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Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:43 pm

aight what will it be weber 40's or 44's? on a 1776?

Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:11 pm

Funny thing about asking what kind of carbs to use is that you will get 5 different answers and still end up deciding for yourself. I have dual Kads on my 1776 and it runs pretty good. My opinion is byased though because I have'nt had a chance to run anything else yet.

Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:21 pm

i was thinking Kadz to save on a few bucks and get down and dirty with some 44's on my next motor.

Ive heard to use 40's but i just need a little more advice.

Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:40 pm

I hear alot of people bad mouth Kadrons but I also noticed alot of people use them. Those same user's say that they are good. What's the deal? Anyway, I hear weber's are a jetting nightmare so why use them?

Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:58 am

I have heard nothing but good things about Kads. Set em and forget em. Atleast thats what they say. If youd dont go Kads then go 40 webs. $$'s might be too much unless your 1776 is strung out with high hp. Good luck!

Sat Jun 19, 2004 1:59 pm

I run 40s on my 1776 before i got them i tryed to run 44s that i picked up at a swap meet .They where to big i even had them rebuilt and they changed the chokes but they were still to big .I bought a new pair of 40s and it ran like a champ.

Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:19 pm

I ran Kadrons on my 1776 (A.J.'s 30mm vents, W110 w/1.25s, ported 40x35s, 1.5" exhaust) and they were good carbs. Set them and forget them is right, even with the stock linkage I rarely had to do much tinkering. The other day I installed Dellorto 36DRLAs though, and the difference between the Dells and the Kads was pretty big - smoooooth idle, smooth power. The lopey idle I had with my Kads disappeared almost entirely, and the engine doesn't sound so much like a VW (pucketa-pucketa) anymore.

If you have a cam, big valves and port work, a 1.5" or so exhaust, and it's going in a lightweight beetle, consider the 44s. Otherwise I think the 40s would be a better choice for drivability and efficiency. Kadrons are great for the $$$, but IDFs or DRLAs are a step up for sure. My opinions.

Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:32 am

From the research I've done for a 1776,I just ordered a pair of 40 Dellortos. Evey shop I talked to says they have a better flow over the webers. Check out "alfa1750" on ebay,he's got the nicest used carbs out there.

Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:38 am

I'm running dual Weber 34 icts on my 1776 with great success. Easy setup, stays in sync and runs great. It my be faster with dual 40s but I get no hesitation and I can run it around easy with no surging or punch it and it moves out pretty good.
They are also pretty cheap as webers go.
Chuck

Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:15 pm

I would get the 44's, but with smaller vents. That way, when you get a bigger motor (and you will want a bigger motor someday :wink: ) you already have the carbs. I used to have a 1776 with dual weber 44's and it ran great.

Steve

Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:43 pm

if your building a 1776 for daily use or dont plan on racing just want it reliable and easy to maintane then you cant go wrong with kads, the 40 webers would be good on a nicely built 1776 that is good for racing, if you had a 1915 i would say it depends on what you wanna do with it, but on a 1776 then you are probably using it for daily use, so go with the kads, but if you run the kads i would suggest not using a 009. use a vacuum advance dist.

Mon Jun 21, 2004 10:18 pm

My son and I run Weber 40IDFs on our 1776. One you learn how to dial them in you can get tons of performance and 25 mpg.

Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:23 pm

I have a 1776 with stock 040s(upgraded springs) Engle 110 and have swapped from 34 ICTs to dual 40 Webers and back a couple of times. Big difference from 3500-5000 :) with the 40s and no loss in bottom end. And this was with unported heads and 28 Vents think what a little porting and 32 vents would do. I've got 2 1776s with dual 40 IDFs now and and use the 34 ICTs on the 1600/1641 size engines.

Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:38 pm

I've heard that the difference between Webber 40 and 44 was the size venturies you can use and stockjetting are there any non-change able internal size or flow differences between the two ? Size wise the 40/44 carb BODIES look the same to me...

Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:21 pm

im running Kadz on my 1600 and love em, i just picked up some ict's dirt cheap and will probably use them til i get 40's.

Next question, all the ad's ive been looking at ive seen them run from 550-almost 700, so WTF? i know "you get what you pay for" but whats the difference?

is one vendors better then the other? they are all made by the same aftermaket supplier are they not?

Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:25 am

Nick, some kits come with better filters, manifolds and or linkage.

Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:59 pm

well its a done deal, i just picked up a set of Dell DRLA 36's

So those will be rebuilt and slapped on the 1776.