Carbs, carbs and MORE carbs....

[Jim Ratto]

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[louisb]

I have a weber progressive he can have cheap. 

Just tell him to break down and buy the damn IDAs.

--louis

[j-f]

That's the  dilemma of lot's of cal lookers. Using new parts that works well or use good old looking parts with variable results.

I vote for DCNF. Looks good,  more adapt for street use than IDA and it is possible to use air filters.

[maX cal-look]

Same vote than j-f ... 42dcnf is better choise ( for me )..
I sold My IDA for build 42dcnf ..

With Ramflo fliter !


BTW, pieces will be find after little patience !

[Donny B.]

For a drive I would use DCNFs they work better than any other carb and still make power.  Driveabiility is what it is about.  At least for me.

[Tony Wilkie]

What about a set of Kads?

tw

[stealth67vw]

I still have the 42 DCNFs at my dad's if Frank is interested. They have CB K&N style air cleaners, no velocity stacks or linkage and type 1 manifolds. I remember having to pound the crap out of the passenger side engine compartment on my blue and white 67 to get that carb on. It still hit when the motor rocked. They have been sitting for 15 years so they will need to be gone through.

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

here is a pair on samba http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=577315

[Harry/FDK]

Nice Headwork Jim !!! I would go for Kadron's. Simple, Parts available. One thing i did in the past was to get rid of the idiot aircleaners. Have some machine guy turn me some rings for the top of the carbs/ and large conical  K&N filters. And this combo SUCKS air. Wish i have kept them.

[alex d]

DCNFs are too common, I vote for DCNLs, or even DCNs,

[team97]

You put Kaddogs on that motor............we ice the cats!

[Rick Meredith]

You put Kaddogs on that motor............we ice the cats!

Said in your best Tony Soprano impersonation. 

[sheep]

ok ok ok I will you freakin assholer

[Tony Wilkie]

If it's the "Look" your after...48 IDA's no question!
If it's the best drivability & performance....40mm Dells
On a buget and still want performance...kads.
Didn't a few of the DKP cars of the early '90's have kads? 

tw

[Rennsurfer]

[Rick Meredith]

LOL... I gotta make a desktop out of that!

[Rennsurfer]

LOL... I gotta make a desktop out of that!

Thanks, Rick... believe it or not, I made that last night. It's my first one.

[Zach Gomulka]

Kads are too small for that cam, IMO.
If you want to be different, get a pair of 32ndix's from a 356 mounted on DDS or Race-Trim, or... manifolds. They would flow the air needed for a 1800cc...

[The Ideaman]

I still have the 42 DCNFs at my dad's if Frank is interested. They have CB K&N style air cleaners, no velocity stacks or linkage and type 1 manifolds. I remember having to pound the crap out of the passenger side engine compartment on my blue and white 67 to get that carb on. It still hit when the motor rocked. They have been sitting for 15 years so they will need to be gone through.

Steve Hollingsworth modifies the dcnf's to let fuel into the place where the screen is normally.  Then he trims away that awful tail-like inlet.  That way you don't have to cut up the car.

[Bruce]

How about these carbs?

[speedwell]

the IDM were the prototype of IDA

[Bill Schwimmer]

If it's the "Look" your after...48 IDA's no question!
If it's the best drivability & performance....40mm Dells
On a buget and still want performance...kads.
Didn't a few of the DKP cars of the early '90's have kads? 

tw

If they did we kicked them out..

[Rick Meredith]

If it's the "Look" your after...48 IDA's no question!
If it's the best drivability & performance....40mm Dells
On a buget and still want performance...kads.
Didn't a few of the DKP cars of the early '90's have kads? 

tw

If they did we kicked them out..

Now THAT is the laugh of the day Mr. Schwimmer! 

[Bruce]

the IDM were the prototype of IDA

I'd say the forerunner.  The earliest reference to an IDM I have found is 1958, and they were discontinued in 1964 when the IDA came out.  The footprint is the same as IDA.  Jet stacks and floats interchange.  Nothing else.

[speedwell]

thx bruce

[stealth67vw]

I still have the 42 DCNFs at my dad's if Frank is interested. They have CB K&N style air cleaners, no velocity stacks or linkage and type 1 manifolds. I remember having to pound the crap out of the passenger side engine compartment on my blue and white 67 to get that carb on. It still hit when the motor rocked. They have been sitting for 15 years so they will need to be gone through.

[Jim Ratto]

I still have the 42 DCNFs at my dad's if Frank is interested. They have CB K&N style air cleaners, no velocity stacks or linkage and type 1 manifolds. I remember having to pound the crap out of the passenger side engine compartment on my blue and white 67 to get that carb on. It still hit when the motor rocked. They have been sitting for 15 years so they will need to be gone through.

I recognize that fan housing, John,

[stealth67vw]

Frank's 1915.

This is a 1776 with the DCNFs, a DMS crank, Magnum gears, CB cam similar to a W140 and stock heads w/dual springs that I got from Darrel a loooong time ago. I built it when I was 16 and it has less than 10 miles on it. Suffice to say it didn't run very well. I'm going to recam with my old W125, port the hell out of the heads and find some 44 IDFs.

[vwcab]

Now that weare talking about carbs...............when building an engine for our cars,the most (?) use
the weber 48 ida carbs(and in callook land these are "THE" must have carbs).
But there are also weber "idf" carburettors.
Now my question (is this a stupid question?     ):what is the difference between these?
Can/will somebody help me out?

Thx,Peter

[roland]

IDF's are a pain in the a** to adjust in a bug. Perfect for a bus though