OK,
We got the Vgas carbs on the bike this afternoon.
The install took about three hours, the most tedious part was synching the carb "action" and setting up the cables and throotle stops so that they are all working together at idle.
I can't say enough about how much I like these carbs.
I expected them to be soggy on the bottom and in the middle and to scream on the top end.
If you feed the throttle in right the bottom and middle are especialy crisp and clean and it runs like a fucking raped ape, plus they clatter like hell which sounds as cool as hell and the also look fantastic on the bike.....
The guy who sold them to my friend said that he put them back exactly like they were shipped to him by Cornell (he had them set up for a 1428 12:1 compression PCW motor) and unless you knew what the hell you were doing to NOT fuck with them in any way what so ever except for setting up the cables and throttle stops.
I talked to him on the phone for about 1 hour this afternoon about details of the install, and got the feeling he knew these carbs in and out, and he insisted that they were shipped to my friend EXACTLY as Cornell sent them to him, which is that they were set up for a stock max with aftermarket pipes on it....
Well he was right, they operate perefect straight out of the box with no tuning or adjustments needed whatsever.
I have now clue what the HP increase is but I will say, having ridden his bike before and after, that it is NOTICEABLE by seat of the pants, which is more we can say for a lot of things we do to this bike trying to squeeze more HP out of it.
Down side is the details of the install as outlined in the instructions provided by Cornell leave a lot to be desired. After having installed one set I could write better instructions. Guys who don't have a good imagination might be a bit baffled by them.
Rusty
