Hey Nathan,
I got another vm38 carby today from a mate of mine. The thing is, the inlet flange on a standard yz carby has about 10 mm of parrallel section, the one i got today has about 25mm therefore i would have to cut it down to use my standard airbox setup. so if you were intending to us a pod then it would actually be more suitable however if you were runnin an airbox it may not be suitable at all.
Cheers Brett