Thread: Stock carb mod
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Old 09-17-2008, 12:49 PM
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Default Re: Stock carb mod

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Originally Posted by Home-made J View Post
thanks for the torque specs on the head bolts...I'm gonna do some porting today and didn't want to over-torque...Thanks for the drill info. I might still drill the stock carb, but my buddy used to have a pocketbike/scooter shop and wants to give me a tuned pipe and performance carb to play with...the biggest upgrade I've done so far is getting a 34T sprocket from Kings! Went from 32mph top speed (at about 6k rpm) to 40 mph at 55k rpm, but I know with some porting and ignition I could get to 45mph no problem.
Be careful if using stock head bolt studs. I hear a lot of people strip them out around 9 ft lbs. I would upgrade to better studs if you do a tear down.

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