Author Topic: Update from Power Apt on cast smart carbs (Read 60281 times)

Fire1 · « **Reply #75 on:** March 13, 2014, 05:28:22 PM »

Quote from: JasonB;28826

thanks for the update. im starting to really stress out I have spent well over 11K on my 500R build and have been pushing the last 3 months to get it together for the ride we have at Little Sahara OK in 12 days. This Carb is the LAST PIECE TO THE PUZZLE! I just want my carb!!!! Thanks man, i will try and relax.

Heres the email I got today . I had the March 7 date.
Hello Tim,
It is closeŠ we will ship your carb in the next few business daysŠ most
likely on Tuesday.
I promise to send tracking information, we are running a bit behind
scheduleŠ obviously. There is no help for me and my rough guesses, the
only solution now is to get everyone's carbs shipped! :-) Call me if you
have any questions: 307-460-0524

Liz Harvey

JasonB · « **Reply #76 on:** March 13, 2014, 05:36:34 PM »

well then. i feel like a jerk all of the sudden. Liz just emailed me, they shipped mine today EXPRESS. LIZ YOU ARE MY FREAKING HERO

rablack21 · « **Reply #77 on:** March 14, 2014, 08:07:09 AM »

Quote from: JasonB;28828

well then. i feel like a jerk all of the sudden. Liz just emailed me, they shipped mine today EXPRESS. LIZ YOU ARE MY FREAKING HERO

Awesome! Glad to hear that Jason. I know it has been frustrating. I was fortunate enough to get mine a tad earlier than the other folks on the R forums. It still sucks to have to wait, so I have tried my best to give the most accurate feedback on this carb for you guys to keep you encouraged. I didn't realize Fire1 had ordered one as well. Be encouraged guys, I think you will find it well worth the wait. No, this carb doesn't not give you super powers. lol. I never tried to hype it up to that. But the carb does run as advertised. It is the best my motor has ever run. If you guys didn't read my review of the carb, I would strongly encourage you to pay close attention to 2 things. 1. Go through ALL of the instructions in the manual. Check everything it says to check, just to make sure everything is good to go before you begin riding and tuning. 2. Make sure you get the throttle cable adjusted just as described.

I never had an issue with any of these things, but from what I read from some of the dirt bike guys that tried these, not doing one of these 2 things seemed to cause most of their issues.

JasonB · « **Reply #78 on:** March 14, 2014, 10:32:12 AM »

thanks for the feedback, the reviews, and the checking in with them for updates. Steve you have been awesome. I expect this carb will be everything it has been hyped up to be, im excited for the bike to smell different and run crisp. nothing more, just a simple carb i dont have to screw around with swapping jets everytime I haul the bike to adifferent part of the country to ride (CA, IN, MO, MI, OK, ETC). I ride all over the country, i hate messing with jets everytime I pack my bike up to go somewhere. so excited to run this carb! After talking with Adam Millar about his thoughts on the billet SC and seeing the vids I think this carb will be everything it is talked up to be. i hope APT sees real growth because of this product, they appear to have worked hard to bring a great product to our 2 stroke market. Kudos to them!

I did pick up the cable that Liz suggested, its the motion pro cable T3 10-3000 which is threaded at the carb end and supposed to be super easy to adjust and tighten. its way nicer than the ones we normally run with our 39PWK's around here. I watched the install vids that Corey has up on their site, seems legit with how to install it and adjust the cable and slide properly. cant wait to finally have this infront of me to play with

rablack21 · « **Reply #79 on:** March 14, 2014, 10:52:35 AM »

Quote from: JasonB;28892

thanks for the feedback, the reviews, and the checking in with them for updates. Steve you have been awesome. I expect this carb will be everything it has been hyped up to be, im excited for the bike to smell different and run crisp. nothing more, just a simple carb i dont have to screw around with swapping jets everytime I haul the bike to adifferent part of the country to ride (CA, IN, MO, MI, OK, ETC). I ride all over the country, i hate messing with jets everytime I pack my bike up to go somewhere. so excited to run this carb! After talking with Adam Millar about his thoughts on the billet SC and seeing the vids I think this carb will be everything it is talked up to be. i hope APT sees real growth because of this product, they appear to have worked hard to bring a great product to our 2 stroke market. Kudos to them!

I did pick up the cable that Liz suggested, its the motion pro cable T3 10-3000 which is threaded at the carb end and supposed to be super easy to adjust and tighten. its way nicer than the ones we normally run with our 39PWK's around here. I watched the install vids that Corey has up on their site, seems legit with how to install it and adjust the cable and slide properly. cant wait to finally have this infront of me to play with

I could not agree with you more on the jets! Thanks for passing on the info on the cable. While I didn't use that cable on mine, it is another option. Just one question for you though....who is Steve?

rablack21 · « **Reply #80 on:** March 14, 2014, 10:57:08 AM »

Here is some additional info that I have not mentioned yet on this site.

Some additional information that is noteworthy: Right now, the majority of APT carb sales are to Europe and Australia. Yes, places where 2 strokes are still thriving tremendously want these carbs as fast as they can get them. Pros in Europe are running these smart carbs. You won't find this in any magazine, but it was tweeted or commented on quietly. Ryan Villopoto has been quietly testing, developing, and riding a brand new Kawasaki 2 stroke for the last year or so. Someone he knows locally even had a smart carb on hand and threw it on the bike. Ryan got to ride it around and said he was very impressed and it shaved a full second off his lap time and that was with the 2 stroke already putting in a faster lap time that the 450.

Some additonal notes:
Even the spark plug color is a little different. Previously, you could rub your finger across the upper electrode and some of the dried black carbon would rub off on your hand. Now, it is just a black color that doesn't wipe off. It has been burned so completely, it doesn't leave that extra residue anymore. I found this strange to me, but kept this to myself. When I was talking to Corey the other day, he actually mentioned in our conversation without me bringing it up. He said this was due to the better atomization of the fuel.

JasonB · « **Reply #81 on:** March 14, 2014, 10:59:07 AM »

lmao. i assumed you were steve since that was who you suggested I say i got the number from. Typically when someone says 'tell them ____ sent you' i just assume that '_____' is the person i got the number from hahahahah. Let me start over, whats your name? My name is jason, nice to meet you

rablack21 · « **Reply #82 on:** March 14, 2014, 11:05:16 AM »

Quote from: JasonB;28900

lmao. i assumed you were steve since that was who you suggested I say i got the number from. Typically when someone says 'tell them ____ sent you' i just assume that '_____' is the person i got the number from hahahahah. Let me start over, whats your name? My name is jason, nice to meet you

^^^^Bahahahaha!!!!!! I told you that because I didn't want Liz to know that I gave your her number in case I wasn't supposed to. Steve was the name of their Sales manager who gave me her cell number.

FOCL - falling out of chair laughing!

JasonB · « **Reply #83 on:** March 14, 2014, 11:08:31 AM »

man i thought that name was familiar!!!!! I have talked to steve tutt like a dozen times!!! I was thinking to myself 'why does that name sound familiar....'

good times.

rablack21 · « **Reply #84 on:** March 14, 2014, 11:11:44 AM »

I am Ryan, by the way. rablack is Ryan A. Black.

JasonB · « **Reply #85 on:** March 14, 2014, 04:25:49 PM »

holy crap i didnt realize what was happening over at .net with this carb. I am going to just avoid that site like the plague, people trying to argue over everything!

cant wait to get home in an hour and play with my new toy.

rablack21 · « **Reply #86 on:** March 14, 2014, 05:00:15 PM »

Quote from: JasonB;28937

holy crap i didnt realize what was happening over at .net with this carb. I am going to just avoid that site like the plague, people trying to argue over everything!

cant wait to get home in an hour and play with my new toy.

By all means, share you feedback when you get a chance to try it out, since I am such a liar and what not. lol. Careful on your feedback also, someone may call you a liar as well. LOL. You experience does not equal their intuition!

Fire1 · « **Reply #87 on:** March 14, 2014, 05:34:53 PM »

Quote from: JasonB;28828

well then. i feel like a jerk all of the sudden. Liz just emailed me, they shipped mine today EXPRESS. LIZ YOU ARE MY FREAKING HERO

Cool I hope mine ships soon!

JasonB · « **Reply #88 on:** March 14, 2014, 11:32:57 PM »

Whelp!

Pumashine · « **Reply #89 on:** March 15, 2014, 09:42:35 PM »

So I hooked up the smart carb turned the petcock on and gas poring out the air filter. I would guess the cylinder and bottom end are full also. You cannot level the carb as it is already over sized. Doug told me about the problem before I put it on. Thought I would wait and see. Doesn't really matter if it works as it won't start!