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Traci

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Oct 14, 2003, 7:22:23 AM10/14/03
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A round for the house. And jello shots for Bill G. I'm buying!
I had been given a late model evo cv carb for the shovelhead. It got broken
beyond repair, so I went back to the Super B for the time being.
Bill G. has been kind enough to offer me his cv carb. I have a question tho,
if I may. I've read everything I can get my hands on, and can't seem to find
anything about a TC88 cv carb. Will this work on the shovelhead? Anything
additional I need to know/do, to make it work?
Let's have another whilst I try to figure this one out.
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Traci aka sybil (change the N to h, to reply)
Vermort 11 EKIII 2003
http://eddiekieger.com/
'81 FLH w/sidehack "Doc" http://tinyurl.com/d74h


Hoppy

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Oct 14, 2003, 8:53:26 AM10/14/03
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"Traci" <sideca...@Notmail.com> wrote in message
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The carb itself is the same. The TC carb may have larger pilot and main
jets installed.
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Hoppy
BS7 AH85 SENS
theoneandonlyhoppy at earthlink dot net


Ryder Rick

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Oct 14, 2003, 9:49:52 AM10/14/03
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"Traci" <sideca...@Notmail.com> wrote in message
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> A round for the house. And jello shots for Bill G. I'm buying!
> I had been given a late model evo cv carb for the shovelhead. It got
broken
> beyond repair, so I went back to the Super B for the time being.
> Bill G. has been kind enough to offer me his cv carb. I have a question
tho,
> if I may. I've read everything I can get my hands on, and can't seem to
find
> anything about a TC88 cv carb. Will this work on the shovelhead? Anything
> additional I need to know/do, to make it work?
> Let's have another whilst I try to figure this one out.

Identical to the EVO carb, just different jetting.

RickB


SDicato

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Oct 14, 2003, 4:10:24 PM10/14/03
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Someone giving you the tc88 carb for nothing get a e carb

SpaceCriter

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Oct 14, 2003, 11:18:09 PM10/14/03
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>RickB sed:

I am sure as heck no expert here, but I've seen a couple of older (but not real
old) carbs that *looked* different than my 2001 CV. The difference I remember
was apparently an overflow line going to the float bowl. Probably not
something to worry about, but they may be cosmetically different looking eh?


---
Bill C. "I am NOT lost.... I'm *exploring*"
'01 FXDXT
'94 Shadow VLX
yank "yer crank" to e-mail

Traci

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Oct 17, 2003, 6:58:23 AM10/17/03
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In alSib.664$7a4...@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net, Hoppy sed:

OK thanks. I can work with that. Nother cold one while I'm up?

Traci

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Oct 17, 2003, 6:58:26 AM10/17/03
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In vonvdd4...@news.supernews.com, Ryder Rick sed:

Thanks, Rick. Sounds like this is going to work.

Traci

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Oct 17, 2003, 6:58:27 AM10/17/03
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In 20031014161024...@mb-m02.aol.com, SDicato sed:

The price is right on the CV's. Unless I find an e this weekend at the swap
meet.

Skiv

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Oct 17, 2003, 10:35:35 AM10/17/03
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Traci wrote:

> The price is right on the CV's. Unless I find an e this weekend at the swap
> meet.

Depends on what kind of riding yer gonna do, I guess. My own take on
it is that the CV is a better carb across a broader range of riding
conditions than the S&S. It's not perfect...no carb is...but it's damn
good. Run 'em both over the years, and once I got over the peer
pressure that I "just had to" spend $400 for a new carb and learned
how to tune the CV, I was a happy camper. The Keihin has a bad rep
because the MoFoMoCo sets it up according to rules laid on them by Big
Brother. Fortunately it's easy to tune, simple to maintain, and once
you have it set it's really transparent to the process -- no dickin'
around with jets or whatever. Just crank it up and go.

Seems to me that particularly with a hack yer lookin' to preserve
low-end torque, and the CV's design specifically maximizes efficiency
at partial throttle. Sounds to me like that's yer choice, right there.

Skiv :)=)} AH 41 BS 32 SENS IBA
'89 XL Bobster "StraKat"

Ryder Rick

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Oct 17, 2003, 7:50:44 PM10/17/03
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"Traci" <sideca...@Notmail.com> wrote in message
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> In 20031014161024...@mb-m02.aol.com, SDicato sed:
>
> >>
> >> A round for the house. And jello shots for Bill G. I'm buying!
> >> I had been given a late model evo cv carb for the shovelhead. It got
broken
> >> beyond repair, so I went back to the Super B for the time being.
> >> Bill G. has been kind enough to offer me his cv carb. I have a question
tho,
> >> if I may. I've read everything I can get my hands on, and can't seem to
find
> >> anything about a TC88 cv carb. Will this work on the shovelhead?
Anything
> >> additional I need to know/do, to make it work?
> >> Let's have another whilst I try to figure this one out.
> >> --
> >> Traci aka sybil (change the N to h, to reply)
> >> Vermort 11 EKIII 2003
> >> http://eddiekieger.com/
> >> '81 FLH w/sidehack "Doc" http://tinyurl.com/d74h
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Someone giving you the tc88 carb for nothing get a e carb
>
> The price is right on the CV's. Unless I find an e this weekend at the
swap
> meet.

You'll be happier with the CV instead any S&S carb over-all.

RickB <unless you ride with an on/off throttle>


SDicato

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Oct 18, 2003, 8:20:08 AM10/18/03
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>
>You'll be happier with the CV instead any S&S carb over-all.
>
>RickB <unless you ride with an on/off throttle>
>

Now thats funny

Traci

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Oct 22, 2003, 4:29:45 PM10/22/03
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In 20031014231809...@mb-m28.aol.com, SpaceCriter sed:

I think I'll be getting a look at it soon. My only concern is if it will fit
between the oil lines that I installed going to the front and rear head.
They *Y* at the bottom tho, so I think I'll be OK.

Traci

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Oct 22, 2003, 5:10:47 PM10/22/03
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In 545faa42.0310...@posting.google.com, Skiv sed:

> Traci wrote:
>
>> The price is right on the CV's. Unless I find an e this weekend at the swap
>> meet.
>
> Depends on what kind of riding yer gonna do, I guess. My own take on
> it is that the CV is a better carb across a broader range of riding
> conditions than the S&S. It's not perfect...no carb is...but it's damn
> good. Run 'em both over the years, and once I got over the peer
> pressure that I "just had to" spend $400 for a new carb and learned
> how to tune the CV, I was a happy camper. The Keihin has a bad rep
> because the MoFoMoCo sets it up according to rules laid on them by Big
> Brother. Fortunately it's easy to tune, simple to maintain, and once
> you have it set it's really transparent to the process -- no dickin'
> around with jets or whatever. Just crank it up and go.

Yup, that's what I'm looking for. I've resisted all my friends taunts that I
don't have enough chrome, I can resist spending $400 bucks on anything. lol

> Seems to me that particularly with a hack yer lookin' to preserve
> low-end torque, and the CV's design specifically maximizes efficiency
> at partial throttle. Sounds to me like that's yer choice, right there.

I think this is exactly why it was recommended. I like to ride far and wide,
and that *beer holder* demands low-end torque. Sounds like I have my game
plan. Thanks, Skiv!

> Skiv :)=)} AH 41 BS 32 SENS IBA
> '89 XL Bobster "StraKat"

--

Traci

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Oct 22, 2003, 5:11:50 PM10/22/03
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In vp0vons...@news.supernews.com, Ryder Rick sed:


<snip>


> You'll be happier with the CV instead any S&S carb over-all.
>
> RickB <unless you ride with an on/off throttle>

Might be fun to try. <g>

Skiv

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Oct 22, 2003, 10:18:15 PM10/22/03
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Traci wrote:

> Sounds like I have my game plan. Thanks, Skiv!

Sure t'ing, Toots. Dat's what we're here for.

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