motorpsycho
Active Member
I'd like to see if i can find a carb like this, but a "speed" or a higer performance one than stock.
this is from my 48 c.c. happy time engine that i bought about 4 years ago.
the carb is a totally different design than the standard carbs that come with the majority of the engine kits (with intake tubes).
mine does not have an intake tube, the carb is bolted right to the cylinder, and it's a great design.
The carb is 4 inches closer to the engine, which gives me that much more room for clearance (because i'm using a tiny 20" frame).
There's nothing wring with the stock carb (i think it's also an n/t/ carb, but i'm not positive right this second because i'm at work).
I just want to see if i can upgrade the carb to see if i can get a little more power.
right now, the bike will top out at around 30 mph, so it runs great.
My gearing and wheel size has quite a bit to do with the 30 mph top speed.
I just want to see if i can find a performance carb like this that will be a simple bolt on.
Or would it be a waste of time trying to upgrade the carb. when the one i have works perfectly fine?
The issue I have with the carb is that it's TINY! it's a lot smaller than the standard n/t carb. for example, the carb slide in this carb is approx the same diameter as a U.S. dime. The slide in the standard nt carbs is bigger than that. I can not add an intake tube to this engine because of the sylinder design, unless i custom make something. But then, i would run into clearance issues with the frame.
Any ideas?
this is from my 48 c.c. happy time engine that i bought about 4 years ago.
the carb is a totally different design than the standard carbs that come with the majority of the engine kits (with intake tubes).
mine does not have an intake tube, the carb is bolted right to the cylinder, and it's a great design.
The carb is 4 inches closer to the engine, which gives me that much more room for clearance (because i'm using a tiny 20" frame).
There's nothing wring with the stock carb (i think it's also an n/t/ carb, but i'm not positive right this second because i'm at work).
I just want to see if i can upgrade the carb to see if i can get a little more power.
right now, the bike will top out at around 30 mph, so it runs great.
My gearing and wheel size has quite a bit to do with the 30 mph top speed.
I just want to see if i can find a performance carb like this that will be a simple bolt on.
Or would it be a waste of time trying to upgrade the carb. when the one i have works perfectly fine?
The issue I have with the carb is that it's TINY! it's a lot smaller than the standard n/t carb. for example, the carb slide in this carb is approx the same diameter as a U.S. dime. The slide in the standard nt carbs is bigger than that. I can not add an intake tube to this engine because of the sylinder design, unless i custom make something. But then, i would run into clearance issues with the frame.
Any ideas?