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Carb balancers - Any good?
Mark G - 24/5/09 at 10:07 AM

Hi all,

Has anyone ever had any experience with these balancers or this type of balancer?

eBay Link

Are they worth getting or will I be better off saving my pennies and spending a little more?

Edit to say its an 893 carbed blade engine.

Many thanks
Mark.

[Edited on 24/5/09 by Mark G]

matt_gsxr - 24/5/09 at 10:47 AM

I have these and they work fine for my GSXR1100.

Some swear by morgan carbtune which are more compact and don't need adjustment of the damping (I believe). I doubt many people do a comparison as either is good.

If you want to go really locost, then there is also a trick where you make a u-tube barometer and connect either end to each carb, but when I did it all that happened was that I sucked loads of oil into the engine!

Maybe that explains my high HC's at SVA!


Matt

Staple balls - 24/5/09 at 11:00 AM

quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
If you want to go really locost, then there is also a trick where you make a u-tube barometer and connect either end to each carb, but when I did it all that happened was that I sucked loads of oil into the engine!


You did seal the other end of the pipe, yeah?

craig_007 - 24/5/09 at 11:13 AM

I have these also,Set my zx10 up no probs.

will121 - 24/5/09 at 11:16 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Staple balls
quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
If you want to go really locost, then there is also a trick where you make a u-tube barometer and connect either end to each carb, but when I did it all that happened was that I sucked loads of oil into the engine!


You did seal the other end of the pipe, yeah?


ive done the locost route, but mine started to suck the oil out too, but that was just because they were so far out of ballance at first, but it works but more fiddly as you have to keep stoppping and starting the engine to move the hose accross


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mistergrumpy - 24/5/09 at 01:09 PM

I've got them too. They were okay ish. They come with some brass adapters which have a tiny hole in each one but the adapters didn't fit my ZX9 so I had to do some messing.

mediabloke - 24/5/09 at 06:29 PM

Bogg Bros and a few others use this type:
http://www.holden.co.uk/displayProduct-print.asp?pcode=090.033
But if you can get it to work properly, the manometer-type (like the Morgan carbtune mentioned) looks more accurate.

The Gunsons one seems okay to find out if the carbs are a mile out, but the plastic pellet isn't as smooth or accurate as liquid would be.

Francis

David Jenkins - 24/5/09 at 06:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mediabloke
Bogg Bros and a few others use this type:
http://www.holden.co.uk/displayProduct-print.asp?pcode=090.033


That's what I've got - my carbs don't have outlets for connecting the other type.

What pleased me was that initially I'd set up the car with a bit of plastic hose stuffed in the trumpet of each carb - when I used the balancer I found that I wasn't very far out! Not right, I hasten to add, but not very far out.