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Didn't know this was an issue with Athena kits! I would try more base gaskets first because it is the easiest and most reversible fix. Peter, do you have any pix of your Athena kit?

In other news...

Did you just move down to a smaller jet? To my eyes, the plug looks lean. You might be able to case match that as well.

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I am glad we got to talk. I have Leo Vince pipe and the stock carb w/85 main, mixing around 32:1. I've got fuel flow problems, probably a sticky float needle.

I am gonna work on an intake to run another carb, probably a 19mm phbg and bring it out from under the frame. If I do get anxious and run that stock carb, I'll go to an 88 or 90 main and lean out the mix to something like 40:1 or more.

That's such a clean squish band. Did you do it by hand?

cutting squishbands by hand is easy and has been done for years. i only did it out of necessity. it took like 30 minutes.

If you add base gaskets you will change the port timing slightly.

You are better off working on the top, either a thicker head gasket or by machining the head for clearance.

That's what I got started on it with. Mostly using the mark in the head as a guide.