What Vacuum Advance Dist for a 1600 DP with 34PICT-3 carb?

[sonoma_vw]

It's a 1960 with a 1600dp crammed into it.

From what I've read, DVDA (dual vacuum, dual advance) dist are not desired anymore? The SVDA sounds preferred. (Correct me if needed.)

Are there any respected brands? Bosch seems hard to find. What model #'s would I be after? All the lists that people post don't reference SVSA or SVDA, so I'm lost.
Flame throwers seem cheap. Like to get a Bosch or....?

Thanks for any reconditions.

[sonoma_vw]

Seems that the 34PICT-3 came with a 034 (0231 170 034) SVDA.

But that was only one reference.

[Pruneman99]

A German 034 is awesome with a PICT 34. I just rebuilt one for my car and the idle and tip in are perfectly smooth. Much better than my German 009 that it replaced.

[sonoma_vw]

Beautiful news. Are Bosch the only German brands avail?

[Pruneman99]

There are aftermarket 034's but I've never had one. I found my German Bosch one in a box at a swap meet. 5 bucks? Yes please... It had a good vacuum can too.

There are a few people here that rebuild them. Check the classifieds.

[Sharp64]

34pict-3’s came with a couple of different distributors. You need to check the number on the base flange to see what originally came with it.

You’re probably not going to get a lot of love here for aftermarket distributors. From what I have read (no direct experience one) the quality can be dodgey at times. Pertronix seems to have the better reputation. John at aircooled.net carries them and is a frequent contributor here, mostly in the engine and performance forum. You may want to do a search to find out some more info.

German would probably be better quality, but is going to be pricey unless you can rebuild it yourself and based on some of your past posts, it doesnt seem like something you’ll want to tackle. There are several members here that rebuild and sell them. Type “svda” or “034” into the classifieds search engine and you’ll find some.
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[HippyTom]

I went with a Pertronix SVDA, igniter electronic ignition, and flamethrower coil. It performs beautifully.

[Glenn]

[HippyTom]

I carry a spare 009 with points in my tool bag anyway. I bought my Pertronix set up 4-5 years ago and it's been great. Perhaps the issues are recent production. My Bosch 009 on my 62 with points has been great, so I've never changed it. Don't plan to either. The previous distributor on the 63 gave me problems which is why I switched it over.

[sonoma_vw]

[Glenn]

Is the carb the original German Solex or a aftermarket replacement? Aftermarket won't have a flange number.
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[sonoma_vw]

Ahhh... yeah, I’ve got a heap of aftermarket junk in there.
Probably the answer.

[Glenn]

If no flange stamp I'd go with a 034 SVDA.
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[glutamodo]

Yeah, every aftermarket 34PICT-3 I've ever examined was set up like late model SVDA carburetors.
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[Sharp64]

Aren’t the DVDA’s difficult to refurb? I had thought this was why they had fallen into disfavor? Not so much due to performance but inability to properly refurbish them correctly?
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[Glenn]

Everything is difficult when you don't know how.

They're not any harder than any other.
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[Sharp64]

[Glenn]

The DVDA changed every year so new parts are NLA and you have to salvage parts from good cores. The quality of the parts is not as good at the older and newer models.

I think Bosch tried much cheaper manufacturing and changed their mind after a few years.

I'm not a big fan of vacuum retard since it was mostly to lower emissions and not for performance.
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[Sharp64]

Maybe that's what my brain synopsed into one thought. I have pretty good retention, but didn't feel like going back through 1000's of posts to see where I got that impression from.
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