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LOWANDSLOW
 Number of posts: 855
Age: 34
Location: WISBECH
Drives: Mk2 golf 8v
Registration date: 2010-04-11
 | | Subject: Bike carbs Sat Jul 31 2010, 19:18 | |
| What are the advantages of running bike carbs rather than webbers? I know nothing about carbs! Some advice please Thanks Kelvin |
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millfischk69
Number of posts: 860
Drives: MK1 Golf GX 1457cc, 53 plate MK4 R32 in DPB, Kawasaki Ninja J1
Registration date: 2009-11-07
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Sat Jul 31 2010, 19:19 | |
| The awesome noise they make. |
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LOWANDSLOW
Number of posts: 855
Age: 34
Location: WISBECH
Drives: Mk2 golf 8v
Registration date: 2010-04-11
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Sat Jul 31 2010, 19:30 | |
| Is that it ok cool are they any harder to set up do you know? Thanks |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts: 6758
Age: 22
Drives: '03 Audi A6 Avant 1.9TDI PD180 - '89 Mk2 2.0 8v GTI - '01 Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja J1 - '00 Kawasaki KX 125
Registration date: 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Sat Jul 31 2010, 19:54 | |
| Not hard at all to set up, just make sure you dont get anything off a us spec bike as they have plates in that wont allow you to fiddle with them. |
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LOWANDSLOW
Number of posts: 855
Age: 34
Location: WISBECH
Drives: Mk2 golf 8v
Registration date: 2010-04-11
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Sat Jul 31 2010, 20:16 | |
| Cool thanks for the advice, they also look smaller than say a twin webbers!  |
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MK1G60
Number of posts: 829
Age: 32
Location: GMC
Drives: MK1 ABF Bike Carbd, MK1 G60/20vt Project, MK1 Caddy 1.6D
Registration date: 2009-08-01
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Sat Jul 31 2010, 21:01 | |
| Advantage = Their awesomeness!
Seriously though, advantages are that they are cheaper and you can easily set them up yourself. Just make sure you get an appropriate set for your engine.
Have a search on Club GTI, that's where I got all my info.... |
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LOWANDSLOW
Number of posts: 855
Age: 34
Location: WISBECH
Drives: Mk2 golf 8v
Registration date: 2010-04-11
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Sat Jul 31 2010, 21:09 | |
| Nice one thanks they would be going on a bored out pb with tsr pack d head! I have been looking at supercharger kits but bbm dont do them any more  |
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CaddyRage
Admin
Number of posts: 6024
Age: 30
Location: doddington, camb's
Drives: 83 mk1 golf gti 16v, Rocco TSi, 92 Caddy project
Registration date: 2007-12-29
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LOWANDSLOW
Number of posts: 855
Age: 34
Location: WISBECH
Drives: Mk2 golf 8v
Registration date: 2010-04-11
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Sat Jul 31 2010, 21:31 | |
| Yeah I know thats what put me off in the first place and turned me towards the supercharger and its 50% more power  |
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VW Mike
Moderator
Number of posts: 2133
Age: 28
Location: Ramsey
Drives: LWB T5 and 69 bug - we will see who is fastest on the strip hey Mark ;)
Registration date: 2008-01-18
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Tue Aug 03 2010, 14:17 | |
| A well wrapped exhaust with a custom made heat shield will be the safest option for those too  I know with weber's/dellortos they have a tendency to spit fuel back out of them...this can lead to an engine fire if you have no wrap/shield. Mine popped like a barsteward on the Jetta! _________________  [center]www.mightymetamorphicracing.co.uk Transport available for all your projects...PM me for a quote [/center] |
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Tiz
Number of posts: 3756
Age: 22
Location: Wimblington nr March - Cambs
Drives: myself mental
Registration date: 2008-01-28
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Tue Aug 03 2010, 15:24 | |
| and you get a lot of stand off vapour with bike carbs if you dont use the airbox so wouldnt fancy them sitting over the manifold |
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MK1G60
Number of posts: 829
Age: 32
Location: GMC
Drives: MK1 ABF Bike Carbd, MK1 G60/20vt Project, MK1 Caddy 1.6D
Registration date: 2009-08-01
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Tue Aug 03 2010, 17:16 | |
| Tis true, mine smell lovely when Ive been booting it Would work better with a crossflow head on an 8v methinks.... |
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LOWANDSLOW
Number of posts: 855
Age: 34
Location: WISBECH
Drives: Mk2 golf 8v
Registration date: 2010-04-11
| | Subject: Re: Bike carbs Fri Aug 06 2010, 22:25 | |
| Just done a deal for dellorto carbs and a manifold for £150 need to be serviced but for that money happy as a sand boy next thing custom made heat shield me thinks |
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