Rhory, I would say: yes! you need the vacuum guage to balance and set the carbs perfect. Easy to do.
Get a set from carbtune. He may not far from where you are (in belfast).
Carb balancing, do you really need the vacuum guage
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micpec
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Re: Carb balancing, do you really need the vacuum guage
"Action without Philosophy is a lethal weapon; Philosophy without action is worthless"
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Re: Carb balancing, do you really need the vacuum guage
Got this done today and they were off but not majorly and after about an hour we had them balanced up to close to perfection, off the idle is very good now.
It's not having what you want but wanting what you've got....Loud ,Proud and Modified ....
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reverse cylinder jim
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Re: Carb balancing, do you really need the vacuum guage
Is this with the new jet settings etc?royster81 wrote:Got this done today and they were off but not majorly and after about an hour we had them balanced up to close to perfection, off the idle is very good now.
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Re: Carb balancing, do you really need the vacuum guage
This was on my bog stock vfr not the castrol or grey/black
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Re: Carb balancing, do you really need the vacuum guage
I second this!porndoguk wrote:enquire about a group buy id buy some if they were cheaper!
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Re: Carb balancing, do you really need the vacuum guage
£57 delivered for a precision made tool that will last a lifetime and will work with any bike that you can balance?Man_Named_Dave wrote:I second this!porndoguk wrote:enquire about a group buy id buy some if they were cheaper!
Plus they total cost gets cheaper everytime you use them, they easily pay for themselves with 2 balances to what you'd pay for a company to do it.
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Re: Carb balancing, do you really need the vacuum guage
I third this.Man_Named_Dave wrote:I second this!porndoguk wrote:enquire about a group buy id buy some if they were cheaper!
True, but if we can get a group buy discount, why not? It's win win for everybody.Neosophist wrote: they easily pay for themselves with 2 balances to what you'd pay for a company to do it.