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I need to get out some info regarding the performance carb for the Savage/S40.
There have been some folks who have had some difficulty with the jetting on the carburetor, being too rich for their setup. It seems that the exhaust systems/mufflers being used on the bikes are too restrictive for the amount of fuel/air that the carbs are supplying. It is the old problem of too much in, but not enough out.
I want to be sure everyone understands that when swaping out the stock carb for a performance carb, it is necessary to have a FREE FLOWING EXHAUST SYSTEM. Mufflers like the screaming eagles, Mac, Jardine, Supertrapp with plenty of discs, and some of the sporty/dyna tubes. BUT, there are also some of those stock HD mufflers that have been showing up and are proving to be too restrictive. I do not know yet which specific model year HD mufflers are the ones to avoid....perhaps a few of the folks who have recently installed the carb kits and have had the OVER RICH situation could post a note about which muffler they had initially.
The bottom line is that when installing a performance carb it is also necessary to have a performance capable exhaust system to keep the air flow going from beginning to end.
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