Distributor?

Bohdan · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:39 am Post subject: Distributor?

Greetings Fellow Thingers!!! I just picked up my 1776 cc long block and now comes the job of picking out the components. I think I am good on everything but a distributor. I think I have the required mechanical skills to do this, but any suggestions on a distributor? There appears to be so many and I don't know if there are pro and cons on each one. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Glenn · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:40 am Post subject:

The distributor needs to match the carbs, so what carb(s) do you have?
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Bohdan · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:13 am Post subject:

This is good information. I didn't know the two are related. I don't have the carbs yet, but I am looking at a single Weber 40 IDF. Thanks

Glenn · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:59 am Post subject:

You'd be better off with dual Kads than a single IDF.

I'd get a Bosch 019 mechanical for wither of those carbs.i
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Ian Epperson · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:46 pm Post subject:

Dunno if Bohdan is hip to the lingo, so I'll elaborate and say that when Glenn says "dual Kads" he means a dual Kadron carb kit, perhaps like this one:

http://www.vwparts.net/MB43-4400.html
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uberautowerks · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:59 pm Post subject:

I'm kinda partial to the single IDF.

But in a Thing.181 it doesn't matter, a single IDF will not fit.
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kubelmann · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3266

Say single Zenith 32 ndix

uberautowerks · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject:

Bohdan · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:54 am Post subject:

Yeah, I was told maintenance wise that it would be easier to have only one carb. Synchronization and stuff. I was concerned with fitting too. I did see pictures of others that did have a single idf. (I beleive it was an IDF).

wbrown45 · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:54 am Post subject:

CB performance used to sell a low rise single IDF/ Dellorto manifold. That works great with an IDF on a Thing.
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Ian Epperson · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:01 am Post subject:

Bohdan · Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:10 am Post subject:

Thanks. This is some good information.


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