Morgan Carbtune Pro Review.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 5:21 pm
Well I had been needing a new carb balancing set up for a while.
The old gauges had deteriorated and rusted in storage. (they were never that good to start with ! )
Checked out the manometer type as well as an air flow meter.
So; ordered from manufacturer on Monday 3pm.
http://www.carbtune.co.uk/carbpric.html
Arrived today (3 days) free p+p.
Cost ; £64 inc discounted storage bag.
The kit comes well packed in its own storage bag.
These use metal rods in a bushing not mercury or other liquid
The advantage being that they do not need to be stored upright and there is nothing to spill out or evaporate as in other manometers .
Inc. are a set of 5mm adapters as well as 6mm. These are the plastic type but brass ones are available as an extra.
The 4 carb hoses are of good quality and length.
A piece of damping tube is included; you cut this into 4 equal lengths, chop 100mm off the end of each carb hose
and insert the damping tube and join the 100mm hose back on. The damping tube fits snugly inside the cab tubes
leaving no snags.
This end of the carb pipes fits onto the adapters.
The gauge has a plastic outer case and glass ? tubes. I doubt it would stand a hard drop onto concrete so care of mounting IS required.
The instructions state that the gauges are to be draped over the handlebars and secured using the supplied reusable
zip tie.
This method is not satisfactory for clip on bars, the angle is all wrong and the gauges will not hang straight or be secure.
This is where it would have been advantageous for a fold out leg to have been fitted to the back of the case. (like on a small desktop picture frame). The gauges could then rest on a bench or such.
I think I will manufacture a close fitting "foot" for them to stand in.
You would be able to suspend the gauges from a overhead fixing as an alternative.
The recommended method would be fine for bikes with conventional h/bars ; just too awkward on a sportsbike IMHO.
The storage bag is very good quality and is certainly worth the £7 if ordered with the gauges. (£12 separately)
A concise and easy to follow instruction booklet is provided.
I also invested in an auxiliary fuel tank.
This was to replace the washing up liquid bottle I had been using for years.
An E bay purchase; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-Au ... 5403ee25c4
Purchased at the same time as the gauge and delivered alongside it.
Cannot fault delivery times.
All that required was a bit clear tube to fit on the tap to feed the carbs.( salvaged from the washing up liquid bottle)
Just need the motivation to test them on something now.
The old gauges had deteriorated and rusted in storage. (they were never that good to start with ! )
Checked out the manometer type as well as an air flow meter.
So; ordered from manufacturer on Monday 3pm.
http://www.carbtune.co.uk/carbpric.html
Arrived today (3 days) free p+p.
Cost ; £64 inc discounted storage bag.
The kit comes well packed in its own storage bag.
These use metal rods in a bushing not mercury or other liquid
The advantage being that they do not need to be stored upright and there is nothing to spill out or evaporate as in other manometers .
Inc. are a set of 5mm adapters as well as 6mm. These are the plastic type but brass ones are available as an extra.
The 4 carb hoses are of good quality and length.
A piece of damping tube is included; you cut this into 4 equal lengths, chop 100mm off the end of each carb hose
and insert the damping tube and join the 100mm hose back on. The damping tube fits snugly inside the cab tubes
leaving no snags.
This end of the carb pipes fits onto the adapters.
The gauge has a plastic outer case and glass ? tubes. I doubt it would stand a hard drop onto concrete so care of mounting IS required.
The instructions state that the gauges are to be draped over the handlebars and secured using the supplied reusable
zip tie.
This method is not satisfactory for clip on bars, the angle is all wrong and the gauges will not hang straight or be secure.
This is where it would have been advantageous for a fold out leg to have been fitted to the back of the case. (like on a small desktop picture frame). The gauges could then rest on a bench or such.
I think I will manufacture a close fitting "foot" for them to stand in.
You would be able to suspend the gauges from a overhead fixing as an alternative.
The recommended method would be fine for bikes with conventional h/bars ; just too awkward on a sportsbike IMHO.
The storage bag is very good quality and is certainly worth the £7 if ordered with the gauges. (£12 separately)
A concise and easy to follow instruction booklet is provided.
I also invested in an auxiliary fuel tank.
This was to replace the washing up liquid bottle I had been using for years.
An E bay purchase; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-Au ... 5403ee25c4
Purchased at the same time as the gauge and delivered alongside it.
Cannot fault delivery times.
All that required was a bit clear tube to fit on the tap to feed the carbs.( salvaged from the washing up liquid bottle)
Just need the motivation to test them on something now.