S&S Super E's on an Ironhead: My Take
Its just hype. Seems like everyone's running Super E's on their Ironhead. There's always someone asking about Super E's on Ironheads and there's always a large portion of people that responds that they're running one on theirs and that it runs great. Then there's that one guy---two even--that chimes in and says, "The Super E is just too big a carb for the ironhead, go with a CV, tune it and forget it." Of course no one really comments on that, they just continue chanting the Super E is the awesome way to go. Maybe its the Yelp mentality, the more positive reviews the better right? Not so in my case.
I got caught up in the hype, the glossy S&S name. I've been trying to tune this Super E on my Ironhead for the past four weekends. I've purchased all the jet kits and rebuilt the thing. My ironhead just refuses to run with it. Well in the end I gave up. Like I stated, this is my personal experience but the plethora of other people who have come to realize this and post about their own experience corroborate my experience. On the flip side, my bike came with a Edelbrock Qwiksilver 2, a carb that everyone thinks is shit. Well, I just put it back on after fixing the slide (slide was stuck--yes while I was on it!) and it started right up. Its all out of tune due to my dicking around with it, but it started just fine. Now to get it running correctly and I'll be back on the road. I know I sound like a hurt vagina but I'm just jaded over this whole experience with my S&S Super E. So a bit of advice for those that are researching carbs: listen to the old guy who's been around the block. He'll mostly likely advocate for something that's fallen out of fashion and isn't as popular as what the mass is harpin' about--but works. I'm going to go with the CV carb from a newer sporty since this is what a lot of the "old timers" recommend. Old timers rock.
I know I haven't updated the site in awhile, but here's how my Ironhead sits currently. Breakin' it down for a Paughco frame I picked up. Can't wait to start grindin' on this bitch!
I got caught up in the hype, the glossy S&S name. I've been trying to tune this Super E on my Ironhead for the past four weekends. I've purchased all the jet kits and rebuilt the thing. My ironhead just refuses to run with it. Well in the end I gave up. Like I stated, this is my personal experience but the plethora of other people who have come to realize this and post about their own experience corroborate my experience. On the flip side, my bike came with a Edelbrock Qwiksilver 2, a carb that everyone thinks is shit. Well, I just put it back on after fixing the slide (slide was stuck--yes while I was on it!) and it started right up. Its all out of tune due to my dicking around with it, but it started just fine. Now to get it running correctly and I'll be back on the road. I know I sound like a hurt vagina but I'm just jaded over this whole experience with my S&S Super E. So a bit of advice for those that are researching carbs: listen to the old guy who's been around the block. He'll mostly likely advocate for something that's fallen out of fashion and isn't as popular as what the mass is harpin' about--but works. I'm going to go with the CV carb from a newer sporty since this is what a lot of the "old timers" recommend. Old timers rock.
I know I haven't updated the site in awhile, but here's how my Ironhead sits currently. Breakin' it down for a Paughco frame I picked up. Can't wait to start grindin' on this bitch!
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