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Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:57 pm

Hello-

I spoke to my machinist last week about building an Okrasa motor (my $200 heads will need work, but are salvageable.) :) He opined that the Zenith 32 ndix carbs are much better than the Solex 32pbic's. This raises two questions. First, if I'm building a non-stock motor, will the re-sale be impacted that much if I have custom manifolds and later model Porsche carbs vs. the more correct Okrasa (style?) manifolds and Solex carbs? Second, how hard is it to screw up a custom manifold? I've been reading about porting and polishing lately and I'm wondering how important it is to use a flow bench while making them.

Thanks,

Paul

Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:14 am

Hi .... I thought about using the zenith Carbs. later on for at double carb. setup, but an old vw guy told me that it was´nt the best idea. He said that it took a lot of work adjusting them, and furthermore the had a tendensy to "flow over" when taking sharp corners. I dont know if this is true, if anyone knows more abouth the zenith setup i am very interested

Best Regards

Claus

Denmark

Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:13 pm

the zenith carb is better when used in a single setup. but i dont think thats what you are looking for.

Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:32 pm

Hello-

I spoke with my machinist about this issue again. He told my that the Zenith carbs would be too big for the heads (1300 Okrasa) I'm going to use.

Paul