Oh well, just thought I'd ask. I'm in California, where the smog laws
suck big time so I guess I'll stick with the stock setup until I move,
What are the smog laws like in Washington state? I hope to move ther some
day.
Jay Laifman wrote:
>
> Sergio Dimarmo asks:
>
> "What's the big tadoo about these manifolds and carbs? Is this a better
> setup than the standard Stromberg carbs? What are the
> advantages/dis-advantages of switching?"
>
> If you have to ask (1) we can't tell you and (2) we'd have to kill you if
> we did.
>
> Quite simply, Webers are known by some as the *ultimate* in
> carburation for high performance, as most racing cars of the 60's were
> powered by Webers, especially anything Italian, and including the Alpines
> that raced at Le Mans (and won the Index of Efficiency mind you). That
> being said, there are some who would rather have the more modern and
> efficient injection (case in point, Jarrid), there are some who prefer
> Delloratos, and there are some who prefer stock. There are three
> disadvantages (1) cost, (2) not legal in most states, especially if there
> are smog requirements, and (3) getting the right jetting can be difficult,
> especially since it depends upon altitude, moisture, barometer, time of
> day, pull of the moon, etc, and if the carbs are too big for your engine,
> you are worse off, for each Weber (of "dual Webers") is really two
> separate carbs physically attached to each other giving you one carb per
> each cylinder.
>
> I am running dual Webers, with a special high flow head and matched cam
> (each by Holbay). The car runs great, gobs of power, and the RPMs just
> keep going up and up with more and more power. It is still giving plenty
> of power at 6000 rpm and wants to keep going, but I have not spun it
> faster. The only one drawback I have encountered is that with the
> higher power at the high end, it loses some at the very low end and needs
> more rpm to pull from a stop. But who is stopping!. (You will need
> Jarrid's injection to get the power at both ends).
>
> So there you have it. Prepare to die (or at least empty your bank
> account).
>
> Jay
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