wright2383 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Been reading about APT and the smart carb, looks like they are selling out. http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/1043267.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99michael Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Don't think they're sellin out,, sounds more like a partnership.... last part of that link.. The two companies plan to release additional information surrounding the planned acquisition to include more about the current and future APT operations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99michael Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 K,, makes sense,, not really book smart here..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nieskes Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 K,, makes sense,, not really book smart here..lolDont feel bad, zilla just googled the words to make himself look smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 ok now wait a second. motovox? that company sells ( distributes) what looks like cheap ass chinese made pit bikes scooters and those crappy electric stuff. but they say its "innovative" WTF? maybe the sales of those "innovative" shit bikes are what funded the smart carb.?? with million dolla sales figured they could get a product out pretty quick. maybe it takes so long because they are MAYBE being built in china>>?? ( OH CRAP!_) http://www.motovox.com/who-we-are.php# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99michael Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Emailed them askin what's goin on with this and what's goin on with the smart carb.. Here's what I got back,,lol Michael, Steve Tutt forwarded your inquiry to me. Due to the nature of public transactions, we cannot comment on any corporate possibilities that you may have heard of in public forums. No need to worry about the SmartCarb. William William Maher Corporate & Legal Affairs Motovox/APT 8844 Hillcrest Road Kansas City, Missouri 64138 tel: 816-767-8783 fax: 816-767-0605 cell: 816-665-0486 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Keihin PWK FTMFW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Madd Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Lectrons FTFMFW!! In alky any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 only other carbs i know of that are made in china are OKO's and they SUCK ASS also. rest are japanese or americun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Anything but these FTMFW:blink: Sent from my SGH-T679 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87sheerips Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 ZILLA EFI FTMFGDMFW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99michael Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Just recieved an update earlier. Hello , We have been performing durability testing and finalizations on the 38mm Cast Carburetors. These are expected to be completely done and shipping by the end of October. The 36mm Cast SmartCarb production will follow the 38mm's completion. Below is an update from Corey: "During last week’s testing and evaluation the cast 38mm performed very well with observable HP/torque gains; and when installed on a YZ250 produced a very distinct sound. Nice. The latest billets with updated float bowl baffling performed great too with mostly flawless testing. What we are looking for is bogging in sudden g-outs and long jumps. In the case of the SC it can be caused by one of two things. Fuel being sloshed up the nozzle by float displacement or momentary loss of venting caused by a tip over valve. Admittedly this is mostly for the Endurocross/MX folks and a large percentage of riders will simply not put there bike in these conditions where it becomes an issue. However the factories are very keen to this as it has been an ongoing issue for years with float bowl carburetors and we are certainly no exception. It really is a major safety issue, as one can attest if having found yourself in a situation where you need a handful of throttle and it’s not there and you wind up on your head, face plant or worse. Liability is what keeps me awake at night and other than the fear of really hurting someone or burning down the pits at some national event I sleep pretty well. So you get my point. The fuel sloshing is easily fixed by a plate baffle with a series of small holes to dampen the oscillations and provide a tranquil area for fuel pickup. The tip over valve of course poses unique problems of its own and the reason this type of circuit hasn’t been used before. We debated leaving it out but we had to be substantially better than our competition in altitude/temp correction and fuel economy. We’re glad we stuck with it. The internal tip over valves has required us to make several changes to the depth of the valve passageway and the surface finish of the ball seat. Last week’s testing was inconclusive because we could not generate enough speed to hit the really large jumps to see if we still had an issue. So I’m sending one or two to run Red Bull Fall Classic this weekend to hopefully finish the test. Other than that your carbs are being built as we speak and all changes have been included thus far. We are just making sure we have no other issues or machining corrections to make before we release and then have a big problem not easy to correct. Nobody wants this done more than I do so I appreciate everyone’s patience. Corey" I apologize that this has been a long process, but we are so very close now! Best Regards, Liz Harvey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 it takes an hour to assemble carbs.. maybe 2 if your slow and drink mt dew's the whole reason these work with the altitude issue is the same reason they load up on jumps and through whoops.. dealt with these similar issues on kehiens way back in the MX days. the fix was to add better venting to allow the fuel that enter'd the vent tube to drain off. its very apparent whats happening if you look at a kehien air stryker type carb. the air stryker has this design "update" cast into them the extra vents are incorporated in the carb design. with the APT float bowl being pressurized but having NO overflow and no venting its going to cause problems. its a shame and i really hope they can get it figured out. have hope worst thing is the design will never be able to have an external drain on the bowl. no baffle or one way valve is going to fix that. which sucks. hydrolock is going to be a huge problem i think. ( im not saying for sure just my humble no cash no million dollar company backing me up real world observations, and we all know how accurate those are phhhh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
registered user Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) you could preorder these things when they were still a idea on paper. seems they should of done all this testing bullshit first. marketing strategy i suppose. alot of people took the bait Edited September 27, 2013 by registered user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 I run pjs. Still a better carb than these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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