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Having had a dual side draft Weber system on a BMW 2002, The only bitch was the first tuning session.* After that it was once a year balance that took all of 15 minutes including taking out the tools and putting them away. One of the secrets is to do a tune up first: plugs points and condenser and check the timing. Then the carb work.
* You can change the fuel jets, air corrector and emulsion tubes in minutes. Knowing what they all do is the key. Read the 2 small Passini books on Webers. It will save a lot of grief.
I like the swappable choke feature too, you can really dial them in with that. I use a mercury stick to balance them, the motorcycle mechanics use them, hard to get multiple vac gauges that are accurate to each other.
PS, Another nifty trick, take a small number drill, close to the gap of you throttle plate to Venturi wall, use it like a spark plug gap gauge, adjust each plate so the drill shaft just drags out smoothly, and your pretty close, makes it easier to finer tune them then.
Fits a small block Chevy. I recognize it from seeing one on an engine, hard to forget, its a gorgeous looking piece of speed equipment. They run really really nice. Takes a bit of tuning but those side draft Webbers are simple to tune, you can even change the Venturi in them. I run one down draft version, on 71 beetlebug pretty nice carb. Lot less the cost of a Holley two bbl. Buddy of mine had this set up on a small block Chevy motor, which he put in a 65 Mustang. Last I heard he switched over to twin turbos. He gave me a death ride in it, it was a super quick car, those early Mustangs where pretty light weight, handle pretty swell too.
As a general rule, Webers don't make more HP than a single plane intake manifold and big Holley carb. However, for road racing, Webers did better with throttle response, and the float bowls handled the cornering/braking "G's" by never uncovering the main jets. Leading to faster lap times.
Well doesn't that look like a giant pain in the ass to performance tune on a regular basis... : ) Still want, would run.
ReplyDeleteHaving had a dual side draft Weber system on a BMW 2002, The only bitch was the first tuning session.* After that it was once a year balance that took all of 15 minutes including taking out the tools and putting them away. One of the secrets is to do a tune up first: plugs points and condenser and check the timing. Then the carb work.
ReplyDelete* You can change the fuel jets, air corrector and emulsion tubes in minutes. Knowing what they all do is the key. Read the 2 small Passini books on Webers. It will save a lot of grief.
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I ran these on my BMW 1600 and Alfa. I just synced them with a hose to my ear. The trick is to run correct to small size chokes. The are easy to swap.
ReplyDeleteI like the swappable choke feature too, you can really dial them in with that. I use a mercury stick to balance them, the motorcycle mechanics use them, hard to get multiple vac gauges that are accurate to each other.
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DeleteAnother nifty trick, take a small number drill, close to the gap of you throttle plate to Venturi wall, use it like a spark plug gap gauge, adjust each plate so the drill shaft just drags out smoothly, and your pretty close, makes it easier to finer tune them then.
Fits a small block Chevy. I recognize it from seeing one on an engine, hard to forget, its a gorgeous looking piece of speed equipment. They run really really nice. Takes a bit of tuning but those side draft Webbers are simple to tune, you can even change the Venturi in them. I run one down draft version, on 71 beetlebug pretty nice carb. Lot less the cost of a Holley two bbl. Buddy of mine had this set up on a small block Chevy motor, which he put in a 65 Mustang. Last I heard he switched over to twin turbos. He gave me a death ride in it, it was a super quick car, those early Mustangs where pretty light weight, handle pretty swell too.
ReplyDeleteAs a general rule, Webers don't make more HP than a single plane intake manifold and big Holley carb. However, for road racing, Webers did better with throttle response, and the float bowls handled the cornering/braking "G's" by never uncovering the main jets. Leading to faster lap times.
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