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Re: Carb Swaps on LTR450
« on: October 25, 2012, 08:42:57 pm »
Some of the hurdles I had to deal with were the rear shock, the thumb throttle, the manifold, ignition coil, fuel lines, and intake tube.
The rear shock resi normally sits under the throttle body, so that is in the way of the fuel bowl. And I can't turn it 180 degrees because the shock adjuster will then hit the exhaust pipe. It would work if I ran an out of frame pipe. You can run a remote resi or i just switch to a Marvin Shaw shock.
The stock thumb throttle had to be cut and modded to allow the lever to fully open the slide, im running one from my Honda 200x that I cut the inside stop and a small notch on the side to have enough lever pull. Not an issue if you run a small carb.
The stock manifold was shortened and I made the inside diameter about 2mm larger to fit the carb. An FCR carb will just slide in however.
The coil was relocated to the front of the motor instead being mounted on the right side motor mount for clearance.
The last issue was the fuel lines. First, I had to plug all the vents that are used for the fuel pump. The stock systems continuously recirculates fuel through the pump to keep it cool and reduce chance of vapor lock. Also, the shut off valve is built in to the filter housing so i had to use a universal fuel shut off and a pancake style fuel filter.
The KMS intake I was using did not fit the carb so i had to get el diablo help fab one up with mix match parts from cars. I used an intake tube reducer for a Honda Civic that mounts an aftermarket tube to the tb, in my case the tube to the carb. The tube is a shortened intake tube from my 4.6L Mustang GT, the filter is for a 4 cylinder turbo audi K&N intake kit.
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2006 Suzuki LTR 450
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