Help with running bike carbs on my polo

[mjsinclair]

I want to run bike carbs on my polo 1043 and i was wondering what i need to do it? has anyone out there got and advice on doing this as so far i have a list of

r1 carbs
fuel pump
fabricated in let manifold

anything else?

Thanks

[polokris]

FUNK me fella... going for gold!! haha

im not too sure... but i do know that somone was selling that set up on here or Club Polo.... ?

sorry cant help any futher

[Mk2Adam]

would it be worth doing this to a 1 litre? surely you'd get more gains for the same costs by either doing this to a 1.3 or get a GT?

feel free to correct me though, i'm not really in the know about bike carbs.

[ZOMBIE]

one litre is more rev happy -squarer shape cylinders [so ive been told], good to see some one doing a 1l, reckon it would be killer with a mechanical head and decent cam. Theres a thread on club polo about jet sizes and vacuums-sure if you post on there some one will sort you out a link If youve got the pump and linkages + inlet your more or less sorted

[GroovyCarrot]

The 1043 is fairly rev happy for a little engine.. but that doesn't really make it a match for a 1.3. Personally I think if you're going to this kind of extreme anyway you may as well do it to a more powerful engine to start with, especially since you could pick up a 1.3 polo engine for very little money..

[SteB]

At the end of the day, bikes rev way way past 10k, where as a polo engine will be crying at 8k - add to that the loss i torque... as above, why not invest in a 'better' engine

[ZOMBIE]

......because then you can have the joy of saying once youve pi**ed all over some boyracer tat its only a 1l

[SteB]

in that case, why not go the whole way and stick a bike engine in?

And do it properly and stick it in the boot

[mjsinclair]

Thanks for your replies. I only have a 1043 engine with low mileage and i don't want to buy a 1.3 lump as Iwish to muck around with what i already have - has any person done this to a 1l/1.3l so i can get some info off them. thanks

[bob]

If you want any help about bike carbs check out this months PRACTICAL PERFORMANCE CAR March edition. Theres an excellent feature on bike carbs and installation, I've already aquired some "bits" R1 carbs etc or check out www.boggbros.co.uk who make custom fittings for almost any car. Hope this helps.

[greasemonkey]

the postman dropped off my gsxr carbs a few days ago! the spacing is a little different than i expected, but i was planning on port-matching anyhow so it's not all bad news!

when i put in the 1.4 & 5speed that are stashed in my yard, i'll be chucking them in too!

[WildChild]

Being pretty new to the forum.. can someone explain to me the advantage of putting a bike carb into a car?

Especially a little engine such as a 900cc or 1000cc polo?

And that Bogg Brothers Fabrication.. do they make custom carbs full stop or do they make custom fittings so that your bike carbs are easier to fit?

[greasemonkey]

bike carbs have several advantages:
-throttle response, from having 1 per cylinder and usually shorter inlet
-technology, weber dcoe carbs have been around since about 1960summat so are not that advanced! consider they can get 150bhp from a 1000cc bike!
-they also are constant velocity type, meaning they wont make your engine stall if you boot it too quick! bit like a high-tech su
-cheapness, weber dcoe's cost hundreds each, with luck you can get a nice set of bike carbs off ebay for £50!!

[WildChild]

are their any that are a straight or easy fit specifically?

also what else would be required if using one? - i presume some decent breaks

[k4lps]

ok im thinking of doin this some time soon, what bike have the sutiable carbs??