Carpenter vs Supercharger vs Turbo

[warp9.9]

Does the engine have to come out to do the Pistons? Also does the 240 still run on 87 since it's a high compression?

no the 240 kit can be done in the bike including changing the pistons. And yes 87 octane works great.

 

[Nick Edge]

Other than the extra 30hp is there something like a huge jump in torque between the 210 to 240 to justify the extra money for the new Pistons?

 

[idk]

As you can do the work yourself, you may want to consider Neville Lush's stuff as well.

 

[Nick Edge]

Do they have a U.S. distributor? I'm not sure I want to know shipping parts like heads and cams from Australia to Indiana

 

[Torque addict]

A turbo will give you more low end torque down in the 3000 rpm range. The Carpenter mods have all the power up higher in the rpm range. Supercharger will increase torque as rpm's increase but it's also linear with rpm where a turbo is not. If you want to romp on it from stop light to stop light get a turbo. If you want to rap it out like a sport bike and are more interested in top speed go Carpenter or supercharger. All three require a competent tuner and it's not a bad idea to get some kind of failsafe protection like the AEM wideband failsafe gauge or a knock sensor.

 

[Torque addict]

Do they have a U.S. distributor? I'm not sure I want to know shipping parts like heads and cams from Australia to Indiana

Nev's stuff is pretty much just cams and pistons I think. Totally doable by mail.

 

[Nick Edge]

Also awesome! I was wondering if a factory service manual was floating around somewhere

 

[Triple Trouble]

Also awesome! I was wondering if a factory service manual was floating around somewhere

See post number 13 above ^

 

[Nick Edge]

My bad I was referencing that post. Should've quoted him

 

[Nick Edge]

So I did some reading on the Lush parts.

Obviously a good bit cheaper than the carpenter kit.

Some questions though. He said his kit runs on 95 or 98 Australian rated fuel. What's the U.S. Equivalent? Also since his is tuned in the lower revs would I still be able to embarrass the occasional sport bike or am I going to need the carpenter revs for that?