bike carb help

Hello All

HEEEEEEELLLLPPPPP!
I have had a golf gti mk1 for a YEAR NOW! yes a year with out driving it , its been in the garage with one thing after another , so hear go's

I change the feeling system to bike carbs and the garage have not been able to sort it , leaking carbs lack of knowledge etc etc , then decided to put a newmans road cam in it not to mental just a like for like .

I nee help with some one who can tune the carbs so that i can get this car back on the road

Anybody know ?
Iam in east lothian

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Have you tried a local bike place ?  Timing is timing from a spark perspective so knowing the carbs is the key part.


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Backinblack

Thank you for the help , Iam now looking into it , the chap i spoke with about bike carbs has moved me towards twin 40's , so think i will  head down this line

Bikes carbs are so easy to setup if you have the right tools, carb air flow balancer, CO meter, suitable drill and drill bit sizes, etc

Try reading through this.
https://www.classicfordmag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/classic-ford-ultimate-guide-to-bike-carbs.pdf

And also have a look at my build thread, there should be some useful information on their before page 12.

Try using a bike carb fuel pump for fueling, they are an on demand type pump and match pressure to requirements needed. I've used a Honda 1100 pump with good effect.

Regulators don't really work to well and most 'car' pumps will be too higher pressure and cause leaks. They do have a tenancy to leak once filed with fuel for the fist time as the seals tend to shrink. If it doesn't stop try another set as they should be cheap enough to replace. Twin 40s are great, i also run them, but expensive to buy!

Dependant on engine size the needles in the bike carbs will need drilling out, which is quite a precision job. The balancing should be doable by your man who wants you to go with twins. He should also be able to do the timing for you.

Good luck

Ian

From experience I had zero issues with the correct fuel pressure using a Filter King fuel pressure regulator. Details of this can be found on my build thread.

My old 8v GTI engine produced approx 170-175bhp on bike carbs. Never had any issues with fuel pressure.