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PostPosted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:27 pm    Post subject: 44 HPMX 2.0 Reply with quote

These are the NEW 2.0 version as far as I know. Talk about Quality Control.

Anyway, I know I know. Shouldn't have bought EMPI, yea Dave we know how ya feel.

The venturi was in backwards. LOL

The image is just reference for others,
"Why you should check your carbs before bolting them on"

Technician Scribe on the bottom = Fail...

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I find that hard to beleave.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You are referencing the butterfly plates not venturi..... Venturi are on top of carb and only fit one way....

There is noting wrong with HPMX carbs, I run them and find them no different than Webers..... Like anything now a days, inspect, clean and adjust before assembly no matter who is parts provider and what brand name is.... Most stuff sucks right out of the box...

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never had a problem with Empi carbs either, but the venturi being upside down is kind of funny. Both sets of my 48IDFs had issues with loose screws and jets, the floats weren't even close and some crud in the bowls, so Empi isn't alone in having issues.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dale M. wrote:
You are referencing the butterfly plates not venturi..... Venturi are on top of carb and only fit one way....

There is noting wrong with HPMX carbs, I run them and find them no different than Webers..... Like anything now a days, inspect, clean and adjust before assembly no matter who is parts provider and what brand name is.... Most stuff sucks right out of the box...

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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the venturi's.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dale M. wrote:
You are referencing the butterfly plates not venturi..... Venturi are on top of carb and only fit one way....
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I do mean the Main Venturi. Look in the upper left of the pic I posted, you can see the hard edge that should be at the bottom. I thought they only went in one way too. I removed the top of the carb, pulled the pump jet and loosened the set screw and pulled the venturi out and popped it right back in. What kills me is there are scribe marks on the bottom that indicate a human being did something to them and missed it. I guess were are all human though.

I haven't check the floats yet, I had a six pack of Blue Moon in me and didn't want to do more harm than good. The carbs had a faint smell of gas that indicated the test run.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah poop! .... I hate getting old.... Brain fart of something...

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

you can also see where the vent isant round, leading me to beleave some body did this on porpose, and probably not the empi guys.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep it's warped all to hell.

Mark, I was already wondering about that.

One carb has 8/19/12-21 scribed on the bottom, The other has 8/19/12-22 on the bottom.

I was hoping they both had 21's on the bottom, I was hoping that meant that Art Thraen had calibrated them. Like Free-mason code or something. You know 21 is an Ace. But I dont think Art would warp the ship out the Venturi and install it backwards.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's warped becasue there is no hole or recess for the set screw to go into, to hold the vent tight in the carb body.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I beleave that screw would be on the other side of the warp.hmm wonder was it a speed warp or a time warp?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark tucker wrote:
I beleave that screw would be on the other side of the warp.hmm wonder was it a speed warp or a time warp?


Too much speed, not enough time during assembly Wink Always time to do it twice though eh?????

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

slalombuggy wrote:
It's warped becasue there is no hole or recess for the set screw to go into, to hold the vent tight in the carb body.

brad


Yes, you are correct. Once I put the Venturi in correctly I could see the dimples for the set screw.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm still running the v1s going on 6K joy riding miles now.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so it had dimples and somebody effed with it.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, shit happens. Now, I just need an engine...
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JasonBaker wrote:
Yes, shit happens. Now, I just need an engine...
yes it happens but somebody had to feed it something first.
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