EMPI carbs, was this a mistake ? |
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EMPI carbs, was this a mistake ? |
scotty b |
Mar 20 2008, 06:24 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
Bought a set of EMPI carbs for a customers car. WHY Empis? Because after 2 weeks of unreturned calls to Weber direct we got fed up and called an Alfa supplier and he recommended the EMPIS. According to him they are as good as the Weber and is the same design. MY issue so far is the manifolds fit like SH*T I spent 30 minutes going from the car to the drill press reaming out ALL 4 holes to get the F-ers to fit.2 center holes had to be drilled out to 3/8" and the outer slots had to be drilled out to 3/8 AND lengthend. Was this a vision into the future (tommorrow) of how things will go when I start the car up ?
Once the manifolds were done everything else went fine. Is this a common issue and will the carbs end up being problematic? |
scotty b |
Apr 8 2008, 06:34 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
O.E. is fine.....for now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) you will be BETTER off with a new unit, but there will be no harm using the stocker
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lonnie152 |
Apr 14 2008, 11:37 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 24-November 07 From: end of the oregon trail Member No.: 8,372 |
thanks so much for advice.
got carbs on saturday and intalled sunday. there definately is some fitment/clearencing required. hope to plumb fuel lines and install pump next couple of days. got rotary pump as per your suggestion. given car is mostly stock, assume i do not need mallory dizzy. as per your suggestion looking for new dizzy , wonder if this should be mechanical advance type (which i think is what EMPI recommends)? thanks. |
lonnie152 |
Apr 23 2008, 10:20 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 24-November 07 From: end of the oregon trail Member No.: 8,372 |
did more reading and what i find is that a fully centrifical type dizzy is what works best for a carb car? can anyone confirm and have a type/part # i should be looking for? many thanks.
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