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Bike Carb tuner/Rolling Road in Essex
j3w3ll3r - 5/4/10 at 06:40 PM

Hello

Im new to the forum and wondered if anyone could give me some advice

I am the proud new owner of a Westy fitted with C20XE plus Bike carbs

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1566434.htm

I was under the impression that she should have somewhere around 180bhp, having had it looked at by my local mechanic he thinks its nearer 140. However by his own admission he can't help me as he's not familiar with bike carbs (his recommendation was to dump them and get twin 45s)

Does anyone know of a Rolling road in the Essex area that could give her the tune/tweak she need's

Cheers

Stephen

[Edited on 5/4/10 by j3w3ll3r]


petercd - 5/4/10 at 06:47 PM

I'd say dump the mechanic if bike carbs have him stumped.

However, his recommendation of 45yr old twins is spot on, not as dangerous as 18yr old's.


Toltec - 5/4/10 at 06:48 PM

AshG used a place in Essex to get the bike carbs on his pinto set up. Sorry I cannot remember the name so drop him a u2u.


j3w3ll3r - 5/4/10 at 06:48 PM

LOL, I bet they have much more Veroooom than a pair of webbers


j3w3ll3r - 5/4/10 at 06:50 PM

Cheers mate

U2U sent to AshG


Garyd - 5/4/10 at 06:52 PM

Hi
the firm in essex that does bike carbs is called ATSPEED racing,


jacko - 5/4/10 at 06:56 PM

Keep the bike carbs
They will use less fuel /react faster /once set up no more going out of tune
Just looked at the piston head advert
If Bogg Brothers set them up they wont be far out

[Edited on 5/4/10 by jacko]


j3w3ll3r - 5/4/10 at 06:58 PM

are the figures i was quoted realistic given the spec supplied on the listing?


jacko - 5/4/10 at 07:01 PM

Is it 140 at the rear wheels ?or fly wheel


j3w3ll3r - 5/4/10 at 07:04 PM

at the fly wheel, but that was only his estimation, hence why im looking for something a little more technical

The 180 was also quoted as being at the fly wheel


jacko - 5/4/10 at 07:33 PM

How can he estimate if its not on a rolling road
I have had my car on two different r/roads one said 170 and the other said 150
i estimate it 160
thats at the fly wheel
As i said above if Boggs did it it wont be far out
Dave Bogg know his carbs
Graham


gavin174 - 5/4/10 at 08:02 PM

another vote for ATspeed

www.atspeedracing.co.uk/

they are based in rayleigh and really know what they are talking about.....

going to organise a club day with them when the weather gets a bit better.


j3w3ll3r - 5/4/10 at 08:05 PM

TBF, I have had a 3rd recomendation for ATspeed, so i think i will paying them a visit soon


ashg - 5/4/10 at 09:28 PM

atspeed set my car up. its nice farther and sons run company that really care about what they do.

all i can say is that they really really know what they are doing. my car went in with 73bhp and come out with 90bhp just from setting the bike carbs up properly.

also they are totally fine with setting up megajolts and megasquirts which many rolling roads dont like to touch. they even burnt me a back up of my megajoly map to a cd just in case i ever had to do a firmware update on it.

they spent a whole day setting up my car and let me take it out for a drive before i paid to make sure i was happy.

oh and they even bought me a bacon butty for lunch

[Edited on 5/4/10 by ashg]


j3w3ll3r - 6/4/10 at 06:07 AM

Cheers for all your Replys

i will be calling ATspeed today


David Jenkins - 6/4/10 at 06:12 AM

Ashg - how much did your tuning session cost? (if you don't mind me asking).

[Edited on 6/4/10 by David Jenkins]