Alright guys I have stage 1 with stock carb. I read all these bad arse reviews about the mikuni so I'm thinking about buyin one. What will be the real advantage/disadvantage of buying one if I have heads, cam, advanced timing and exhaust? I run a solid 31 now unloaded and a solid 28 loaded, how much would this help me out and would it cut down on the reliability of my motor?

1-2mph gain I'd guess seeing as you have all the other stuff done too... may get 2+

700 dollars will get you 1 mph.

I don't see how they make it so cheap craig. Lol

I didn't think it was about the money. If it was, people wouldn't drive fancy cars wif leather seats. That would b a waste of money.

1mph and you don't have the protection of the governor unless you put a rev box!!

Yes but will the 700 i pay for it increase my load carrying capabilities? Say I put 2 guys in my rig with fishing gear and ice chest and drop about 3 mph or so, will the mikuni decrease the droppage when I load it down?

one thing i cant figure out is how they get 700 bucks for it.

mikuni 300
bd intake 110 with hardware
fliter 60
rubber flange 30
rev box 100

$600

i guess the pretty stainless 'mikuni power' shield is another 100 lol

bought my mikuni and filter used off ebay for 165 shipped.

then with the money you save, you can buy a carb brace from me

Im asking too. Been thinking about it aswell. SOme peopel swear they love the way the engine responds with the Mikuni Vs Stock carb. They you have some people that cant stand them. I think with a carb that can be tuned it has to be better than the stocker.

10-4 on what you are saying, But look at how much your typical, Heads/cam/exhaust cost..... for about 3 MPH average LOL

contact SETX and talk to Cody and he will take the time to answer whatever questions you may still have. Thats what I did and Im satisfied.

Mikuni suck ass in a bad rain storm,stock carbs don't

you keep the panty hose over the nylon prefilter all the time or do you just put it on when it rains?

just when hes goin somewhere nice. otherwise, he has daisy dukes on.

I have Stage one heads, MM exhaust, advance timeing Key, DB8 intake with Mikuni Carb, 4350 limiter. The Mikuni improved throttle response for me. Smooth quick responsive acceleration and deceleration. Hole shot and planning also improved. Also hauls a load great. I did not add the Mikuni for speed so not interested in that aspect. I added the Mikuni for the above results and I am not disappointed. I keep my RPS around 3800-4100 to keep case pressures down. I still have plenty of throttle left so I will probably be adding Pitch to the prop and/or changing the lower gear from a 50 tooth to a 48. I bought my mikuni used on this website from Browning. Save loads of cash. I recommend the change if you can afford the cost.

BTW what brand/color panty hose do you use?

[quote="WestEndAngler"]

I keep it in the boat, when it rains I put it on.

Listen the last thing I want to do is be caught out on the open water in an aluminum boat with rods sticking up in the air... I have spent 2 hours one day laying in the water/ marsh grass scared to death of being struck by lightening.

Being closed in by storms is never a good thing and I constantly monitor the weather because of that incident.

It was the only time I was truly scared for my life. I felt the electrical shock from the lightening, it kept hitting a duck blind 200 yards behind me where the boat was tied off to. The 4x4 post was split in half after the storm passed. I hid out in a low lying marsh drain fighting off the hermit crabs & skeeters. Emergency poncho came in handy that day. I couldn't hear for about an hour after the storm & had a horrible headache for about 10 hours.[quote="WestEndAngler"]

man that story reminds me of ole reg from the great outdoors

http://youtu.be/OGR6Wk3Kboo

At least I haven't been struck 67 times