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weber 32/36 12a conversion?

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Old Jan 19, 2003 | 02:56 PM
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weber 32/36 12a conversion?

Anyone use a weber 32/36 dgv on their 12a? It is time to rebuild the stock carb on the RX-7, thought I might upgrade to a better carb.
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Old Jan 19, 2003 | 03:04 PM
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I don't think that carbs much good , its what came as standard on my 1977 Mk2 Escort and that was a 1300 4cylinder ! I dumped it in favour of two 40 DCOE webbers

my freind uses a similar carb on his 1300 MK3 escort and he's just about maxed it out at 115+hp at the flywheel
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Old Jan 19, 2003 | 04:09 PM
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The 32/36 Webers are too small for a 12A, used singly.
There are some setups that use two of the small downdraft Webers, they work pretty well, lotsa midrange, but then you have to hassle with synchronization.
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 01:26 AM
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Bummer!
What kind of intake manifold would you use to mount two 32/36?
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 02:51 AM
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those carbs aren't very performance related!! the DCOE sidedraft type work great and you only need 1!!! plus with the long manifold you actually gain low end torque!

have you ever tried to sync dual carbs??? believe my it sucks!
the linkage is a real headache too

is your motor ported?


do you have exhaust?
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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balancing twin carbs isn't too bad as long as you have the proper tools to measure the air flow through each venturi and the linkage is precise

those carbs are also a staged 2 choke design, it'd be a pain in the *** to set those up on a rotary
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 12:12 PM
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No, not ported. No other performance mods.

The card came off an old Volvo I had sitting around, I had been told that it was a performance carb.

But then, that is why I check here.

Thanks, everyone!
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 12:15 PM
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double post
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 12:16 PM
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that carb is probably a performance upgrade compaired to what used to be on the volvo !
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 04:50 PM
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They work well on older mini-trucks.
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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since its not ported , go with a 45DCOE weber... works great , and you get big power increase over stock!
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 02:06 AM
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side drafts are expensive thats why people allways offerother options is there any carb set-up for under $500??
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 02:08 AM
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i guess i would rather save my money and do it right the first time,,,,, life is too short , spend the money and do it right the first time( i learned the hard way!)

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