i did search, and didnt find what i needed...exactly. my question is, does the weber 48 ida have that much of a substantial increase over the dcoe, is it worth it? i have a 84 gsl, stock now, but i plan to run a mild street port with a racing beat header, and a racing beat/weber(?) intake manifold. your help would be appreciated.



P.S. if there is a link, from a search that i missed, im sorry, just point me in the right direction.

 

http://www.inglese.com/tech.htm

Good luck.

 

Yes there is a big difference between an IDA and DCOE. PM me if you need help setting it up.

 

i realize there is a diferrence, but is the difference worth the extra money for my application. also within a year or two, i want to go with forced induction.

 

it should be worth it from what ive heard....racing beat? do you mean the dellorto setup? it is said with racing beat exhaust and that carb setup it is a 53% increase in power. theres a guy on here selling one, PM Bbasso

 

The IDA is really "cold blooded" though. It doesn't have a choke, and is really hard to start even in warm weather from what I hear. I would personally go with a DCOE, only because I live in a colder climate. I don't know if the DCOE has a choke, but I hear it is much better at starting in cold weather and has better drivability in the city. It make more low end torque I think due to the longer intake.

 

yeah, and i live in michigan, so is cold. any one else want to put in there two cents. any one agree with 85rotarypower, because that would be more convieniant(sp?) seen as it is cheaper. thanks.

EDIT: also, if i should go with dcoe should i go with 45, or 48. because the rotaryshack website sayd that the 48dcoe is better for street ported engines.

 

I would say go with the 48 DCOE, if your going to streetport your engine. If not, go with the 45. I hear good things about it. Actually, I hear more good things about a DCOE than the IDA's.

 

two more questions, on the rotary shack website, they have the dcoe as a side draft, can it be used as a down draft. which is beter for my setup, and can it handle boost?

thanks

P.S. or should i just get my nikki modded by sterling??

 

the DCOE is strictly sidedraft due to the design of the float bowls. I have seen DCOE's, Mikuni's, and Dellorto's (all sidedraft) used under boost. They are fairly reliable too. I see more threads with problems with the Downdraft IDA's than the sidedraft carbs.

 

thank you, now i am pretty sure how i want to do this. any one got a used 48 dcoe for sale??

 

I think that the down draft carbs are really best for bridge and peripheral port motors. if you wann arun a street port then the side draft is the way to go