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| quadracerx |
 Apr 4 2017, 03:56 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 426 Joined: 3-July 06 From: WA Member No.: 6,366 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I was considering using a 4X 48IDF manifold on my V8 914 project... saw an ad on Evil Bay for a complete system with carbs "Imitation" Webers.... They also sell just the manifold....
How bad are the fake Webers? Anybody have experience with them? I suppose I could buy their manifold and bolt some true Webers on... But it is a substantial $$ dollar difference... And I'm cheap...LOL Thanks for the input... Steve |
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| mepstein |
Apr 4 2017, 04:07 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,272 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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There's a big thread on this site about them - somewhere. Probably on other sites as well. One of the conclusions was - nothing works right out of the box. If you want it done right, take what ever you buy to someone who knows how to re-work them. Probably best to talk to them before you buy.
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| rhodyguy |
Apr 4 2017, 05:03 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,080 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Keeping 2 functioning can be a pain. 4 of them? No way. Hit or miss on the empis. The odds are not in your favor. Why no modern gm fi?
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| GeorgeRud |
Apr 4 2017, 06:23 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Or if not new GM EFI, at least consider an Edlebrock electronic EFI conversion. With today's fuels, an EFI setup seems to be the way to go (though they don't look near as nice).
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| PanelBilly |
Apr 4 2017, 06:27 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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You know I th ink carbs are cool when you're after a retro build, but with a modern engine, I think you should go with modern fuel management. Let the computer make adjustment for you and drive the car
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| burton73 |
Apr 4 2017, 10:19 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,524 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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On a v8 car you can just go with a big American 4 barrel carb. What a sound when the secondary’s kick in. Billy is right with the EFI but it is not a low cost option.
Bob B |
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| sportlicherFahrer |
Apr 5 2017, 02:37 AM
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Nothing to see here. Group: Members Posts: 1,079 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Tacoma, WA Member No.: 3,945 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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No experience here Steve, just wanted to say I'm jealous a bit. I've always dreamed of having a setup like that on a V8 ever since looking at the cover of one of my weber books... You can still buy new Weber IDA setups for the Ford FE engines. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
FWIW, I'd pony up and get real ones even if they are Spanish or wherever they are being made these days. The set I put on my car last year are new ones, and they say Spain. Run great. If you go cheapo, having a carb shop go through them would be a good idea. There's a local guy here in Tacoma I've had good experience with in the past. Carburetion Technologies. |
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| Mark Henry |
Apr 5 2017, 12:13 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(sportlicherFahrer @ Apr 5 2017, 04:37 AM)  No experience here Steve, just wanted to say I'm jealous a bit. I've always dreamed of having a setup like that on a V8 ever since looking at the cover of one of my weber books... You can still buy new Weber IDA setups for the Ford FE engines. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) FWIW, I'd pony up and get real ones even if they are Spanish or wherever they are being made these days. The set I put on my car last year are new ones, and they say Spain. Run great. If you go cheapo, having a carb shop go through them would be a good idea. There's a local guy here in Tacoma I've had good experience with in the past. Carburetion Technologies. The IDF would be a "fake" reproduction, the original setup would be using the weber IDA carbs. The early empi IDF's were pure crap, the later ones are ok, but I agree you'd still want a carb guy to set them up. Made in china, not Spain. |
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