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dohc running bike carbs
theohighland - 12/9/06 at 04:19 PM

does anyone know if its possible to set up a 2.0l DOHC to run on bike carbs?

If it is possible, is it any better/cheaper than using twin webers?

Cheers, Theo


jacko - 12/9/06 at 05:08 PM

Hi i don;t see why you cannot use bike carbs there better then webers in my opinion [ now i run for cover] i have bike carbs fitted to a pinto and i think there brill just set them up and forget them unlike webers Jacko


Fatgadget - 12/9/06 at 05:27 PM

As an aside.why is it that Webers go out of tune?..Is it the throttle linkage or what?


Phil. S - 12/9/06 at 07:13 PM

I'm interested in this. I have a Vauxhall 20XE on Weber 40s which gets me around175bhp and plenty of torque. But they run a little rich between 3,000 and 4,000rpm, and it drinks fuel at an alarming rate. Would bike carbs be better? I've heard the carbs from a Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird make a good fit.


jacko - 12/9/06 at 09:25 PM

Phil i think the answer is yes i have had no trouble at all with my zx9r bike carbs god fueling ect Jacko


Schrodinger - 13/9/06 at 09:45 AM

Having run a car on both Carbs and TBs I would suggest that when set up correctly the biggest advantage of TBs is the smoothness of the power especially at light throttle and the fuel ecconomy over carbs


PaulBuz - 14/9/06 at 03:37 PM

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