kawasaki 550 carb need help

[Sdiddy]

I need someone who knows which carb will fit on a stock 1990 kawasaki stand up. I want to remove the stock round carb and the sylenoid system that came on it and replace it with a modern style carb. Anyone who knows about these please call me and I will buy a carb from you. We tried to get the old one going and no luck. Preferably one that will bolt up to the stock manifold. Thanks Bill 407-590-5534

 

[ger87410]

Only thing to bolt on the stock manifold is another stock carb.

Get yourself a SBN44 and save a ton of headache. Ass Joel had 1 for sale. I think he's called square joel now.

 

[Sdiddy]

Please help

Any Kawasaki guys have a carbuerator that will bolt up. or if you have a carb with a manifold I need one to get this ski going. Please contact me. Thanks Bill 407-590-5534

 

[BruceSki]

your best bet is to get an sbn 44 like ger said.

this will require you to change the intake manifold as well though.

i just had a 550 here i was working on with a bcw intake manifold and 44 sbn carb......it ran much better than the stocker BN junk.

 

[orangefinger]

44 SBN

-Spacer plate with oem intake manifold , might still need some grinding on carb screws depending which head you run
- 45 degree Ocedan pro intake manifold

 

[SQUARE JOEL!!!]

Only thing to bolt on the stock manifold is another stock carb.

Get yourself a SBN44 and save a ton of headache. Ass Joel had 1 for sale. I think he's called square joel now.

I have two 44's left but they're pretty crappy...need some lovin.

 

[Sdiddy]

anyone have a manifold and carb for a 1990 550

Anyone have what I need? I will buy it. Thanks Bill

 

[Talsivar]

you can get the spacer from northwet. then you can use your stock manifold. then all you need to find is a carb. or try contacting john zigler he has a lot of old school parts.

 

[ger87410]

I have a stock BN44 for a 550. No guarantees about it. I swapped to a SBN44 to ease tuning. It ran good, but started rough. Dunno if that's carb related.

Make an offer on that carb. Shipping's probably about $7.

 

[SQUARE JOEL!!!]

Let me look at the 44's (SBN) I have, one may just need a rebuild (I've got the kit to do it too).

Like said before, you will need a spacer for your stock manifold, or an A/M mani. Also, you will need longer bolts for the manifold.

 

[Super Dee]

Here's your first option, a SBN 44 and an aftermarket manifold that will allow the carb to clear the head:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jet-...20408670452QQptZPersonalQ5fWatercraftQ5fParts


Or you can buy one of these spacers to go between your stock manifold and cylinders to give you the needed clearance to bolt the SBN 44 to the stock manifold:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawa...30290600798QQptZPersonalQ5fWatercraftQ5fParts


If you go with the SBN44, you'll need a different flame arrestor because the bolt spacing is wider on the newer style SBN carb

 

[SQUARE JOEL!!!]

If you go with the SBN44, you'll need a different flame arrestor because the bolt spacing is wider on the newer style SBN carb

Really? The FA adapter I usedswapped directly over from BN to SBN. Beats me.

The JRE spacers are nice (right ger??) You can get the same thing from Mike @ Northwet Powersports (mentioned above). Mike's a good guy and will take care of you. Supposedly, Mike's father was the innovator of these spacers and JRE's are knock-offs.

 

[ger87410]

Like said before, you will need a spacer for your stock manifold, or an A/M mani. Also, you will need longer bolts for the manifold.

Really? The FA adapter I usedswapped directly over from BN to SBN. Beats me.

The JRE spacers are nice (right ger??) You can get the same thing from Mike @ Northwet Powersports (mentioned above). Mike's a good guy and will take care of you. Supposedly, Mike's father was the innovator of these spacers and JRE's are knock-offs.

Yes, yes, and yes.

But then it would also depend on the FA adapter whether or not it's a direct swap. :shrug:

U will need 2 m6x80mm bolts plus 4 or 6 of a different size. Don't remember the size of the top of my head.

Go with the spacer and SBN44. Save yourself a ton of headache. Then modding later on is much easier.

 

[john zigler]

i also have a SBN44 carb here for sale, AND the correct BCW intake manifold that will make the carb clear the block.

send me an email, if i can help. i am here this morn ( will be out all afternoon) i will also be here, ( in and out) tomorrow, but sunday i leave for DC and will be out of the shop for a week.

i can take an order via email, or phone. ( we take visa, and MC) if you get ahold of me soon enough, i can still have your parts shipped monday. if you call, today, or tomorrow morn, and i miss you, leave a message, and i will call you back.

thank you.