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i want rid of my crappy pissberg, what are my options?? ive got a 1.9wbx engine

dan

I've been told the carbs you would benefit from most are twin dual 40 Dellortos. You want to run 34mm Venturis for maximum BHP, or 32mm Venturis for max torque. Likewise 140 main jets for BHP with the 34 Venturis, or 120 - 130 mains with the 32s

You need type 3 manifolds (little tiny ones) and pancake air filters to get it all under the engine cover, and a pair of inlet manifold gaskets to use as a template to Dremel out the manifolds so they fit the DG cylinder head's inlet port. Any standard aftermarket beetle twin carb linkage is the last bit you need - CB performance ones are excelllent.

These bits are available from Jim Calvert at Stateside Tuning, the carbs are best got from Alfa1750 who trades on Ebay from Italy. Just do a search for Dellorto carbs. Tell him what size engine, and he sets them up and balances them for you on a factory original syncrometer - excellent!! DON'T be tempted to put Webers on a T25 - less smooth. DON'T buy Velocity Stacks (trumpets) as they won't fit inside the small air filters!!

Kev

probably covering old ground here, but will this twin carb set up run with a standard vacuum advance dizzy?? or do you have to go the 009 route?

Hi,
Just Kampers do a weber kit to replace pierburg if you can afford it.

Thanks syncro I didn't understand much of that but it sounds impressive, we haven't had an alternative carb section in the wiki, we do now!

busvanman wrote:probably covering old ground here, but will this twin carb set up run with a standard vacuum advance dizzy?? or do you have to go the 009 route?

As far as I understand it you tap a connector into one of the carbs and connect the vacuum pipe onto that.

This info I got from a guy in Herts VW Club (Burl)........I've got 2 shiny recon carbs and all the bits together but I am having doubts about doing the conversion due to the price of motion lotion these days

If I get time tomorrow I get some piccies up

SYNCS

ahhh interesting coz ive been told that weber is the way to go so i keep all the original airbox ect

whats the cost involved in either swap??

I'm sure many of us 'of a certain age' will remember re-carbing everything from Escorts to Marinas, from Delortos to twin 1 & 1/4"SU's ... all very good but jeeez did they use petrol.

Gas it ! Sod the fool's gold. These vans were never designed for speed, make the old girl smoother AND cheaper ... you know it makes sense.

You want faster .... put a 2.1 in

Ian.

Ian Hulley wrote:
You want faster .... put a 2.1 in

Ian.

Indeed..

must agree with mr Hulley, its a van. if you want performance get a hayabusa with a nos kit and turbo it. should be good for 240mph

im not after speed, or lpg! im looking into carbs that will work thus the weber replacement ive bought.

eventually she'll be diesel'd up then run on veg oil...now thats the way forward... wont be long before lpg prices start to rocket too!

wise words, i do the veg oil thing. 50/50 with diesel, smells good too

what engine you running?

im thinking 1.9 diesel no turbo prolly a 1y

dan

exactly what i put in mine, you dont need the extra strife of all the fly by wire turbo wiring loom stuff. and at 40+ mpg(on veg oil too) an engine thats only 5 yrs old, your onto a winner.
ps- dont bother trying to change gear ratios and all that nonsense, just stick a nice set of merc ml alloys on (4x4 tyres) not low profiles. job done

exactly what im thinking... im soo not interested in all the extra gizmos, already got a 5 speeder anyhow so when ive got the £££ ill get the conversion