On a slightly different topic. I spoke to my local parts house today
and inquired about dual DCOE Webers for my 2L. I didn't think there was
a kit for the roadster. He called me back and told me he could get
everything, carbs (40s or 45s), manifold and linkage for $900. Has
anyone gone down this road before? It sounds like the way to go, lots
of parts available. Any pros and cons are welcome. thx Paul
Ronnie Day wrote:
>
> >Is there a manifold available that would allow me to run a single side
> >draft Weber on a 1500? And yes, I know I should keep it stock with the
> >SU's but they are badly in need of rebuild and I have a brand new
> >Weber in the box. Anyway, just considering options...
> >Patrick Anderson
> >64 Fairlady
> >Ft. Worth, TX.
> >
> Patrick,
>
> Unless the inlet port spacing on a single (as opposed to dual) Weber DCOE
> type manifold happened to match that of the SU manifold, I seriuosly
> doubt that you'd be at all happy. I tried for two years to get a single
> 42 DCOE to work well on the L-16 in our original 510 and it never worked
> totatly right due to the manifold design. These single sidedraft
> manifolds gives cylinders 2 & 3 a straight shot from the carb, while the
> manifold runners to cylinders 1 & 4 are much longer and curved.
> Invariably, this leads to lean end cylinders (1 & 4) and rich middle
> cylinders.
>
> Then there's the question of which jets and emulsion tubes you start
> with, and how's the throttle linkage going to work? Please don't
> misunderstand me, you might be able to get the single to work, sort of,
> but I seriuosly doubt you'll be happy with it. How about finding a set of
> rebuilt SU's with maybe a refundable core charge with you return the ones
> currently on the car?
>
> FWIW, Ron
>
> ________________
> Ronnie Day
> rday@cyberramp.net
> Dallas/Ft. Worth
> '71 510 2-dr (Prepared class autocrosser)
> '73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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