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bendix carb with adj main jet

Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by retired, Feb 26, 2014.

  1. retired

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    Anyone still running the bendix carb with adj main jet; or has??? I;m debating whether put it on a 82 sportster I;m putting together. Bike has 10 to 1 pistons; R5 andrew cams; and single fire ignition. Running drsg pipes with HP Plus baffles installed. I;m debating to run it or pick cv carb off of ebay .Would the cv out perform the bendix to make worth buying...
    retired, Feb 26, 2014
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  3. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    CV would be the better choice, it's got all the newer carb tech
    and will provide a better smoother power curve, plus you can get
    all kinds of bolt in kits for them...

    Ken sells one here to fine tune the CV...
    hotroadking, Feb 27, 2014
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  4. JohnnyBiker

    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    I would go with the cv as well. Way more tunable than the Bendix. Parts available almost anywhere.

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    JohnnyBiker, Feb 27, 2014
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    The Bendix butterfly carb came with my motor and I had a lot of problems with it. Tried rebuilding it twice and still had vacuum leak issues at the butterfly shaft. Picked up a used CV 40 from a forum member here, got a rebuild kit & stage one performance kit from CVPerformance and never looked back. It is a great carb. Another advantage of the slide style carb is that it self adjusts for altitude changes.
    joshbob, Mar 1, 2014
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  6. cowboy

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    what joshbob said , I would go CV now a days ,The bendex was a good carb for it's day
    cowboy, Mar 2, 2014
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