Bigger carb wanted

[markymarc]

Hi guys,

I would like to put a bigger carb on my lil 126 (air-cooled) Hot rod project.

Does anyone have a good one that will fit and/or all the parts needed to fit it aswell?

Many thanks
marc

[Rusty's Uncle]

Hi Marc , good to see you active. I thought that you were still running scared after I offered to arm wrestle at the 8 Ball Diner 
Anyway are you tuning the engine or is this just for show ?

[markymarc]

Hey there Rusty,

Having a play with the lil hot rod and would like to tweak abit!!  Engine going to be fairly stock unless funds allow?  But a sports exhaust and a lil bigger carb would be my choice like my old VW days.

Being an expert what would YOU recommend?

Im more of a SHOW and no GO kinda guy really!!

mark

[Rusty's Uncle]

Thing is once you go non-standard it all starts to get expensive very quickly. I read a good comment by Hudsonhenry a short time back. Something like " putting a big carb on a standard engine is like putting a sock down the front  of your trousers , looks impressive but will be lacking in performance!"
Having said that you can fit any carb if you can sort out / design / make a suitable manifold. Dellorto fzd carbs seem to work well but not a "macho" look. Weber 30DIC have a bit more "pose" but hard to get. An SU carb will fit on an fzd manifold but then your engine bay looks like a Morris Minor. I do have one outrageous twin choke side draught Solex set up (like weber 40). I posted a picture a couple of years back. Pictures defeat me at the moment but e-mail me if you want pics or details 

[markymarc]

Will this fit?
Woll this work?
Would I have to sort a manifold?
Are you saying you have one for sale?
How much?

mark

[Rusty's Uncle]

Hi Mark , this one dropped off the radar and you never got back to me. This is a carb , air filter & manifold which will need a little specialist work on the head to fit but it has serious "pose" value & performance if you go for a screamer 

[popik81]

try to find a 555 swiatek... polish engineer make few nice carbs... 555 with 2mm lower head, and fly wheell round4kg and good exhaust and few more modification will give you around 40bh

[Tomasz]

Dragging up a slightly old post here but it caught my imagination.

How about this http://www.fiat500classic.co.uk/store/product_info.php/cPath/42_139_159/products_id/2441

Then you can put a big Solex (Weber/Dellorto??) on. I have a used dellorto DHLA but i don't know if it would fit this manifold. 

Not sure this would work very well with a stock engine though!

[Rusty's Uncle]

That is a bit similar to the one I have only mine has a longer more gentle curve plus there are two more stud holes each side as those carbs are a hell of a weight and even then I had plans for an additional support from the tinware. I have put it back into store as Marc did not get back to me but as you say it would be a bit of a waste on a stock engine