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mcjjordan
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bike carbs

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anyone tried bike carbs on their m10???

seen a few vids on youtube just wondering why bike carbs over DCOE other than price


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Unless there's other mods on your M10, cams, port work, higher compression, 4 branch manifold etc, they your money is probably better spent on a replacement engine. M42/m44's are cheap enough right now and seem to be a relatively simple conversion giving around 140hp and total drivability.
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I did bike carbs about 10 years ago, easier then as bike carbs where cheap now most are bike throttle bodies.
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