Carpenter 240 Kit questions

[bernard]

bring it to RAA west next month ,will be riding southern utah,moab,bryce,zions,grand canyon and points

I ordered Carpenter's exhaust with mine. But they don't put a baffle in unless you order one. It hurt my ears, so I ordered a baffle.

 

[Dr.D]

Race tech, buy once, be very happy (ofcourse there are other the ohlins) just make sure they dont over spring rate ya, let them know the bike is lighter than stock, give good info if they dont ask dont but that kind

I’ll second Racetech. I have them on the rear with Traxxion on the front. Speedy is the man to get info on for shocks.

 

[Kevin frazier]

That’s another thing I was thinking about! I was considering new suspension when I get a new rear tire once she returns. No idea which shocks to get.

If you charge hard into the corners I switched to the dot 5 that is compatible with dot4, it has a higher boiling point and irt elimanated my brake fade as dr.d stated you pick up speed so much quicker

 

[Kevin frazier]

I ordered Carpenter's exhaust with mine. But they don't put a baffle in unless you order one. It hurt my bears, so I ordered a baffle.

@Steel hurt my bears one time w his, never again

 

[Forrest]

I got the 210 kit and Carpenter dynoed it at 230 HP. It came back with the throttle bodies devoid of air filtration. They threw away the intake runner plumbing. I'm not complaining, just giving you a heads up. But the bear claw was still in place, so I'm running it around the desert sucking unfiltered air for a couple days before I realized whats up. I fitted it with K&N RU 1760's. They're a tad smaller than what some Carpenter Captains run, but they are more than adequate. They also have a built in angle so they lean forward allowing knee room. I also slipped some Outerwear water resistant prefilters over them. Another heads up, I got the Carpenter exhaust which is great, but it doesn't include a baffle. It hurt my ears. But they do sell a baffle which works fine. I attached it with some large pop rivets. Regarding the transmission, I would have Carpenter rework it at Robinson Industries for peace of mind. I didn't. But after I got it back from Carpenter, it started dropping out of 4th gear under load, so I had to send the engine back for upgrades, including the billet 4th gear. If you can disassemble the engine yourself and reassemble it, you could send the trans components directly to Robinson and save some $$$$.

Those are fantastic numbers for a 210 kit. As for the exhaust, I always wear ear plugs and helmet now so I’ll see how loud it is with both of those. I’ll roll the dice on the transmission. If it starts giving me grief I’ll send it to the professionals to rework. From what I’ve read here, the transmission problems with our rockets are usually independent from power modifications.

 

[breeze]

There are plenty of nice option for that and lots of help on here for getting it done. The bike is a big heavy machine that does not stop like a sport bike even though yours will accelerate faster than one.

The close calls I’ve had on my bike were trying to get it slowed down. You come up out of a corner in second and open the throttle and hold it there for one, two, three and four and your going way to fast for the next corner.

There are plenty of nice option for that and lots of help on here for getting it done. The bike is a big heavy machine that does not stop like a sport bike even though yours will accelerate faster than one.

The close calls I’ve had on my bike were trying to get it slowed down. You come up out of a corner in second and open the throttle and hold it there for one, two, three and four and your going way to fast for the next corner.

put a parachute on the back for emergencies

 

[Dr.D]

@Steel hurt my bears one time w his, never again

I rode Steel’s bike two weekends ago and it was very loud with considerable decel pop. Very hard acceleration in the upper revs but more sound than was good for me without ear plugs. That much power is awesome and deserves a lot of respect.

251 hp.

 

[Steel]

Im seeing 206, 216, 225, just looking out of curiosity, like why these numbers are what they are for a 240 kit, im down with all the items that make a difference. Just started going through these threads as reading material thats all.

Carpenter builds race engines, and tests them for track conditions. MR12 race fuel, no filters just velocity stacks on the throttle bodies, and Carpenters exhaust. If you run smaller intake than recommended or different exhaust especially with smaller header pipes then expect lower numbers. I have K&N RX4040s and tuned with pump gas (Shell 93) and have 251 hp from my 265 kit.

Howdy Kevin,
I opted for the 240 kit, Kn 4040 filters and carpenter street rod exhaust. It’s getting finishing up this week. I just finished scheduling it to get picked up by Haul Bikes to come back to Colorado. I wonder if it’ll be loud enough.

I'd see about getting it over to Tommy Micelli for final tuning. It will be loud enough to ride, but you won't win a loud pipe competition against Harleys with open pipes.

I sure hope so. I’ve never had to break in an engine before so I have to ask Bob the best way to do that. I already got the oil ready for her when she gets here. Best believe I’ll be goosing the throttle. I’m sure I’ll be dying with laughter. It’s going to be great. Never owned anything like it in my life.

According to Bob they are broken in by the time they are done on the dyno.

 

[Joesmoe]

I had an exhaust with no extra power and it hurt even with ear plugs. Couldn't begin to hear my wife over the intercom.

No longer.

 

[bernard]

@Steel hurt my bears one time w his, never again

"hurt my ears" I should have previewed it.