buy the my-side or do home brew

[jefftrucker12]

hey guys, my stock carb has never ran very well and has been acting up lately so u need to get a new carb set up. i have seen alot of bad talk about the webers so am staying away from them since i do alot of offroading.

i want to do the harley cv carb set up. i have looked on the internet for hours today and have not found any diy cv carb set ups that have worked.

if i can make my own set up and save money i will. does anyone know of a diy cv carb write up?

[jims4x4]

you could always buy the mount and find a used cv carb....

[rockslutscoutII]

I went with the My Side 2 from http://www.zuksoffroad.net/samurai_engine.htm
You add about $70 for a cv carb on ebay . and you are set. I think its the best thing i have done to the zuk yet. It is a turn key set up. Im alot like u ,i would rather build my own. (twin sticks) but its well worth it. My, thought of evertyhing.

I took my first trip to the Con last weekend. Right of the bat i found the carb to be running rough. I pulled the air filter and saw that either the float was stuck or the pressure was to high. So i wacked the bowl a few times with a screw driver. nothing so i backed the screw out on the reg to lower the pressure and it fixed it. The coolest thing about the my side is that if i wasen't able to fix it i could of called MY he is real good with getting back to ya with help. The rest of the trip was like running fuel inj. Not even a sputter.

Sorry for the long reply

[jefftrucker12]

has anyone ever herd of running holly carb on a samurai. i found a guy selling a 2 barrel holly off a sandrail with a turbo for 200.

i just never seen a holly on a samrai but thought a vw engine is roughtly the same size as a 1.3l

[ShuDuck]

Originally Posted by jefftrucker12

hey guys, my stock carb has never ran very well and has been acting up lately so u need to get a new carb set up. i have seen alot of bad talk about the webers so am staying away from them since i do alot of offroading.

i want to do the harley cv carb set up. i have looked on the internet for hours today and have not found any diy cv carb set ups that have worked.

if i can make my own set up and save money i will. does anyone know of a diy cv carb write up?

here is a good thread http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,81164.0.html

yes, stay away from webers Never had my gixxer(CV) carbs cut out, it gets a little rich in extreme angles but doesn't die. I would make my own setup for sure, but I'm broke and cheap

[jr4x]

Originally Posted by jefftrucker12

has anyone ever herd of running holly carb on a samurai. i found a guy selling a 2 barrel holly off a sandrail with a turbo for 200.

i just never seen a holly on a samrai but thought a vw engine is roughtly the same size as a 1.3l

Those are junk and to big to boot. A motorcraft 2100 bolts in the same place as the holley and actually runs on angles. I believe the smallest CFM on the holley is 360 and it will flood out on a 30* incline.

[jefftrucker12]

so if i got the holley 2300 and put the smallest possible jet in it, it would still flood my engine or could i possibly makeit work?

[dangerous toy]

get the myside, i had a weber and it ran like shit, but i didn't want to spend a bunch of money, i finally sucked it up and bought the myside and a used cv carb from a harley shop, it work awesome and is super easy to tune. -DT

[jefftrucker12]

the only problem right now is that i cannot find any cv carbs. i have called a ton of places and no one has any.the ones on ebay are still pricey too

[dangerous toy]

there were a few years of kawasaki vulcan that used that same carb (the standard cv not the screamin eagle) if you do a bit of research/cross referancing you should be able to find one at a motorcycle shop -i had to drive 3 hours to get mine and it cost me $100. good luck. -DT

[jefftrucker12]

i am going to get the holley 2300 and the pull through turbo set up. i just talked to my friend and he told me the problem with a small engine and big carb is that there is not enought air in the air to fuel ratio but when you put a turbo on then it increases the air going in the system which makes up for the extra fuel.

he said somting along those lines but it make sense to me. if a vw can run that big holly carb than why not my samurai.

[zukidave]

Go to a biker bar an I bet you can
find a stock H/D carb.

[crashnzuk]

Originally Posted by jefftrucker12

so if i got the holley 2300 and put the smallest possible jet in it, it would still flood my engine or could i possibly makeit work?

The jet you use won't help the flooding at extreme angles. The jet only sets your air fuel ratio, it will not help the fact that the carb runs like shit at an angle. I have heard lots of good about the Motorcraft carbs from the Jeep guys, so I'd personally go with that sooner than a Holley.
Travis..

[jefftrucker12]

i am gonna try out the 2300 and if it floods too bad then i will replace it. i read some jeep forums and people have had good luck with them

[jefftrucker12]

alright guys, i am ditching the holly carb its just too big. and i am going to do the cv carb with turbo.

i just ordered the my-side stage 1 and a kihen 40mm harley cv carb. do you think i should stay with the myside or try the turbo too, since i have it.

[purevil71]

Damn, too bad i didn't see this post earlier, I have a carb off my old H-D sitting in my basement. My new Harley if F.I.

[jefftrucker12]

hahaha. yeah

[BOFF]

Originally Posted by jefftrucker12

alright guys, i am ditching the holly carb its just too big. and i am going to do the cv carb with turbo.

i just ordered the my-side stage 1 and a kihen 40mm harley cv carb. do you think i should stay with the myside or try the turbo too, since i have it.

I know you made the right choice. I'm currently running a Weber, and it has done well, except on extreme steep inclines. Other than that, it does everything I need it to do. If I had the money, I'd go with the Myside.

Everything I've heard, read, and personal experience on the phone about/with My, is a positive. He has excellent customer service, and stands by his products.

Keep us updated on your thoughts.

[kabob]

I used a gas carb. off a fork lift, which worked like a champ dont know what kind or brand I had just went to the forklift repair place and found one that bolted to the intake

[jefftrucker12]

i just got my cv carb inthe mail today and the my-side kit should be shipped out on friday at the latest. hopefully if it gets sent thurs i will get in on friday since they are about 2 hours from my house.