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Shovelhead cv carb upgrade

Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by ebbazy, Sep 11, 2010.

  1. ebbazy

    ebbazy New Member

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    I have a 1200 shovelhead, put a sportster cv carb on her because of the air cleaner design. What upgrade should I do to make it run better (jets etc.) ?
    ebbazy, Sep 11, 2010
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    HD97FXDC New Member

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    I would install one of kens kits and a v-ductor. I have both & wished I would have found them 10 years ago. Stage 1 Carb Tuner Kit
    HD97FXDC, Sep 11, 2010
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    yep what HD97 said
    cowboy, Sep 11, 2010
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    if you put an 883 carb on the shovel your jets are to small.......will need to go up a bit with them.........call ken, let him know what ya did and he will get you fixed up!!!!! no better carb kits on the market..........
    chucktx, Sep 13, 2010
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    ebbazy New Member

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    Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to get the 1200 sportster kit, since this is a stock 1200 shovel. The CV carb is already an improvement over the original, just seems to have a lean fart at times.
    ebbazy, Sep 13, 2010
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    are the V-ductors worth the price?? I have a 2000 FXST and have considered ordering one.
    Bagman, Sep 14, 2010
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    in my opinion.........yes. i felt an increase of power in the seat of my pants....didnt do a dyno run, and i know my mileage increased about 4mpg........
    chucktx, Sep 14, 2010
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    yes there are bagman ,I have one on my 03 E glide & could tell the difference right away
    cowboy, Sep 14, 2010
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    Well, I guess I will just have to break down and order one next payday. Thanks
    Bagman, Sep 15, 2010
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    I guess I would need to know more. I am assuming that the engine is fairly stock. I just did a conversion on mine and I am using a 46 pilot and a 185 main plus changed the needle. Before I changed the main I would get some farting as well. Since I have changed the jetting, my bike has only farted twice in 300 miles. I have some performance stuff done to mine, plus an EVO, but this is a starting point maybe???
    JohnnyBiker, Sep 15, 2010
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