Post by Andy B.L.C. » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:12 am
Please excuse the late night random ramblings... As I don't disbelieve the Cologne (homeboys, schnelle besserung Phillip!) Scooter Centers (shame bout the spellings mind...) TS1 BGM big bore zorst (standard barrel no porting) graphs getting down to a 28 PHBH should be an optimum mpg/dream rally (Cyclone powered) mile munching (not overheating due to tail pipe diameter?) set up, or...? Input proper preciated...! Fanx loads!
Carburetor bore has a greater significance dependent upon the design.
It is not true to say that a popular, round slide carburettor punches the same weight as one with a flatter section.
In particular, PWK carburetors have gained some fans within the scootering fraternity, but if you look @ other Forums, you will see that they are extremely popular because their cost, efficiency & ease of set-up make them an automatic choice.
Some on this Forum consider A G Bell’s guides outdated, but they are written competently enough for the layman to understand. In his Two Stroke Tuning book, he details the history of the carburetor's transition from round slide to ‘H’ section & so on.
Conversely, minimum tailpipe bore is something that can be stated as a ‘rule of thumb’, more or less, dependent upon what is being required of the engine. If in doubt, err on the big side (another one of Adam’s chat up lines?) say, Ø25 mm to avoid ‘back-up’/overheating or go small if you want to raise low down torque & never wish to rev out/over-rev.