Would like to hear feedback & comments of those who have done the 36mm Amal carb conversion.

  How did bike respond after the conversion?

  What modifications were necessary to complete the job?

  Did you connect to stock airbox? If so did you use stock parts?

  All in all any comments or input concerning this conversion.

  Please email me at DARTHMAN@HOTMAIL.COM rather than to consume resources on the sight.

       Thanx,

         Steve J.

I did this conversion and it was easy and my bike runs 10 times better. I have pics posted on bikepics under ew8486 or suzuki S40 .

I used a 38mm carb, but here's the posts I did shortly thereafter.

One Amal post:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;n...

AND comments on Lancer's sale post:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=Market;action=display;num=11152...

I loved it, and will do it again when it's time to fire up the project Savage.  Might go with a 36mm if the motor is stock at that time, though.

However with some compression and a cam, 38 would be fantastic!

Mine was the older cable, and I believe a few folks didn't like the way it fit into the handlebar throttle housing.  Didn't bother me any.

So basically, the extent of the problem you had was the position of the throttle cable in relation to part of the frame, making it difficult to moun,.  and the throttle end of the cable being a different design.    I am sorry this caused frustration for you.

Virtually every thing I do on my Savage ends up requiring changing, adapting, or modifying something to make it fit and function.  This is something we have to deal with since we have a Savage, because no one makes performance parts specifically for the Savage.   It is part of the Savage life.

And this is something I want to try to help correct, so that we will have parts that are made for the Savage specifically.  There is certainly some trial and error involved in the process of creating those parts, but that is part of the learning curve so it is to be expected.
I am grateful for ALL of the feedback, that is the only way I know if I am doing things correctly.....like the problem you had with the cable Steve, I would not have known the 80's models have a different setup on the hand throttle.

RIDE WELL

LANCER wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:


I dont think you did , but if you did please dont take it the wrong way. Although i was a little frustrated the end result was worth it. Plus FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW Lancer is an Excellent Ebayer. I sent him a message if he could call me, he called me up spent a good 20 minutes on the phone helping me troubleshoot.  and the product was great. it just seems that for my application the cable was bad. but like you said everything requires a little fabrication. It works great and i'm happy with it. but to maybee help other in their efforts it doesn't sitt very well on top of the carb. there is a little box that hooks into the frame under the tank and that seems to be what gets in the way the most the cable kinda lays on its side under the tank instead of sitting up on top like an L. now for part two

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I am using the newest cable Lancer got for them.  I still haven't gotten the 99 throttle i'm just guessing it will work because when i spoke to Lancer he said he had i believe a 97 and it had that design so i'm guessing the design changed.  the switch will be here hopefully on wednesday.  the cable works there with the old switch it just doesn't bolt in so when you play with the throttle the cable moves around kinda loose but it doesn't affect performance or giving it gas. just looks odd. looks like its falling apart   let me know if you need anything else i'll be glad to help.

So as I understand it the carb end of cable still does not fit properly?

Has anyone come up with a cable that fits properly?

It is the carb end that does not clear frame rails. It appears throttle end different on earlier models.

No mattter how it is positioned it does not fit properly.
It needs to be altered or replaced with different style.

I was under impression cable was designed specifically for later Savage. That is reason I purchased a kit. Bolt on - No fabrication. Either I'm doing something wrong or it is a design that does not work.