ih8boats
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Ok so i cant leave well enough alone. basic stats. of project '86 gl1200 with gl1100 heads and cams,compression 155-160 cold, wot. new dynatek green coils 7mm copper wire w/no resister caps, iridium ngk, stovebolt tom's weber atop a vw plenum welded to1" sch. 40 runners bushed for gl1100 turndowns. cold start ok, idle steady 1200 rpm when warm,consistent 34.5 mpg mixed, 32 towing tool trailer. sounds pretty good right ,well i have been tempted and have tasted the forbidden fruit and lemme tell ya iv felt the potential and its awesome! i bought my self a birthday project this year of randakk's gen 2 manifolds and a new set of empi 40 hpmx carbs from an online retailer somewhere in California. I really like the well built manifolds, and the carbs can be made to idle great, not to mention that wot. in all gears is amazing" imho". But ! and i know you been waiting for it,there is a problem just off idle and at average cruising rpm 3000-3400 one carb has a lean sneeze i cant seem to clean or tune away. I feel i may have chosen unwisely in the empi over European webers. i have collected all kinds of ride data if any one has opinions,input, suggestions or comments on the matter or any and wants to discuss at all
more pictures too if ya want ta see.