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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28376 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #15 - 09/26/11 at 16:43:38 ....
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12638 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #16 - 09/26/11 at 18:39:14 Duh, caught on fire -- mebbe because it backfired ???
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Reply #17 - 09/26/11 at 20:16:25

Sadly you are right, combination of backfire and the carb falling off with the a manual petcock set to on.

When the blaze caught it lit the left side at first I thought it was a goner and just stepped back and just watched, then I came to my senses and pulled the carb off and then was able to turn the petcock off before any got really damaged. Musta been a good show for the traffic next to me.

Crispy carb and paint, oh well no harm!

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28769 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #18 - 09/26/11 at 20:29:48 kevinphan wrote on 09/26/11 at 20:16:25: Sadly you are right, combination of backfire and the carb falling off with the a manual petcock set to on. Hmmm... *manual* petcock fire!
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Re: Carb to Engine distance.
Reply #19 - 09/26/11 at 22:07:32

Yup, backfire fire in extended intake tube started the show to going, then he could pull the burning carb off because his PVC intake was softened some by the flames (burning off the float bowl, BTW) and then he cut the gas flow off by the manual petcock.

Fire would have started off the bowl gas from either sort of petcock, but a vac petcock would have limited the fire to the bowl full of gas ---until the seat foam caught on fire anyway, then the gas in the tank would have boiled and that would have been that.

I hate being right ... when I am right on shite like this it sucks because it's always bad for somebody else.

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kevinphan Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Dracut, Massachusetts Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #20 - 09/27/11 at 00:56:53 Eh, I had been running this setup for 2 years now, and this was the only major problem. I blame not securing the carb better earlier in the morning when I was messing with it. Going to run this setup again but this time just going to be welding up an intake pipe and a support bracket so that this doesn't happen again
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Reply #22 - 09/28/11 at 09:43:47

So accordingly to my wiki research there is somewhat to gain from a longer intake.

The easy explanation is that with a longer tube between the carb and engine there are more time for the air and fuel to mix, so you get a better mix in the engine.

An with a longer tube you get more power at some rpm, depending on how long the tube is. This is becuse of the resonance betweene the closed valves and the carb wich builds up a pressure..

(sorry for bad eglish)

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #23 - 09/29/11 at 15:18:45 verslagen1 wrote on 09/26/11 at 20:29:48: kevinphan wrote on 09/26/11 at 20:16:25: Sadly you are right, combination of backfire and the carb falling off with the a manual petcock set to on. Hmmm... *manual* petcock fire! x4 !
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #24 - 09/29/11 at 15:20:38 Routy wrote on 09/29/11 at 15:18:45: verslagen1 wrote on 09/26/11 at 20:29:48: kevinphan wrote on 09/26/11 at 20:16:25: Sadly you are right, combination of backfire and the carb falling off with the a manual petcock set to on. Hmmm... *manual* petcock fire! x4 ! +2
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #25 - 09/29/11 at 16:12:25 So,, with a manual petcock, nothing needs to suck in order for things to suck? That SUCKS!
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Jockesavage YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 14	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #26 - 09/30/11 at 19:28:06 wow, now nobody knows what to do
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kevinphan Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Dracut, Massachusetts Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #27 - 10/03/11 at 15:32:39 Finished my intake today, 1 3/4 O.D piping got it from a local automotive store. Cut and welded into a 45 degree angle Not sure of the exact length but, engine to bend: around 2-3 inches bend to carb: around 2 inches
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #28 - 10/03/11 at 18:24:28 What improvements are you expecting with this setup compared to stock?
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kevinphan Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Dracut, Massachusetts Gender:	Re: Carb to Engine distance. Reply #29 - 10/03/11 at 18:33:05 None, it's necessary because of the hardtail.
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