THE KOMBI KONNECTION

shane · Last edited by shane on Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:19 am; edited 1 time in total

anyone had experiences ,good or bad with dual webbers ?
i have been offered a set,but don't know how reliable they are or how well they keep their tuning ?

Piratekombi · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:11 pm Post subject:

Hmmm, I don't have any (stock Solex) but I gather that they vary.... Some more info might be handy - What type are they? Where were they made? Are they New, Rebuilt, Second-hand?

Good luck! Smile

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shane · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject: .

dont know what model they are, but they came off a 2lt buggy
would need to be jetted down, but they are supposed to be in good condition.

Brookie · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject:

Webers are great carbies but take a while to tune but once right they can be magic. You will use a little more fuel if you take advantage of mild increase in power but at cruise they will probably be very close to stock.
If I could get a downdraft off a GT Cortina I would put it on a 1600 dual port.

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shane · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: .

thanks brookie. we havent talked price yet,but i wanted to know more about the webber from those who have had them.they may be more trouble than solex,but the power may be well worth it ,i dont know yet.
cheers

Brookie · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

I have run Triple 40 and 45 DCOEs, Twin 40 and 45DCOEs, Single Double Barrel Compound Downdraft 28/36DCD and 30/32s made for some Fords.
They and Dell'Orto which are very similar were the high performance carb/s for all the top makes. Only the onset of computer controlled EFI changed their popularity for performance.

As an example if you are familiar with US or Australian engines many Holden red motors were modded with a cam and a Holley 350 CFM.
The 350 CFM is the Cubic feet per Minute they will draw in a special test.

The little 28/36 DCD from a GT Cortina or Escort would do on average 390CFM. On a chassis dyno we could get nearly 9bhp more with the Weber than the Holley. This would be on a 194 ci Holden 6.
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shane · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject:

really need to find out the model number dont i ?thanks for that info brookie

Brookie · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:13 am Post subject:

This will give you an idea if you really need Webers or similar upgrade

http://www.csgnetwork.com/cfmcalc.html

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shane · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

thanks for that brookie ,i am going to put my standard 30 pict on for now to get me to muresk,but i will do some more reserch before i decide.
cheers

Phat bus · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:38 am Post subject:

i run twin 40 DCNF webbers on my motor and would never go back to standard unless I was wanting to keep the webbers and selling the car / motor they were on. My fuel consumptions is almost the same as standard but with lots more grunt. You really do need to find out what model webber they are ie DCNF, IDF or IDA's as finding parts can be a bit difficult now days. If the motor your putting the webbers on is much smaller than the motor they came off you may need to change the chokes too. Webbers are back in production again so complete carbies are available now. but parts supply is limited. There is an aftermark twin solex available now days which has very similar performance to the daul Kadon carbies and price is very reasonable. Soyou may want to consider these also.