Good carb kits for the T500?

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Good carb kits for the T500?

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I am starting to dig into my carbs on my T500 project. They are the "newer" style from what I can tell by working through them. They are vented to atmosphere and have a 5FP17 needle and a round 97.5 main. I need for sure float bowl gaskets but possibly nothing more. Before buying just the gaskets from Suzuki I wanted to check if anyone had any good suggestions for a rebuild kit for this carb. Sometimes a good aftermarket kit is not much more than stock gaskets from Suzuki.

Any suggestions for reputable carb kits for this T500?

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Re: Good carb kits for the T500?

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Buy the OEM gaskets. Of every kit I've bought for my T500, the only thing of any use were the gaskets. Sometimes.

Why buy a kit, when even the gaskets may not fit?
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