On Saturday, October 26, 1996 Scott Hower wrote:
>>The carb used on the Ford 2.0L Capri/Pinto engines is a Holley 5200.
>>This is a 'license built Weber 32/36 DGV'. (for more German Capri
>>figures check out:
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>> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/karl_sharman
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>> and look at the American Cousins page. The first year to use this
>>carb was 1971. The 2.6L V6 Capri also used a 5200(32/36) but with
>>different jets. I dont know if these are direct bolt on units,
>>but the the Capri Mailing list (run by David Wells, the author of the
>>page above) probably would. Happy hunting!
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I posted a message to Karl Sharman and he replied:
>>I have done a fair bit of research on this question, and the answer
>>seems to be that the repair kit is interchangeable between the carbs.
>>I was unable to find any details on whether or not they could directly
>>& easily swop over, but it should not be a problem. At worst it may
>>mean creating a simple mating plate, or tapping in some new bolt
>>holes to affix the Holley carb, all the other attachments are in a
>>similar position, so no real problem, just the air filter....
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>>I hope this answers your questions, but I would recommend staying
>>with Weber, and looking for a larger one (I happen to have a rather
>>nicely chromed twin 42 downdraught weber sitting on the mantlepiece)
>>rather than changing over to Holley, unless you have the Holley already.
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