Well, I have 2 sets of bad carbs, and 1 good set. I can't figure out what's wrong with the bad sets. It's pissing me off though!

I just want the damn carbs to work, is that asking too much?

Obviously it is... Fuel injection is the answer. LOL.

Mark

pretty good for a 500.

Ya, not bad... The turbo should be here this week but I leave for Texas next weekend and am selling my Miata...

Mark

carbs are awesome. that garbly sound...good shit. tuning 4 carbs sucks. I have a gsx700 that I've rebuilt the carbs on. not that hard. dynojet sells kits with adjustable needles and multiple jets. get an o-ring kit and bowl gaskets and you've got everything you need to rebuild your carbs. the body's never go bad, you just need to soak them in carb cleaner.

go here http://www.oldskoolsuzuki.info/ to the forced induction section for some good ideas/pictures

and you don't need to do any fancy grafting of fuel injected throttle bodies onto a carb'd motor, just build an air box and route your compressor outlet into that. pretty simple. instead of bigger injectors, you use bigger jets. you people act as if no one put a turbo on a car before there was fuel injection...

The Weak Sauce
 

Now this is what a REAL turbo looks like, LMAO!

https://www.miataturbo.net/gallery/f...4/dscn0353.jpg
https://www.miataturbo.net/gallery/f...4/dscn0354.jpg
https://www.miataturbo.net/gallery/f...4/dscn0355.jpg

You forgot the obligatory picture of the turbo next to a coke can...

Ya, well coke is too high dollar for this.... So I used diet ditto instead!

https://www.miataturbo.net/gallery/f...4/dscn0361.jpg

My dick is bigger than that turbo... Don't ask for a picture, I might just do it!

Mark

carbs are simple, bar none.

if carbs frustrate you, end game. go Fi

still a pointless exercise considering i used to bve the service manager of a kaw dealer, and never seen anything worth puking on, regardless of how well it seemed to the owner

You and your ebay turbos, I swear!

Granted, It's an exercise is futility... but it should still be fun. After all, who expects a 90 HP EX-500 to roll them? It's almost like expecting the spanish inquisition... and no one expects that!

Mark

I made a franken bike once. 1980s Suzuki GS500 + turbo, carbs, fuel system bits from a Yamaha 650 seca turbo. I didn't even play with the jets just ran pig rich but it was epic fun :D It was a real sleeper because I put the turbo under the seat where the original airbox was then put a cover over the side to hide it. apart from the odd exhaust routing that cooked my leg medium rare it looked stock.

Now im back in the uk I'm limited to 33.3hp for another year :( so thats why I have a ninja 250 :D

I like that idea, however I think that I will have more room to play under the front of the bike, still something to hide the little guy would be nice. ah, Decisions, Decisions.

Mark

mark my old 500 had a small lower fairing that might help distract turbo bits if you painted them all black, i'll see if i can dig up a picture

can't find mine but here's a pic off the net
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...&ct=image&cd=1

Belly pan FTW :D

I wonder if the full farings from a ninja 250 would fit

http://www.asl-testsite.co.uk/motors...PX250-2004.jpg

+1, my bike has the belly pan. You could sheath the turbo in some sheet metal, and paint the whole bike (and sheet metal) flat black. Then it would just look like a beater, that would shame some 600's.

Also, carb/fuelie route, honestly whatever you think will be easiest. This shouldn't be a project that you beat yourself up over- but rather put together for fun, and surprise some people.

That turbo is cute btw.. lol