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1. Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Brian Furgalus <lennon80@usa.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 12:49:14 -0400
I was reading through the responses of you wonderful people to my origional enquiry anout the B, and the comment about the Weber DGV caught my attention. How does one go about passing emissions with
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00489.html (8,182 bytes)

2. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Daniel Pruett <jpruett@tfb.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 11:02:50 -0800
I can tell you that unless you live in California, for my 1977 B, a cat was not needed. Thats what the old boy at the smog shop said to me anyway as he laughed and told me I failed miserably. ;-) Dan
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00494.html (9,023 bytes)

3. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 13:25:37 -0500
Brian, Be careful re the weber. A good set of SU's will perform and run as well or better. Folks get confused with the DCO series side draft weber, a high performance carb. John
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00495.html (9,331 bytes)

4. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 14:40:36 -0500
The right answer to almost all queries is "it depends." As for the chrome versus rubber bumper car, for a daily driver, the (can't believe I'm saying this) rubber bumber is a pretty good ride. Someti
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00499.html (10,576 bytes)

5. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:29:54 -0400
Please, please, please - all you folks who are enamored with the Weber downdraft read the following: http://www.mgbmga.com/tech/mgb19.htm This is absolutely the best info I have seen concerning carb
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00503.html (10,942 bytes)

6. RE: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: "Miller, John" <John_Miller@jdedwards.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 06:51:01 -0600
I guess I should chime in here since I am in the process of doing exactly what you are talking about. About 7 years ago when I lived in Pennsylvania, I ditched the ZS on my 76 B in favor of a Weber D
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00526.html (10,804 bytes)

7. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 19:57:51 -0700
Have you ever run the Weber DGV yourself? Have you ever installed the setup to an engine? I have done both of the above. I had no problem installing the kit. I had no off-idle flat spot. -- Charley
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00568.html (9,015 bytes)

8. RE: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: "Unger, Larry G" <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 22:57:15 -0400
Charley Robinson replied to Bill Schooler: Curious ... how far did you advance the ignition timing? Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com '61 MGA 1600 MkII
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00571.html (9,213 bytes)

9. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:59:40 -0400
Charley, Fair question - and appropriate. Yes, I have rebuilt and installed the Weber DGV on an MGB. Rebuilt with the help of Brit-Tek who supplied the correct jets and emulsion tubes for the MGB app
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00599.html (10,874 bytes)

10. RE: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Christopher Delling <saschris@flash.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 09:43:25 -0400
Well, since my response was what led to this recent explosion of Weber = talk, I will tell you what I know. (Got two seconds?). I recently read = a blurb on the Weber DGV downdraft carb. To paraphras
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00603.html (10,210 bytes)

11. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Allen" <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:01:03 -0500
To <snip> The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has certified the DGV equipped with an automatic choke as meeting emissions requirements . . . still required are a catalytic converter, and all ot
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00607.html (10,640 bytes)

12. RE: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Christopher Delling <saschris@flash.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:42:34 -0400
Hey Larry Howse it goin? Thought that I would stick my nose in here. To update = you, my engine now goes like this: 18V motor, 18G head (non-smog), = shaved 0.040". Shallow dish early 18V pistons. Lu
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00616.html (9,743 bytes)

13. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Lishego" <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 16:00:48 -0400
As if we need more fuel dumped on this fire...I purchased Bill's used Weber setup this summer to replace my rebuilt SU's on my '74. I installed it and couldn't get the mixture right, even though the
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00617.html (10,220 bytes)

14. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:09:09 -0500
Hey Chris, what is your total advance? A lot of compression and advance may give you the les than desirable "see-through" piston. John
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00620.html (10,071 bytes)

15. RE: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Jim Carlile <j_carlile@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 17:15:10 -0700 (PDT)
to find the original source. As a long time California 'B' owner, who's flunked and passed many a smog test, I'd be real leary of trying to run Webers through a smog check here. They never used to be
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00637.html (9,593 bytes)

16. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 22:03:48 -0700
SNIP Hi Larry, I didn't have to change the timing. I bolted on the new kit and went on.... -- Charley Robinson Kerrville, TX, USA NAMGBR 8-3530 `69 B Roadster
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00660.html (8,549 bytes)

17. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 22:38:40 -0700
HI Mike, I'm gonna really throw fuel on the fire: If you couldn't get the mixture right, the carb wasn't perfect! Merciful heavens, do you really believe that all the Weber downdraft setups on Bs tod
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00661.html (8,590 bytes)


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