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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:49 pm    Post subject: Duel carbs Reply with quote

I may want to go look at a car with 1600 DP with duel carbs. Don't know which distributor or carbs. I do know from what I read that the VW is very finicky about distributor and carb combination. I get the idea if not what came from factory you will have dead spot and idling problems. So are the duel carbs a bad thing since there was no distributor made for duel carbs?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Duel carbs Reply with quote

Dual.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Duel carbs Reply with quote

Dual carbs are an upgrade. if not running right then obviously something is wrong.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Duel carbs Reply with quote

Dueling carbs, whether using swords or pistols would be rather dangerous and could get messy under the hood. It's best to find two that are compatible.

But all kidding aside I had a single port 1600 wth dual solex carbs that ran exceptionally well, I wish I could remember which stock distributor I had. I'm sure someone will know, just ( I think ) stay away from the 009 ???
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Duel carbs Reply with quote

A 1600 with dual carbs work well with a VJ4BR8 or a 019 mechanical distributor.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Duel carbs Reply with quote

Dual carbs are the best way to go if you have the knowledge to jet and sync them. The most important part of any dual carb setup is the linkage. If it is cheaply made, it can cause you all kinds of grief. Also, I would look for a set of carbs that have a vacuum port. That way you can run a SVDA dizzy. Then you get the best of both worlds.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Duel carbs Reply with quote

Multi69s wrote:
Dual carbs are the best way to go if you have the knowledge to jet and sync them......................................


X2 ....... When I went from a dual carb set up ( stock small Solex carbs & single port heads) to a single bigger Solex, I lost about 3 mpg.
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