nmldb Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Here is a link to a Weber 32/26 carby for sale on eBay Oz : http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...me=STRK:MEWA:IT Does anyone know if (with an adaptor plate), it would be worthwhile performance wise fitting this to a 1.6 carby AE12 hatchback (1986 model). Would have to get a pro to fit it so even more $ involved. Possibly it would be worthwhile having a kit fitted to overhaul the Weber before fitting anyway. Not sure about under bonnet clearance, but should be ok. Amyone know if the standard, round shap air filter box (which sits on top of the current standard carby) would still fit this Weber ? All comments/views greatly appreciated. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 These are a great little (cheap) carb and one that works quiet well on a wide range of small engines. They were factory fitted on the ford 2Lt OHC engines in escorts and cortinas and rerely gave any trouble at all , and much like any single webber carb when tuned right they stayed tuned. Redline make plates to put these carbs on almost everything , the last one i bought set me back $35 for a L20B. don't expect a neck snapping performance increase , but you can expect to notice a difference albiet slight in performance , the biggest difference when fitting these carbs to smaller capacity engines like yours is the deeper induction noise. Your standard cleaner wont fit , the top of the webber is more oblong in shape compared to your circular aircleaner base but normally places like supercheap keep the older style chrome box type filters that are a multifit design and again these are faily cheap as long as you stay away from the big brand names. FuelMiser make a good cheap kit , under 30 bucks , and provided you keep all the bits infront of you you shouldnt go to far wrong , you get instructions in the kit but other than that webbers are one of the most freindly carbs for a beginner to dismantle. Throttle and Choke cables do pose a bit of a problem , but 9 times out of ten theres nothing in them that a bit of backyard inginuity can't sort out , as long as you have a few tools and a little mechanical aptitude you can get these things working succussfully yourself. of course if this thing is a show car dissregard that statement , lol. if you go ahead with the fit , leave the pro's out of it untill your really stuck , its the small projects like this that sharpen your skills for the bigger ones , theres really not that much that you can mess up if you take your time and think about what your doing. Cheers , DyNo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Good point nick , jetting to suit the application is possibly the most important thing to consider , although the DG/DF series weber carbs are among the most versitile units you can lay your hands on. if we were to play with jetting to suit the 1.6 i would be leaning towards a 065 primary idle and possibly 055 secondary idle , here we arent at all worrying about a lean idle , but going for a clean idle. main jets i would be suggesting no smaller than 135 but again no bigger than 145 on the primary dropping from the standard 2Lt 150 but on the secondary main i would suggest no change over the 155 as you can afford the extra fuel in the higher rev range. air corrections should never be any greater than 040 in size over your main jet sizes in either primary or secondary locations , to me this is the most important part of you rejetting procedure , in the primary side i would opt for 155-160 and would choose the same size in the secondary , this would allow for a slightly leaner primary and a richer secondary adjustment , resulting in a better less boggy and clean low to mid , and a richer mid to top. i would leave emulsion tubes as standard , and as this series of weber is the only one manufactured with non removable chokes they have no choice but to be left as 32/36 either. pump jet is fine left at 050 as well. Cheers , DyNo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLLN'03 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Wow, if any one wants to know about their Weber....... Dyno's your man...! :jamie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLLN'03 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hehaha.... I'm yet to do that! My 32/36 is alright, a bit temperimental though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 strongly agree , i have used them on the whole range of nissan L series 4 pot engines and they work an absolute treat , and like you say straight forward to bitsify and get back together. haha I'm pretty old school , i still love my carbies , stems back to my first project in the first year of my aprenticeship , 2lt turbo escort , lol what a mission that was , ahhh 1989 what a year. :jamie: sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLLN'03 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 OOOH, a carby turbo...... I LOVE those things...... Please do share...! :jamie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Ahh it went on forever , whenever it started to make power somthing would shit... i bought a David Izard book , big mistake !!! that guy knew what he was doing , i didnt , he had them 2 litre engines making 500hp in the early 70's with mechanical injection and turbo charging. i made the big mistake of going Rajay , nice enough turbo but with a three stud base plate which didnt like to keep gaskets clamped in anywhere over 12 psi , i used a 45 DCOE (hence the jetting experience) i had to learn fast because the thing liked to fuel up , run out the front , straight down into the alternator and woof up at idle... again the good or should i say bad'ol max 4psi fuel pressure the webers like to accept , try getting a big flow for on boost driving @ 4 psi of fuel pressure, not an easy task. i used cosworth 2.4 forged blanks and had them machined for decompression , waggott back then made a turbo cam for that aplication , i had the block bored (obviously) and o'ringed , i cleaned the ports up , spent a bit more time on the exhaust for a bit nicer flow had the dizzy remapped & locked , but other than that the rest of it was quiet standard. best i ever ran was a 13.197 , never for get that time because it was super shit for the money i had spent... but i am proud to say that the engine is still running about in a little 440 cortina (not mine anymore) , although it probably only gets driven twice a year , its still on the origional build. Cheers , DyNo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLLN'03 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 YUP! Definately agree with you there Nick......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Jamie Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 i bought a David Izard book david vizard and he is god Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Jamie Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 i can imagine me meeting him. it would be much like the alice cooper "we're not worthy" scene from wayne's world i wouldnt bother with a dgv, they're god awful carbs, one step above stock aisans. still, lots of bits to tune and everything dyno said is pretty much spot on if you're going to spend the money and effort, i would stick with sidedrafts or SUs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corolla_Kid Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Long live the king su especially alongside his queen su. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirolla[RL] Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Here's mine. About to install it on my 6A. Hey DyNo, you got a pic of the turbo setup for a carb, i wouldn't mind having a look. :jamie: I ran a 18.95 down the quarter with my standard 6A plus 2" straight thru, so i'm hoping a can clear a second (or more) after the weber's installed. So i can't wait til i get it installed and run it down the strip again next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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