RD350LC Carb choice

[AZRD350LCGUY]

I have been looking to replace the original crab on my 1982 RD350LC. It's bored to 375 cc otherwise stock. Would Banshee, RZ350, or are there better low cost carbs that would well?
Suggestions!

[75RD350rider]

Is there anything wrong with your stock carbs? Are you running stock pipes or expansion chambers? The stock carbs work very well on stock motors. That being said, I am running TM32 flat slide Mikunis on my aircooled 75 RD350 with Moto-Carrera pipes, stock porting and a good set of single petal reeds and it improved the performance and gas mileage considerably.

[(F5)]

Many people put Keihin PWK28 crabs on thier RZ350s. Must better than Mikuni. Dont see why shouldn't fit on the earlier LCs.
KR1 used to provide donors but hens teeth now. KX85 used them and still available new.

Of course there are lots of knock off Chinese versions of the PWK. Oh you will be tempted.
I've spent enough time trying to settle them on mates bikes. I'd only ever buy the Japanese originals. As I have more than once.

[Darrell]

I'm running the stock carbs on my Canadian-spec RD with Toomey pipes and mild porting. They work great and flow all the fuel I need for my set-up. Back in the late 80's I raced an RZ with a full Spec II set up (carbs, pipes, porting, crank) and the Spec II modified Mikuni 32's gave me no trouble at all.

[AZRD350LCGUY]

I have been thinking of the Kawasaki KX85 but they do not have a fitting for the oil pump and I want to keep that.
Frank

[75RD350rider]

It is easily done. I bought 3MM ID brass tubing for the TM32s on my RD and drilled a hole slightly smaller than the OD of the tubing where I wanted the oil injected and drove them in with a little red loctite. If you want to get more fancy threaded barbed oil injection fittings are available as well.

[75RD350rider]

Here is my thread for the TM32 conversion
https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/inde ... 0#msg24916

[robakun]

I use the Air cooled VM carbs which are 28mm vs the 26mm stock ones. they work pretty good with the Dale A mod

[(F5)]

Yeah my PWK had brass tube for oil injection. Pwk are in another league to mikuni flat slide and 2 leagues from round slide.

[Bare]

As above; PWKs are FAR superior to Mikunis. No ifs ands or buts.
Jetting a PWK is Dead easy as even close works better than Perfect jettings on a Mikuni.
Kawa kx85 intended PWKs from a Kawa parts counter Were Far cheaper than any other source.
Likely not anymore though ?
As for oil feeds.... God gave us 1/8 drill bits

[Smoker]

The standard Keihin PWK 28 has two vent tubes, one for the left vent hole and one for the right. The KX100 Keihin PWK 28 has two vent tubes for the right vent hole and ZERO vent tubes on the left. The left vent hole is blocked.

Very easy to install oil injection fittings on PWK28s.

[Bare]

One can even fit oil injection points into the Carb Intake Rubbers OR the Reed valve rubbers.
Oil feed only needs to be in the intake air flow / stream.

[thumper580]

I have been looking to replace the original crab on my 1982 RD350LC. It's bored to 375 cc otherwise stock. Would Banshee, RZ350, or are there better low cost carbs that would well?
Suggestions!

If you are in the US contact Ed Toomey in South Carolina. Ed Toomey Designs on Facebook. Great guy and he has a PWK28 complete setup for RZ350's. Pretty much bolt on and fly!!!