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Offline rablack21

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« on: October 01, 2013, 04:33:01 PM »
I emailed Corey (VP of development) at Power APT and asked them for an update on the cast Smart Carbs. Here is his response:

Ryan,
 
Yes we've had trouble with the blanket emails winding up in peoples spam box and so on. Sorry you have not been getting updates. We plan to start releasing the first batch on the 8th of October, so we are just days away now.
 
Corey

We are only days away from the cast carbs being available! (Hopefully!) This is awesome.

Offline rsss396

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2013, 04:56:46 PM »
great news!  hope these carbs live up to the claims, because they sound like a nice carb.
Anyone looking for a great builder I highly recommend the following.
For CP products dealers I would recommend:
Arlan at LED(site sponsor), Pete Schemberger at Hybrid Engineering, Mat Shearer at Shearer Custom Pipes, Dennis Packard at Packard Racing, and Nate McCoy of McCoys Peformance.

Other great builders I also would recommend: Neil Prichard, Jerry Hall, Bubba Ramsey and James Dodge.

Offline rablack21

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2013, 07:16:22 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbBkt2_pZNM

Just found this. Apparently, Dirt Rider magazine says they saw a 3 hp difference over a regular carb during their dyno testing. They even picked up another 1.5 hp just by fine tuning the smart carb a little bit.

Offline rablack21

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2013, 08:09:45 AM »
I just placed my order for one! FYI to all, Corey said they have about 100 extra ones after the their preorders are filled. I wouldn't wait til the last minute to put an order in for one, these things are gonna go quick!

Offline rablack21

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2013, 09:22:39 AM »
http://www.powerapt.com/

If interested in knowing more.

Offline Tbone07

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2013, 12:09:25 PM »
I might have to invest in one of these
LED Performance 350R
Laegers-JD Performance-GThunder-HLS-PEP-HiPer-GBC

RIP Laz

Offline Pumashine

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2013, 12:07:31 AM »
Doug, oldschoolr has one of these 40mm billet version. Heres the pic
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Offline rablack21

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2013, 08:01:47 AM »
Quote from: american opel;13741
what's the difference?why would jetting be easyer?

The billet version was their first models. They are more expensive because they were completely machined out of billet. The new ones are die cast and are considerably cheaper because of that.

They are easier because there are no jets to change. The amount of fuel that is fed into the engine is dependent on the amount of air coming into the engine. But the fuel going into the engine is atomized, so it burns more completely and uses less of it. The only adjustments are for the idle and a fine tuning screw on top of the carb. Nothing to change out on the inside of the carb. The carb also automatically adjusts to temperature and altitude change.

check out the website. It will help.

Offline jcs003

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2013, 08:06:54 AM »
Quote from: rablack21;13742
The billet version was their first models. They are more expensive because they were completely machined out of billet. The new ones are die cast and are considerably cheaper because of that.

They are easier because there are no jets to change. The amount of fuel that is fed into the engine is dependent on the amount of air coming into the engine. But the fuel going into the engine is atomized, so it burns more completely and uses less of it. The only adjustments are for the idle and a fine tuning screw on top of the carb. Nothing to change out on the inside of the carb. The carb also automatically adjusts to temperature and altitude change.

check out the website. It will help.

they are essentially using lectron technology but APT has worked out all the issues that lectron refuses to address.  kudos to APT for fixing the flaws that other manufacturers (lectron) passes the blame on to the customer.  cant wait to get a smart carb in the spring.

john

Offline F-Red

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2013, 09:52:51 AM »
These carb's are smart. Could be the next best thing, to sliced bread! :adoration:
Want To See My Wieners?

Offline rsss396

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2013, 11:41:03 AM »
Quote from: jcs003;13743
they are essentially using lectron technology but APT has worked out all the issues that lectron refuses to address. kudos to APT for fixing the flaws that other manufacturers (lectron) passes the blame on to the customer. cant wait to get a smart carb in the spring.

john

I agree, lectron should at least put a pilot jet/air screw on there carb, they should also spend a little money and cast some bigger bodies for the racers wanting them.
Anyone looking for a great builder I highly recommend the following.
For CP products dealers I would recommend:
Arlan at LED(site sponsor), Pete Schemberger at Hybrid Engineering, Mat Shearer at Shearer Custom Pipes, Dennis Packard at Packard Racing, and Nate McCoy of McCoys Peformance.

Other great builders I also would recommend: Neil Prichard, Jerry Hall, Bubba Ramsey and James Dodge.

Offline SRE

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2013, 01:57:50 PM »
Quote from: american opel;13777
so these are like the old predator carb's for car's!!!i had one on my race car.never was able to get it to run right!!it looked cool though!!


The only place I ever saw a predator carb was on the original bigfoot monster truck.  He even had two of them.

Offline oldschoolr

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2013, 02:08:35 PM »
Quote from: SRE;13780
The only place I ever saw a predator carb was on the original bigfoot monster truck.  He even had two of them.
Bigfoot is what I think about when i hear predator carbs too.

Offline rablack21

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2013, 02:12:17 PM »
Quote from: american opel;13779
i think it's funny people think this is new technology....this is some oldschool crap!!maybe new for quad's,but not new.

This is not really new technology. It's just technology that has been tweaked to perform better and now offered for quads. Yes, Lectron has offered the single circuit carb for a while, yet you notice not that many people used them because they didn't work all that well. I believe these carbs are gonna change the game for 2 strokes.

Offline Fire1

Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2013, 05:40:24 PM »
Got email today saying the want be receiving the parts to assemble them till October 22 .

To Our Pre-Order Customers,


This is an update for our SmartCarb pre-order customers on the
progress of cast 38mm SmartCarb durability testing and production
timeline.  


American Performance Technologies is pleased to announce that the
in-house comprehensive durability testing phase is complete. External
durability testing by riders in the field will remain ongoing as we
continually look for ways to improve and refine our technology.  


Minor wear and durability related issues have been addressed and
appropriate changes have been made to final casting and machining of
38mm cast SmartCarbs. Float bowl baffling has been markedly improved
to reduce chances of fuel cavitation/bogging and new floats will
minimize flooding issues and reduce part count and complexity. By
taking the time necessary to complete comprehensive durability
testing, we feel that we have satisfied our obligations to ensure
that our product meets and exceeds the high quality expectations of
our customers.


Today our supplier has announced that we will not be receiving
production castings on October 8 as promised. Our supplier has
assured us that SmartCarb castings will begin arriving, fully
machined and ready for assembly, starting October 22. APT will then
begin shipping them out to pre-order customers as we build them on a
first-ordered, first-received basis.


As always, American Performance Technologies appreciates your
patience and support.


After APT receives this first run of 38mm cast carbs, we will quickly
move into casting other sizes.  Unfortunately, this means that there
will be a considerable amount of time before we produce another run
of SmartCarbs in the 38mm size. After current pre-order quantities
are satisfied, we estimate that there will only be 100 cast 38s in
this first run that will go into on-the-shelf inventory.  APT expects
that shelf stock of 38mm carbs to be depleted quickly due to high
demand.  If you want to get your hands on one of these remaining 38mm
cast SmartCarbs, we encourage any who are interested to go to our
website, http://www.powerapt.com, and pre-order.




We will keep you up-to-date and a notification will be sent to your
email once your SmartCarb has been shipped.  If you have any
questions or concerns, please give us a call at 1-877-372-3465.


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