So yall are saying the stock raptor carb is BETTER than an edelbrock. I can't believe that.
Better is relative... for bottom/mid range performance (torque), CV carbs are superior. You want top-end blast, flatslides are the way to go. What is better for you, well whatever your preference is.
If you think the throttle response is good I have to wonder what you are comparing it to.
The almost uncountable amount of CV and FS carbs I've tuned over the last 20 years... Mikuni's, Keihin's, and a few Lectron's.
Maybe mine is just a dud, but it has never had that good of throttle response.
Sure, its possible yours is a dud, or had tuning issues. In any case, FS carbs will always have a bit more 'snap' than a CV carb when they are tuned properly. Theyre two different animals, and each performs better in one area than the other.
You really lost me with "Flatslides are better for top-end (more 2 stroke'ish in behavior)". That makes it sound like 2-strokes are more top end machines and 4 strokes more bottom. My experience is just the opposite.
2-Strokes are top-end HP kings, thats there mechanical nature. You want to make power, you gotta spin'em up high. Been that way since the dawn of time. There is no mechanical way to tune them otherwise.
4-stroke engines can be widely configured via the cam(s). They are torque kings, but you can cam them differently, and give them top-end with less bottom end, or move the power-band around almost any way you like.
In strictly a physical way, 2-strokes are more efficient at making HP. It only take 2 piston strokes to complete a combustion cycle. A 4-stroke requires just that, 4 full pistons strokes to complete a single combustion cycle.
Each method has its own pros & cons, it just depends what ya wanna do, and how you wanna get there.
