Evan G Posted February 16, 2010 Report Posted February 16, 2010 your better off replacing the diaphragm since you got the carby apart instead of put it on and having to pull if off again not sure how much a kit is.. Quote
Twinky Posted February 16, 2010 Author Report Posted February 16, 2010 They are about us$80 each after a quick look on ebay. Could probably get them a bit cheaper. The carbies are actually quite easy to take apart. Just take the head cap off (4 bolts) and slide the diaphragm out. Quote
Old fella Posted February 16, 2010 Report Posted February 16, 2010 Hehe! Woot! My boss has kindly donated some quad carbies from his old Kawasaki GPZ 750. Unfortunately they are a diaphragm carbie, but for free I can't go wrong.He told me that they require a thorough cleaning cause they have been sitting around for a few years. i have taken off all of the float bowls and the diaphragms and all looks good. One of the diaphragms have a pinhole in them which can be fixed with an epoxy but will require a close eye over the years because the epoxy will be eaten away over time by the petrol fumes. They were working when they came off so I presume they will work when I put them on. Lots of things to do before I can do that though. Going to finish of the twinky soon and then i will start on the 4k. Updates as they come including a tutorial on how to strip the carbies and give them a good clean. Hopefully I don't encounter something bad :) . G`day mate, they should work ok. Good score. Just a tip tho, repair the pin hole with a better quality super glue. I`ve done it a few times over the years and it works just fine. Just spread the pin hole a tiny bit and apply a drop. Job done. Good luck. Old Fella. Quote
Taz_Rx Posted February 17, 2010 Report Posted February 17, 2010 Thought I might cut and paste some info and pics from "Kay-pee's" project thread on club-K given the interest in this lately.... just a quick photo after fininshing my KP61 bike carb project.i finially got it started yesterday and it runs soooo sweet. much better than it ever did in 40 dellortos idles at 900rpm with a wild cam and lightned fly. the throttle respose is amazing. it runs a full fireblade fuel system-pump,earls braided lines, and MSD ignition.it sound amazing, videos to follow ! 1998 CBR900RR carbs. thanks for the positive comments guys !! as for spacing. the two centre ports were spot on, the two outer ones were too far apart compared to the bike carbs. you can space bike carbs, buts its alot easier to make the manifold to suit. no didnt need much tuning at all, just enlarged the main jets and away it went. i was puzzled for a while why it didnt start, but i remebered bike carbs have no accelerator jet, so pumping the pedal was doing nothing, you have to have the choke cable hooked up heres some pics of the spacing forthe guys asking Specs: 4k .5mm oversize ported, skimmed head, triple angled valves hand polished and balanced crank TRD bearings big end all new seals 2.4kg billet flywheel, TRD clutch KENT 285deg race cam, TRD valve springs and adjustable pulley TRD 4 branch exhaust manifold 2" system, janspeed rear box twin 40 inlet, custom S/S adapters, KEIHIN bike carbs, fireblade fuel pump and lines. EARLS oil cooler setup MSD blaster ingnition TRD leads 5 speed box 3.9 TRD 2 way diff body: full bare shell respray ferrari dark silver TRD N1 arches TRD N2 rear spoile raybrig headlights full safety devices cage suspension: rear koni shocks TRD springs front trd shocks eibach coilovers TRD pads T3 top mounts TRD starlet cup drivers bucket seat BRIDE passenger bucket SABELT harnesses Keys' racing steering wheel TRD tachometer oil pressure/water temp/oil temp guages TRD gear knob fully seam welded shell Quote
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