He said newer TECHNOLOGY. A 2004 warrior carb is still 80's technology.
That being said, the z400 carb is equally old technology, possibly more refined than vacuum operated carbs from the 70's and 80's but not anything signifigantly different.
I think I would still prefer the stock warrior carb though, I feel like CV carbs are street carbs, and don't really perform well for off-road applications. There's no direct link between the throttle and the slide so you will have a delay in throttle regardless of how it's tuned. They don't need an accelerator pump because it's impossible to bog one out by opening the throttle quickly since the carb has to wait for the vacuum from the intake to lift the slide. You can get the stock warrior BSM carb to respond pretty sharp if you get it tuned just right and they're less tempermental to tune than a CV. I have a CV in my Suzuki and can't wait for the day that I can afford to replace it with a flat slide.
That being said, the z400 carb is equally old technology, possibly more refined than vacuum operated carbs from the 70's and 80's but not anything signifigantly different.
I think I would still prefer the stock warrior carb though, I feel like CV carbs are street carbs, and don't really perform well for off-road applications. There's no direct link between the throttle and the slide so you will have a delay in throttle regardless of how it's tuned. They don't need an accelerator pump because it's impossible to bog one out by opening the throttle quickly since the carb has to wait for the vacuum from the intake to lift the slide. You can get the stock warrior BSM carb to respond pretty sharp if you get it tuned just right and they're less tempermental to tune than a CV. I have a CV in my Suzuki and can't wait for the day that I can afford to replace it with a flat slide.