t5 172 carb set up

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just put a 25 mm carb with polini filter on and it bogs down in every gear ..with out the filter its a bit better so am I to rich
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its taking longer than it should to fall on tickover can anyone tell me whats causing this ive taken the filter off
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soulboy wrote:its taking longer than it should to fall on tickover can anyone tell me whats causing this ive taken the filter off
Sounds lean to me.
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yes but at the top end its a bit rich the needle is on the top slot its got a 130 main jet in any help would be gratefull I remember on my 172 dragster with a 25 mm carb the main jet was only about 105/108
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sounds to me that you need to get this set up properly on a dyno ,its rich on the top end but weak with possible air leaks at low revs ...
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