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One for Webby the Bear - Weber Carburetors
« on: 10 August 2015, 19:26:47 »

A blast from the past on some of the history of Weber carburetors. :y :y :y

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a16760/edoardo-weber-carburetors/
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Re: One for Webby the Bear - Weber Carburetors
« Reply #1 on: 10 August 2015, 19:38:09 »

pretty cool stuff rods  :y

only got my bear paws on one carb before though  :-[
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Re: One for Webby the Bear - Weber Carburetors
« Reply #2 on: 10 August 2015, 19:53:05 »

I broke away from the norm by fitting a Weber carburettor to both my Mini Cooper S and my 1275GT back in the day. Weber did a Torquemaster inlet manifold conversion that allowed you to bolt the carb on and still allow the LCB exhaust manifold to fit.  :y
A bit of a tweak by Oselli and away we went.  :y
Ah, those were the days.  :)
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Re: One for Webby the Bear - Weber Carburetors
« Reply #3 on: 11 August 2015, 00:30:44 »

I broke away from the norm by fitting a Weber carburettor to both my Mini Cooper S and my 1275GT back in the day. Weber did a Torquemaster inlet manifold conversion that allowed you to bolt the carb on and still allow the LCB exhaust manifold to fit.  :y
A bit of a tweak by Oselli and away we went.  :y
Ah, those were the days.  :)

Yep tried a 45 DCOE on my 1293 Cooper S racer, then twin 40 DCOEs, best results 4x Amal carbs.

Also had  3 x Weber 40 DCNFs on my '72 Ferrari Dino 246 GT - bugger to balance
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Re: One for Webby the Bear - Weber Carburetors
« Reply #4 on: 11 August 2015, 01:03:52 »

Had a set of twin 40DCOE's on my Escort 1650cc.

1500cc PreCross Flow block (Ford, Lotus), 1600 crank, 1300 con rods, over bored PowerMax Pistons, Double Spring Stage 2 Gas flowed head, Blue Printed and Balanced, 421 Janspeed exhaust, RS Mexico bell housing with a Corsair 2000E 4 rail gearbox. Shortened prop and a Capri 3.1 Diff. Shit those were the days, not much on the road that could touch it, including Bikes.

Funnily enough just found a brand new boxed 28/36 Webber twin choke in the shed, anyone remember those,
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Re: One for Webby the Bear - Weber Carburetors
« Reply #5 on: 11 August 2015, 08:23:37 »

   My 3.0 S 1981 Senator had been converted to a Weber carb from the problematic GM item when I bought it. Apparently it won't be as quick as the origional as that was a four barrel item but it was reliable and achieved 30 mpg

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