Warning: that cheap carb rebuild kit on Amazon cost me a whole weekend of tuning

Buddy at the shop in Billings told me to spend the extra $15 on genuine Mikuni parts after I fought my '02 Polaris 600 for two days straight and it still ran like garbage, has anyone else had a comparable headache with aftermarket jets?

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sethc129d ago

Oh man, that's the worst lol. It's like the whole world is designed to make you pay for "convenience" somewhere else, whether it's cheap carbs or cheap anything really.

david8218d ago

Tbh I've spent way too much money on those meal kit services thinking they'd save me time, only to realize I'm basically paying $15 for a single packet of rice and a sad little lemon. Ngl, my fridge right now looks like a sad collection of wilted herbs I bought with good intentions. Honestly, I'm the kind of person who will drive 20 minutes to save 50 cents on gas then turn around and blow $40 on takeout because I'm too tired to cook. It's like the universe knows I'm a mark for any slightly convenient option. Last week I actually bought a jar of pre-chopped garlic and felt like a genius for about three seconds before the shame hit me. But hey, at least my cheap carb of choice is still affordable, even if my dignity isn't.