kit I have, I don't know. It was on the bike when I got it. I believe I have a stock manifold. The principle here is to make sure the carb throat is all the way down in the boot, whatever air filter mounting device is in use.
As for the crank breather, my bike's got a metal plate attached to the tranny, the filter fits on that and the breather hose comes up behind. Just enough room to get a screwdriver in to loosen the hose clamp and remove filter for weekly cleaning. I find if I don't clean the filter every 1 to 2 weeks (about 500+/- miles) it will fill up and start misting oil over the right side of the bike when I'm cruising.
Another approach I've seen is to leave the crankcase filter out of the equation altogether and just vent the crank breather-hose directly into the atmosphere under the bike.
Alan
Last edited by AlanStansbery; Nov 12, 2016 at 12:57 PM.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2014
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From: Edgerton Wisconsin
I'm in the process of an early Keihin to late 80's CV swap on an '86 first run Heritage. I've purchased all necessary mounting plates and will be using a hi-flo Kuryakyn Hypercharger. I even bought a manifold adapter that will allow me to use the original 2-bolt manifold. My question is, is the original manifold capable of proper fuel delivery for the CV carb?
Or if you can find a used s&s intake you could also use that with an adapter if you so please.
Road Master
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From: Tejas
found this but still no answer to my previous question...
http://www.harley-performance.com/cv-carburetor.html
http://www.harley-performance.com/cv-carburetor.html
Griz
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