RB Carb mod versus port/head milling

Do both. If you are paying $500 for porting, you must like to give cash away! :scream: . I think Eric Gorr's prices are more in the $150 neighborhood for porting. $400-$500 will get you the porting *and* the big bore kit.

http://ericgorr.com/services/porting.html

'I've heard the carb mod with stock porting isn't effective.'

You didn't hear that from me.

It is indeed effective.

$400 spent at EG's will get you just a port job.
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Oh...AND a big bore AND the parts to go in it complete with gaskets AND your KIPS all spanky new looking (cleaned up).

BTW, I the last $ I saw for ron to modify the 35mm pwk was $165.

Ask him youself here!

It would be curious to see what you've done already as far as modification if it's bang for the $ you're looking for. Some pretty good 'bangs' are almost FREE.

Glad to see that you did the suspension BEFORE you did any engine work. Everyone should be so smart ! At your altitude I'd definately recommend you get the head milled. RB that does the carb mods will do it really reasonably and it makes a hecku'va difference "up here" [3% compression loss per 1000ft] I live in Denver area and used to ride your area until the fire. Have any of the trails / roads opened up yet? contact me sometime --culbertsonglass1@juno.com

Was that one of the arson fires? What a crock of crap! Our local area got bit to the tune of 600-some-thousand acres last year!

re: good reputation

From someone that doesn't know them and has no intelligent insight on the matter (consider the source, he said)...don't do it unless you' ve ridden their product! I had an RD ported by a 'good reputation' mech. Ruined it.

Note the EG has (in the past if not now) a load of junk cylinders available for those that want to practice grinding on 'em. HHhhmmmm.....where do you think those 'junk' cylinders came from?

On this board there are a good number of happy riders with EG's work. His price is reasonable (if not dirt cheep!). Last year he was 'out' about eight weeks or so...but that backlog is pretty much cleared up I understand.

I'm real leery of hot-rod porters. There are a whole lot of people think they are good at it......and they're nothing but hackers!

Consider an internationally known and respected tuner.

.....imo and all that.