mikuni vm32, how much scratch?

[736cafe]

during a vinmoto outing last night a guy brought some mikuni's to sell. i told him i was interested; how much should i offer him?
according to him they were bought for his cr450 replica project by mistake and they include velocity stacks, quick turn throttle, and are jetted for a 350/450. he's throwing a fork brace in to sweeten the deal. he's saying $300.

[craig641]

There's a guy that advertises in the AHRMA newsletter that sells Mikuni 32mm carbs for $89 each. I don't know if that includes jetting or not, I'd assume it does. Quick turn throttle figure about $50. I don't know what your guy is selling for velocity stacks but the price ranges from about $25 for why bother quality to big bucks for really well done stacks.
The phone # in the ad is 402 896 1809.

Craig

[UngaWunga]

Holy cow. $89 is cheap.

But if the carbs are already jetted or close to being jetted, you can save some $dough there. Needle jets are $25 each, main jets are $3-5. Pilot jets are $10 or so.... Adds up quickly.

[Diamondj]

You can buy prepped 32mm Mikunis from Sudco or Sporting for Less for about $115 per carb.....

[UngaWunga]

Yeah, but Sudco's ideas on jetting tend to be a lot off...

[snorkelfork]

a quick hijack...

i can't find the link where people had started posting their jet settings, can anyone send me in the right direction?

also can anyone clear up for me the difference between mikuni 4-stroke and 2-stroke needle jets?

[UngaWunga]

Buy one of these. You'll need it.

http://www.sudco.com/manual.html

[snorkelfork]

is that different than the pdf tuning manual everyone seems to have?

[freedomgli]

quote:Originally posted by Diamondj

You can buy prepped 32mm Mikunis from Sudco or Sporting for Less for about $115 per carb.....

I'm looking to get some VM32s for my CB350. Does Sudco sell retail to individual customers? From what I can gather, their out of the box jetting "customized" for your particular application is hit or miss.

[UngaWunga]

I'll bet ya that those 32mm are too big for your engine. What's the stock size?