so i blew thru the stock carburetor that came with my tm xrx 150 and ponied up thinking i could get the performance 30mm carb. i bought it totally spacing off the fact i needed a bigger manifold. bought that n tried to put it on.
im running into the problem being what im thinking is a engine mount:
so when i try to line up the carb to the manifold, really the only way to make it semi-fit is to take the rubber off which isn't feasible:
i haven't yet gotten the aluminium velocity stack altho i'm going to be as soon as i get the exhaust. i'm not yet putting this carb on as it's pointless to do so without a performance exhasut. just fitting parts so as to have it fit properly later on when i put on the mods im doing all at once. my quandary is how to attach the manifold to the carb without having to suffer possible damage from vibrations if it hits that mount.
i'm not a mechanic either, and really have little engine knowledge. any advise would be greatly appreciated. sorry for the size of the pictures.