Aftermarket Carbs?

[fireslayer]

Anyone ever use or have any experience with aftermarket carbs, specifically one for the 500 Vinsons? Just ordered one off Amazon. Gonna give it a try. 47.00 bucks vs 600.00+ for OEM. Any thoughts or previous experiences? thanks, Fireslayer.

[Mech]

Not much experience but what I have bought have always needed retuning, sometimes quite a bit, and even if the carby was being sold for the very specific model quad.

I suspect though that even if you bought a carby off the manufacturer, it might be a compromised tune made to fit a bike in any market, and probably needing tuning for your fuel and altitude etc.

If it doesn't run good, fit your old jets and needle and everything if it can be done, if the new carb is the same make as the old.

[fireslayer]

Yeah, at the price difference there would about have to be some quality issues at best. thanks for the reply Mech. Good info.

[TeacherDave]

I'm wondering as well.  i just bought a LT185 that is missing a carb. Probably going to try one from eBay or Amazon.

[Gwbarm]

I posted a video of a guy on u tube installing one on a Vinson, his seemed to work out well, but I haven't had good luck with them, I am in the process of going back to OEM on all my bikes that I bought used with Aftermarket carbs on them. Hope yours is good.

[captbud]

always a gamble buying cheap stuff , but hey sometimes it works out