how do they perform and any tuning issues. which empi replaces the weber 44?
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how do they perform and any tuning issues. which empi replaces the weber 44?
Bob--I have them. These are the only Chinese part recommended by Jake Raby. He has Art Thaen completely go through them before touching them. Then he does a couple of his own things to them as well.
Parts are interchangable with the Webers.
If you buy these, get them from Jake or Art---no question.
Bob, if you're in the market for anything over 40mms, i have to suggest looking into Dell'Ortos. I can't remember the last time I had a problem with my 45s. No kidding, with the exception of replacing the air cleaners a few weeks ago and the diaphragms on the banjo fittings a couple years ago, I haven't done anything more than clean the idle jets in about 36 months -- and Teresa did do some driving while I was gone last year (without incident).
I used to have a pair of 34mm Webers when I had a Type I. Not exactly hassle-free.
I used to have a pair of 34mm Webers when I had a Type I. Not exactly hassle-free.
cory, i searched cip1 and cbperformance and they have repair kits but no carbs, searched google and nothing, tried aircooledengineering.com are thrae and it doesnt come up on internet explorer/ who might have these for sale?
http://www.aircooledengineering.com/contact.html
scott. i clicked ur link and it comes up wepage not available. i dont know if it is my computer or if the web page actually isnt there anymore.
try this: http://www.aircooledengineering.com/
larry, will u try to download it,. that comes up page not available also on my internet explorer, not sure if it is my computer or not.
works for me - ya using new IPHONE :<)?
i just downloaded firefox search engine and it doesnt come up there either, says maybe my firewall has issues. where do i find my firewall info.
Peek Performance (Lanham-Seabrook, Maryland) usually has three or four sitting in the garage part of the shop. I just called them for you, and they don't have any 36s, 40s or 45s.
Dave (Peek) recommended looking on the Samba, Craigslist or eBay, but said he hasn't seen any intact Dells in a while. Apparently, this is a spring phenomenon. If they sit out over the winter, the bowls have a tendency to crack in the spring when they get fuel and heat in them again.
I hadn't ever heard of that happening, but he said that's why they're hard to find this time of year, every year. Shows what I know.
He did say that 36s are not as hard to find as anything over 40.
You might call your local air-cooled shop to see if there's word of a guy who maybe turboed a race car in the last few months, and could still have whatever large-bore carbs he/she took off still sitting on the bench.
There are a couple other local possibilities, but they move in the same circles as Dave. I'll ask around. What are you looking to spend?
Dave (Peek) recommended looking on the Samba, Craigslist or eBay, but said he hasn't seen any intact Dells in a while. Apparently, this is a spring phenomenon. If they sit out over the winter, the bowls have a tendency to crack in the spring when they get fuel and heat in them again.
I hadn't ever heard of that happening, but he said that's why they're hard to find this time of year, every year. Shows what I know.
He did say that 36s are not as hard to find as anything over 40.
You might call your local air-cooled shop to see if there's word of a guy who maybe turboed a race car in the last few months, and could still have whatever large-bore carbs he/she took off still sitting on the bench.
There are a couple other local possibilities, but they move in the same circles as Dave. I'll ask around. What are you looking to spend?
Dellorto's are getting harder to come by, I have used 40mm Kadron's (carbs, manifolds and linkage just $325) on the last two builds and satisfied with their performance and ease to dial in. ~Alan
I LOVE WEBERS!
No crying from me! It took a bit of time to figure them out, never really dealt with carbs, but now can almost tune them by ear. Hexbar linkage with heim joints solves 95% of the problem. Really, it ain't the Webers, it's the linkage in my case and a few others I've seen. Either that or improper setup, tuning, and maintenance. Believe me I've put in the time.
No crying from me! It took a bit of time to figure them out, never really dealt with carbs, but now can almost tune them by ear. Hexbar linkage with heim joints solves 95% of the problem. Really, it ain't the Webers, it's the linkage in my case and a few others I've seen. Either that or improper setup, tuning, and maintenance. Believe me I've put in the time.
I second Danny's call on the Webers. What problem do you have with your carbs Bob?
my mechanic that used to work at VS with Roland has tried to get them to work, new idle jets, mains etc, no luck. he has a pair of "old webers" before they were manufactured elsewhere. I got him 2 rebuild kits today and he will have it running by saturday AM. he and roland and working to get this right.
Alan, where are you getting Kadron carbs ( entire kit ) for that price?
"Dellorto's are getting harder to come by, I have used 40mm Kadron's (carbs, manifolds and linkage just $325) on the last two builds and satisfied with their performance and ease to dial in. ~Alan"
Thxs
Doug
"Dellorto's are getting harder to come by, I have used 40mm Kadron's (carbs, manifolds and linkage just $325) on the last two builds and satisfied with their performance and ease to dial in. ~Alan"
Thxs
Doug
Doug, Texas Aircooled Parts....price has gone up $15.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SCAT-VW-BUG-BUS-GHIA-T3-SOLEX-P-40-DUAL-CARB-KIT-KADRON-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5ad751da6eQQitemZ390159522414QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
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Danny--are those Heim joints on mine? I sure don't know but I always hear that Heom joints at da bomb.
You ok?
You ok?