Hello- everyone- On my 06 America I’m having to replace my engine- was wondering if anybody converted a EFI engine to run on carbs - My engine is carbs and I plan on keeping it carbed. So many good looking efi engines to buy but the carbed ones are few and look pretty bad. Anybody change an EFI over to carbs?

I am betting the camshafts are different but it ought to run.

Thanks for your reply I’m planning on putting my 790 cams in it and run on my TP stage 2 computer. I have noticed that the flywheel pickup that goes into stator on the EFI seems to have a lot more castellated pickup magnets?? all the way around then the carbed ones — I wonder if they are all magnets or if it matters??? Or if I would have have to change it out to mine??? Anybody know??? Thanks

Good point. I believe you will also need to use your pickup and I wonder about the flywheel as well.

I don't know what the differences are but there are different CDIs even among carbed bikes.I am eventually going to try carbs on an 07 engine I have. I have not gotten back to my hard tail build since breaking my wrist. I have gotten backed up on everything else I need to get done that take priority. In my case I am going to put a set of old Amal carbs off of a Norton 850 Commando on it and see what happens.

Could we ask what the problem is with your 06 engine forcing a complete replacement?

It blew up and cratered

any details or pictures?

Having had both the carbed and EFI versions of the SM, I think the EFI has more potential in that you can tune both fuel and ignition together rather than 2 separate entities like the carb/CDI arrangement. Plus the EFI bikes start easier than the stock or lightly modified carb bikes.