Bad news first: i was adjusting the brass idle mixture screw last night when i stripped the head pretty much flat. I was drilling a hole in it for a screw extractor when I snapped the drill bit off in the screw. well, that didn't go so well.
But wait! it was a stock carb anyways! perfect opportunity to upgrade! right?
so in my anger and desperation, i turned to ebay, mighty king of cheap used parts.
I ask-eth and it giveth:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/150684423652?item=150684423652&viewitem=&sspagename=A...is this even remotely close to what I need? It looks similar to a mikuni VM 38 (which is used not infrequently as an upgrade carb here on the forums) but i'm not positive that is what it is.
Pricing the replacement jets/slides/whatnot as per Lancer's tuning guidelines (found via the tech section) put it at around $110 just for the internal little brass bits :'( but all in all, $130 for a better carb isn't that much.
so... was this carb buy a good idea? or did I just buy a worthless piece of aluminum? AND, even if it IS something I could use, what am I getting myself into?
also, sidenote: assuming this replacement carb works out, if there is anyone out there that wants a stock carb (and a few extra jets!) and doesn't mind having to clean up my mess, let me know.