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Old April 16th, 2015, 05:07 PM   #8
jkv45
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Name: Jay
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Originally Posted by Ghostt View Post
Float height is the most overlooked and important part of carburetor tuning, it's also the very first step, if those are not right, everything else is pointless.
I agree, but I had an interesting conversation about my Mikuni Flatslide with a tech from Sudco (Mikuni distributor). The subject of changing the float level came up, and I said - "won't changing the float level effect the mixture?".

His answer was "No".

Not sure if I believe that or not, but I was surprised to hear it, as I always figured the higher the level the quicker/easier the fuel would be pulled-up from the bowl - making the mixture richer.
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