SmartCarb - Yankee Snake Oil?

[OzzyElsie]

Whatcha reckon .

Snake oil or not it is on the exxy side - $375 - $775US

I vote 'snake oil' simply because of the vague overpromising and seductive hype.

http://www.powerapt.com/Features.php

[2TInstitute]

Corey has been proven a timewaster and hoax, just a tarted up Lectron.

[hybrid]

Bill Wilson on the 500 forum seems to swear by them.

[2TInstitute]

He's about the only one, in fact think he has the only functioning set.

[micronizer]

He's about the only one, in fact think he has the only functioning set.

196 pages of happy chatter about the smart carb here: Lots of good reviews

http://ktmtalk.com//index.php?showtopic=463188&st=0


Holy cats! Another 100 pages or so here.

http://www.gasgasrider.org/forum/showth ... #post96393

[skool2TI]

Corey has been proven a timewaster and hoax, just a tarted up Lectron.

[hybrid]

For the record, micronizer and skool2TI are the same person.


Corey, signing up for two accounts on this website to support your own business and talk about yourself does not help your image at all.

Why not defend your product without hiding behind two different usernames?

[OzzyElsie]

The Dirt Rider mag likes Smartcarb on the dyno.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbBkt2_pZNM

[skool2TI]

For the record, micronizer and skool2TI are the same person.


Corey, signing up for two accounts on this website to support your own business and talk about yourself does not help your image at all.

Why not defend your product without hiding behind two different usernames?

I see. Let's go with the skool2TI account that I set up and I will have my marketing team cancel the one set up earlier. Several people saw we were being slandered here on your good forum and were wanting to clarify the issue. The forum links that were mentioned in the previous post should be adequate to show that there are a lot of people happy with their purchase of the SC and plenty of testimony to "defend" the product.

[hybrid]

No worries.

I'm sure results will speak for themselves either way once they hit the mainstream. Cost will be the limiting factor to the market penetration though, particularly with multi-cylinder bikes.

[skool2TI]

Corey has been proven a timewaster and hoax....

No worries.

I'm sure results will speak for themselves either way once they hit the mainstream. Cost will be the limiting factor to the market penetration though, particularly with multi-cylinder bikes.

I'm not sure what it takes to get to mainstream, however we are certainly no Keihin or Mikuni yet. Currently we have sold a little over 200 2t carburetors and have another couple dozen out in sponsored racers hands. We have several thousand pre ordered including GasGas's initial request. The cast carburetors list for $375.00 which is certainly comparable to an off the shelf Mikuni or Keihin. Our OEM pricing of course will have to be much lower ,however even at that a 10-14% gain in performance, 30%+ gain in fuel economy and an opportunity for current and pending emissions certifications are certainly value adds.

I'll be back at the GasGas factory in early October to button up our deal and likely will pick up the trials bikes this time around. Then we are on to Jota Gas, Pollini, TM, Sherco and then Maico in the UK during this trip. We are currently working with Chrisitini and GasGas Factory Racing US. A Google search will prove this is no hoax and I am pleased to be able to post here on your forum, but if you are really interested I would direct you to read some of the vast amounts of questions and information we have posted on some of the larger threads. I would also be happy to answer questions here as well. Corey

[hybrid]

The cast carburetors list for $375.00 which is certainly comparable to an off the shelf Mikuni or Keihin.

Not really. I can get PWK28's for less than $100 each, brand new from Kawasaki. For a 4cyl stroker, $400 vs $1500... it's not viable at all.

[skool2TI]

The cast carburetors list for $375.00 which is certainly comparable to an off the shelf Mikuni or Keihin.

Not really. I can get PWK28's for less than $100 each, brand new from Kawasaki. For a 4cyl stroker, $400 vs $1500... it's not viable at all.

I was talking 38mm compared to an PWK S AG ASII, TMXx or FCR.

[2TInstitute]

The Dirt Rider mag likes Smartcarb on the dyno.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbBkt2_pZNM

Where was the bit with the rejetting of the OEM carburetor, hit the cutting room floor no doubt

[skool2TI]

Corey has been proven a hoax.......

Adam states at the beginning of the video that he spoke with several people, KTM and rejetted to recommended specs.