16v with twin 40 carbs

Subject: 16v with twin 40 carbs Wed Jul 28 2010, 17:31

just got a mk2 golf with twin carbs. it runs ok and is nippy but after a friend looked at it he said it should have a facet red top fuel pump and filter king regulator or sumit like that to make it better.its just usein the pump in the tank i was told ??? ive never had carbs b4 so dont know alot about them.do i need any thing like that ? heres a pic of the engine bay now.
16v with twin 40 carbs IMG_0049

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Wed Jul 28 2010, 20:24

defo put a dirrerent pump on it facet red tops are good mount it near the tank and get a filter king as its a fuel pressure regulator and a filter in one
i had a facet red top pump on my 2ltr 16v on twin webber 45s with cams it made 196bhp 16v with twin 40 carbs 680462

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Wed Jul 28 2010, 20:32

cool ill looking into getting the bits then thx m8

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Wed Jul 28 2010, 20:39

bloke called peter baldwin at wimpole garage set mine up all the time he knows his stuff to do with carbs also wot gaskits does your set up have between the carbs and the manifold ?

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Wed Jul 28 2010, 20:48

duno m8 only just got the car with it all done

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Wed Jul 28 2010, 21:03

the carbs have just bin set up b4 i got it so its running ok. ill keep looking on ebay to get the fuel pump and that

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Wed Jul 28 2010, 22:40

oh no them engines which weber carbs really are no good, i would suggest you take it out and fit something else.

Suppose i could dispose the engine free of charge for you lol.

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Thu Jul 29 2010, 19:13

is this the oak green one that was on ebay? 16v with twin 40 carbs 680462

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Thu Jul 29 2010, 19:59

yep it is

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Thu Jul 29 2010, 22:07

caddyman wrote:: defo put a dirrerent pump on it facet red tops are good mount it near the tank and get a filter king as its a fuel pressure regulator and a filter in one
i had a facet red top pump on my 2ltr 16v on twin webber 45s with cams it made 196bhp

were did u mount ur facet red top pump ?

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Thu Jul 29 2010, 22:24

Cooooooool!

i hate you......... 16v with twin 40 carbs Lol

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Fri Jul 30 2010, 06:20

i mounted it under the car useing the original fuel pump mounting threads and had the filter king in the engine bay

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Fri Jul 30 2010, 09:31

martinb wrote:: Cooooooool!

i hate you.........

lol thx

Subject: Re: 16v with twin 40 carbs Fri Jul 30 2010, 09:37

caddyman wrote:: i mounted it under the car useing the original fuel pump mounting threads and had the filter king in the engine bay

thx m8 thats how ill do it

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