Who has Dual 34 Ict carbs installed?, Opinions Options

[surfdogskier]

Looking for those out there that have Weber 34 ICT carbs on their ride, particularly on a 1.7. What do you think of them? Are you happy with them? Do you wish you upgraded to 40's?

[914_teener]

I predict that there will be no one who currently runs them on a 1.7.

If they are running it on a stock cam the results will be less that optimal at best and not less effort to set up and have the engine run.


During my 15 some years of running the stock FI on a 914, I never came across someone who had them on their car and ran them for any amount of time on a 1.7.

I always heard from someone else that "so and so's" car ran them and they were "great" ,but never saw one running for the same amount of time as I had run FI in my 1.7.

The only time the FI failed me is when I first had the car. The MPS diaphragm split.


I think that if you have the 1.7 stock cam in your car the easiest most reliable and cheapest route is to become an expert on the stock FI system and fix the things that aren't working correctly.

My opinion...since you asked.

[bbrock]

I think that if you have the 1.7 stock cam in your car the easiest most reliable and cheapest route is to become an expert on the stock FI system and fix the things that aren't working correctly.

My opinion...since you asked.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) with your bottom line here but will add a little to my experience with these carbs. I did run them with the stock cam and thought they did fine. Like I said, I just bolted them on the stock engine. Back then, the only time the stock FI failed me was when I drove the car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) There was no Internet then and I had neither the know-how, money, or luxury of time to constantly fiddle with the deteriorated FI. The car was my only transportation for awhile and the 34 ICTs were the quickest and cheapest way to make the car dependable again. I should say that in addition to the 009 flat spot, they didn't quite have the top end of the FI but I didn't care.

I wouldn't make the same choice today. With the Internet and alternate transportation, I would invest the time to get the FI sorted. I'm not sure I agree that is the easiest option, but IMO is the better one.