Most shops won't touch a carb. We built the shop around one.
Bleed for Speed is Southern California's carburetor specialist — dirt bikes, ATVs, motorcycles, UTVs, jet skis and vintage machines. Clean and rebuild from $120, vapor blast for the factory finish, mail-in from anywhere in the US.
Drag the carb to turn it over.
- La Mirada, CADrop off at the shop or mail it in
- 3–5 business daysTypical turnaround on carb work
- WarrantiedAll carb labor
- Carbs first, EFI tooIf it has an engine, we work on it
One carburetor. Eight places it goes wrong.
Pick the symptom you're chasing, or tap a part of the carb. Every service we sell lives somewhere in this drawing.
Tap a numbered part.
6Pilot jet & idle circuit
What goes wrong
The idle circuit has the smallest holes in the carb, so it clogs first when a machine sits.
What we do
Every passage in the idle circuit gets ultrasonic time, the pilot jet is cleaned or replaced, and the air screw and idle speed are set on the bench.
Vapor blasting. Not just clean — factory fresh.
A slurry of water and fine media, driven by compressed air, cleans and polishes aluminum without removing material or leaving abrasive residue behind. Drag the handle.
- Leaves a smooth satin finish that repels future dirt and buildup
- Removes oxidation, corrosion and thirty years of grime without damaging the metal
- Cleans internal passages and external surfaces at the same time
- No harsh chemicals, no grit contamination, no damage to soft metals
- Before and after photos of your carb
Not only carbs. Any aluminum engine part comes back to a factory satin finish, priced by size and condition:
- Engine cases & side covers
- Cylinder heads & jugs
- Intake manifolds & throttle bodies
- Clutch & water pump covers
- Vintage & restoration parts
Three ways in.
Flat-rate labor for most single carbs. Sets, odd configurations and severe cases are quoted individually. Parts are extra where needed.
Clean & rebuildFull disassembly, ultrasonic clean, back to original spec.
- Full disassembly
- Ultrasonic clean of all circuits and passages
- Reassembled to original spec
- Float level set
- Bench synced
- Parts quoted separately if needed
Vapor blast + rebuildThe most thorough carb service available.
- Everything in clean & rebuild
- Body vapor blasted inside and out
- Internal passages vapor cleaned
- Satin factory finish restored
- Before and after photos
- Bench synced
Sets & banksInline fours, parallel twins, anything with more than one carb.
- Full set cleaned and rebuilt
- Every carb matched to spec
- Bench synced as a set
- Float levels matched across the set
- Vapor blast upgrade available
- Parts quoted separately
$120 is labor only. Parts — jets, O-rings, gaskets, needle, seat — are quoted and billed separately. A full OEM-spec rebuild kit replaces the jets, float needle, needle jet and every O-ring and gasket.
Diagnosis and jetting for altitude, air filter, exhaust or performance modifications is quoted with the job. Severely damaged or corroded carbs may need inspection before we can quote. All carb labor is warrantied.
Carbs are the specialty. The shop is full service.
If it has an engine and it's a fit for the shop, we'll work on it — carbureted or EFI.
Engine building
From top-end refreshes to full bottom-up builds, two-stroke and four-stroke, done to spec with quality parts. Every build is quoted individually.
- Top-end rebuilds — piston, rings, cylinder, head
- Full bottom-up engine builds
- 2-stroke and 4-stroke
- Dirt bikes, ATVs, motorcycles, UTVs
Vapor blasting for the rest of the engine
Any aluminum component comes back to a factory satin finish without damage to machined surfaces. Priced by part size and condition.
- Engine cases and side covers
- Cylinder heads and jugs
- Intake manifolds and throttle bodies
- Clutch covers, water pump covers
- Vintage and restoration parts welcome
What comes through the door:
- Dirt bikes
- ATVs & quads
- Motorcycles
- Side-by-sides (older)
- Snowmobiles
- Jet skis & PWC
- Small engine
- Vintage bikes
Not sure if we can help with your project? Call or text (562) 458-3305 and we'll point you in the right direction.
Side-by-side or UTV? We come to you.
La Mirada-based mobile mechanic for SXS and UTVs. Home, garage or driveway anywhere in SoCal — no trailer, no tow, no dealer queue.
- Polaris
- Can-Am
- Yamaha
- Honda
- Kawasaki
- $127/hrLabor, estimated from your machine as it left the factory
- One visitMost jobs done on the spot from a stocked truck
- SXS & UTVMobile service only. Everything else comes to the shop.
Your carb's round trip.
We take carbs from anywhere in the US, but we talk first. Nothing ships until we've confirmed the service and the price.
Send us your info
Year, make, model and what it's doing. The more you tell us, the faster we can help.
We reach out
Within a business day we go over the machine, confirm the service and give you a quote. No commitment.
Ship when we've agreed
Once we're aligned on service and price, we send you the shipping address. Pack it well and send it our way.
Back in your hands
We do the work, keep you posted along the way, and ship it back. Typical turnaround is 3–5 business days.
Do not ship anything until we've spoken.