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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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What kind of carb would be recomened for an 82 FLH Classic. It's a Shovel with a mild cam and flat tops-board .020 and true duels, with a 4 speed tranny. The new H.D. replacement I installed before the mods is'nt doing the old girl justice. All suggestions and performance gains I would see with that carb would be great. Thanks
 
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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What about Modifying the standard Keihin carburetor by boring to 40mm (1.575"). You can also use a 185 main jet and a 100 idle jet?

I also know some peole that run this with great success;

http://www.woodcarbs.com/carbs.htm
 
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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I haven't had much luck playing with carb's in the past. So I figure by the time I pay someone else to do it I could have bought a more reliable perfomance one. But you never know I could get lucky.
 
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A 40mm CV from a late Evo is a great upgrade and there's a manifold adapter available to do it.
 
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