Dell'orto Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Can buy Dellorto bits new from the UK no dramas. I run them, but mainly because the engine came with em. +1 for them looking better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordcapri1980 Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 very close poll here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordcapri1980 Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 just found some twin 40mm dellorto sidedraughts for 300, will need a recondition i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJZ Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Purely for my own interest what about Mikuni/Solex or OER carbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordcapri1980 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 havnt heard much about those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordcapri1980 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 would you like me to add to the poll?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Purely for my own interest what about Mikuni/Solex or OER carbs?I had a pair of Italian Solex 40's a few years back, it was impossible to get jets or kits etc for them in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 dellortos and webers are so similar anyone saying one is thaaaat much better than the other is full of it. same goes for the street/race comments. either can be setup to run perfectly well for street or race, providing the carb is correctly sized for the application. This is the truth here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin' joe Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Purely for my own interest what about Mikuni/Solex or OER carbs? the mikuni / solex worked well as an OEM carb 30 years ago, but with 30 years of wear and lack of parts supply, they are normally avoided. OER, are supposedly not too bad, but will be interesting to see if they have the same staying power as the Weber or Dell'orto bodys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTheCreator Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 what about a holley, there proven performers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 havnt seen many holley carbs that aren't for V engines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenga Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I run a Holley 390CFM 4 barrel on my 265 Hemi. I don't think it is that great. It is better than the old carter but nothing to write home about. I would rather have triple webers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Having a carb throat per cylinder enables streetable characteristics even with a bigger cam. Due to there being less vaccuum signal degredation as the low rpm exhuast gas reversion can't corrupt the vaccuum signal for any of the other cylinders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I might be completley off the mark but i thought dellorto's were slighty harder to tune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyworld Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 ive tunned dcoe and dhla plus ida's solex mikuni etc, dellorto and weber are pretty much the same thing you can argue which ones better but they both work good, dellorto has a diaphram style accelerator pump thats about all that could make it slightly better. dont get emmision versions get the race ones. and factors to consider when buying is it costs alot when you have to replace all the emullsion tubes air jets/holders or venturies and fuel jets needle valves wateva just = $$$$ and anything with shaft play isnt worth touching. prety much both same process to tune also so yeah get wateva you can afford thats in good condition with approximatly close jetting. jetting is easy to find for your engine..... also solex are a pain just because you cant walk into a shop and buy parts oer are just weber design with external float bowl adjustment etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Reading "how to modify ford S.O.H.C engines" by David Vizard last night. He quoted a guy from Lynx in aussie as saying that they've found better lower mid range power with the dellortos. and well as a few more peak HP as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenga Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 David Vizard writes some cool books. He used to build Avenger engines back in the 70's. I have an article in which he talks about the tricks he used to build his 160HP Avenger race engines. Awesomely cool stuff and the guy really knows how to build an engine. If any of you are interested here is an article by David Vizard about "Turbulence and Combustion Dynamics" in Avenger engines. http://www.gofastnews.com/showthread.ph ... n-Dynamics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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