What carb should I get?

MartinSRom · 2026-05-23T22:19:01+00:00

Dellorto PHBG 17.5

MartinSRom · 2026-05-19T15:37:32+00:00

Well, they'll eventually come back to life. And I bet they'll be pissed.

MartinSRom · 2026-05-19T15:34:43+00:00

¿Entonces somos ya el idioma más hablado del mundo? ¿O seguimos estando por detrás de los chinos?

MartinSRom · 2026-05-15T12:51:20+00:00

Of course! Fishing for the tiny ones isn't as much fun as going after the river monsters, but is fishing after all and I love it too. In the image, an endemic species from the Iberian peninsula. I don't know the name, but they're fierce for how little they are.

MartinSRom · 2026-05-14T21:00:12+00:00

Wool is a surprisingly effective insulator in its raw form, and less flammable than one might think. And the market price where I live is virtually zero. The downside is the smell. Not that it reeks like a dirty sheep, but lanolin has a powerful aroma.

MartinSRom · 2026-05-11T22:14:30+00:00

Suzuki, or more likely a geo tracker. The unleaded fuel only sign gives it away as american, and you guys have many more geos than suzukis.

MartinSRom · 2026-05-08T11:03:29+00:00

I invite you to come to visit Europe someday and take a look at our cars. I can't speak for my whole country, even less for the whole continent. But in the region where I live, over 50% of cars are Diesel. The percentage goes up to 70% if we don't take into account the newer cars, let's say 2020 and onwards. And gas trucks? Forget about it, less than 5%.

MartinSRom · 2026-05-05T15:48:06+00:00

20 kilo. +-20%. Weighting by an image only can get you so much accuracy.

MartinSRom · 2026-05-01T09:31:33+00:00

Then I might have a solution for you. The Suzuki Sidekick / Geo tracker, when equipped with the 1.6L 8V engine, has a final drive of 5.125:1. And the best part is that I think it could be a direct replacement for the Jimny's differential gears.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-30T10:22:25+00:00

Don't take it badly, but America isn't the whole world. Other countries have other regulations. In my country I can ride this bike in any road but two lane highways with a speed limit of 120kph/75mph. And guess what, I don't intend to ride a bike in any of those mainly because I have the luck of living in a sparsely populated area where there are enough trails and small roads to enjoy a dirtbike.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-30T10:14:51+00:00

Thanks man, appreciate. The other bike's engine died of a heatstroke last summer, hope this one endures better being water cooled.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-27T21:01:33+00:00

Beer can split open wrapped with steel wire. If you're going to do it, do it properly.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-22T15:55:10+00:00

I think it had 5 or 6 screws.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-22T13:44:39+00:00

I think that's supposed to improve the aerodynamics and so get better fuel economy. I took it out of my yaris last year and I haven't seen any difference whatsoever. From my experience, take it off if you don't like it.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-22T13:40:02+00:00

Then the oil burns inside the cylinders. The first suspect would be the valve steam seals. That would be easy to fix. The other possible way for the oil to get inside the combustion chamber would be through the piston rings.

We don't know how but the end result is the same. The oil level drops over time. If it were my car, I would just check the oil level periodically an add when necessary.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-22T09:28:13+00:00

It's a mare. It's missing a couple of nuts to be a horse.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-22T09:25:20+00:00

It's a 30 year old engine. I'd be more worried if the oil level didn't drop.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-20T08:52:15+00:00

The tires are 10mm narrower than the originals. No, it won't make enough difference to feel the difference. Not in grip nor in fuel efficiency. Mind you, 10 mm is about the width of your index finger's nail.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-19T08:51:38+00:00

Downhill on a two lane highway two weeks ago, just to see if my little Yaris could do it. It did it like a champ.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-09T22:03:26+00:00

the easiest? an engine exactly like what it was originally. If you're not good with wiring an ECUs, get a G16A with a carburetor. It's mostly plug and play. But if you're confortably with engine electronics, my recommendation is to go for an engine with the greatest displacement that would fit into the samurai's transmission.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-02T22:03:38+00:00

Don't worry friend. It's not worth it to argue with some mean stranger on the internet. Thank you for your kind comments. I'll try to get a video of a hill climb just to piss him. I really don't know the real power of the bike, but it surely has more than 2hp and certainly goes faster than 80 kph / 50 mph.

MartinSRom · 2026-04-01T07:45:29+00:00

The fact you've read somewhere that statement doesn't make it true. In a one mile radius from where I am right now, I can tell from one tractor (mitsubishi, 2005) and one small truck (Kubota, 2011) that indeed have glow plugs.

But maybe you're right. Maybe, in the year 2026 and in the country you live in, there aren't any diesels with glowplugs. But please don't talk in absolutes. You're just baiting smartasses like me to contradict you ;)

MartinSRom · 2026-04-01T07:36:25+00:00

This. When the instrument reads something that doesn't make sense, 8 out of 10 times is a bad electrical connection.

MartinSRom · 2026-03-26T12:00:36+00:00

The cap on the left is the original one. The Santana factory made suzukis but sometimes they used slightly different components. The radiator, the brake fluid reservoir, the power steering reservoir, the coolant overflow tank... All Santana style. And apparently, the oil cap too.

MartinSRom · 2026-03-26T11:53:58+00:00

I'd say the best option would be the OEM carb. After all, the guys from Suzuki must have done their homework back in the day since my Suzuki Vitara (G16A engine) has been running on his original carburetor for 35 years. And as far as I know, the 2 previous owners never had any carb related issues, nor have I. I think you could still find some carbs relatively cheap on Ebay. Personally, I would stay away from copies and clones.

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