APT SmartCarb

['11EC300]

Originally Posted by Corey

(816) 767-8783 ask for Liz (liz.harvey@motovox.com)

(307) 460-0524 Liz cell, this would be the best number, probably will handle it today.

(816) 225-3996 Chad (chadg@powerapt.com)

(307)761-1251 Corey (coreyd@powerapt.com)

All 38mm pre-order carbs will be in house Oct. 8th and will start going out to pre-purchasers.

Good news! Glad i bought an extra set of rims and have tires and ice studs coming.

[Fred1956]

Found this over on FaceBook
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[Corey]

Originally Posted by Fred1956

Found this over on FaceBook
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Here's the updated status of the 38 mm investment cast carbs. We will announce the 36mm cast update Monday afternoon after we hear from the die casters Monday morning:

To Our Pre-Order Customers,

This is an update for our SmartCarb pre-order customers on the
progress of cast 38mm SmartCarb durability testing and production
timeline.

American Performance Technologies is pleased to announce that the
in-house comprehensive durability testing phase is complete. External
durability testing by riders in the field will remain ongoing as we
continually look for ways to improve and refine our technology.

Minor wear and durability related issues have been addressed and
appropriate changes have been made to final casting and machining of
38mm cast SmartCarbs. Float bowl baffling has been markedly improved
to reduce chances of fuel cavitation/bogging and new floats will
minimize flooding issues and reduce part count and complexity. By
taking the time necessary to complete comprehensive durability
testing, we feel that we have satisfied our obligations to ensure
that our product meets and exceeds the high quality expectations of
our customers.

Today our supplier has announced that we will not be receiving
production castings on October 8 as promised. Our supplier has
assured us that SmartCarb castings will begin arriving, fully
machined and ready for assembly, starting October 22. APT will then
begin shipping them out to pre-order customers as we build them on a
first-ordered, first-received basis.

As always, American Performance Technologies appreciates your
patience and support.

After APT receives this first run of 38mm cast carbs, we will quickly
move into casting other sizes. Unfortunately, this means that there
will be a considerable amount of time before we produce another run
of SmartCarbs in the 38mm size. After current pre-order quantities
are satisfied, we estimate that there will only be 100 cast 38s in
this first run that will go into on-the-shelf inventory. APT expects
that shelf stock of 38mm carbs to be depleted quickly due to high
demand. If you want to get your hands on one of these remaining 38mm
cast SmartCarbs, we encourage any who are interested to go to our
website, www.powerapt.com, and pre-order.


We will keep you up-to-date and a notification will be sent to your
email once your SmartCarb has been shipped. If you have any
questions or concerns, please give us a call at 1-877-372-3465. Or call Corey directly at 307-761-1251.

[Jakobi]

Are any of the refinements and improvements able to cross back over with the billet models Corey? I'm very interested in the antislosh baffle and also the updated float design. What ever ended up happening with the Grose jets?

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Jakobi

Are any of the refinements and improvements able to cross back over with the billet models Corey? I'm very interested in the antislosh baffle and also the updated float design. What ever ended up happening with the Grose jets?

Jake, yes we have been improving the billets as we go and have spent quite a bit of time at the track lately testing baffles new floats, larger conventional needle and seats and Grose jets in the cast and billets. My personal cast carb is equipped with the Grose jet and new floats, after putting quite a bit of time on it I'm still getting great results. The baffles, new floats will be available for billets when fully sorted in the next several weeks. The Grose jet we understand may have possibly had new patents filed for it out of the UK, so some uncertainty about its use at this point.

[Jakobi]

Thanks Corey. Will be keeping an eye on the update. Cheers

[jan_b]

I find this carb interesting but I'm getting lost with all the information in this thread. Maybee an idea to add a thread to the product announcement section where we can see an explanation of differences between the billet / cast version and where you can add the sections of which new improvements have been added and will ship from which date.

[jimjim]

what he said^^^

[erniebearskin]

Corey, with the snow already accumulating in the mountains, is there any options for carb heater? Is it needed, I typically don't ride below -15 c / 5 f and run a little bit of Isopropyl.

[erniebearskin]

Bump.

Did Corey break up with us?