Date:         Mon, 31 Jul 1995 22:34:47 -0400
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From:         feets1st@ocala.com (Kevin Murray)
Subject:      what type of carb to use?

I am in the process of building a ground up 1776 for the bus and am
wondering for the sake of argument what set up in the asperation dept
I should use.

The engine will be built for durability not lead footing, but I do need
a little ummmpf now and then to buzz the on ramps with and clamber around
the foothills up north. I'm thinking a lite cam (say a 100/110),& I'll have
the crank balanced and 8-pinned, but other than that just clean and match
port the heads with whatever carb setup I decide on.. 009 dist. and a decent
extractor/quiet muffler arrangment will finish the engine up!

I've run 34/3's mostly on the older beetle and my recent pick-up, and have
a weber progressive 2bbl on the 72 bus (1800) which seems to not be plagued
with hesitation aka Flatspot.  I have a Weber plenum for the 041 heads, but
am lacking the pre-warm pipes...are they necessary down here in Florida?
would the Weber be a reasonable candidate for a stock head set-up? or should
I consider dual carbs?

hmmmm?

Kevin Murray (cinematographer) -FeetsFirst Films

59 Ragtop Beetle,(sitting up north!)
59 SingleCab,(in resto)
66 Deluxe Samba(finally!)
66 Sunroof Beetle (daily driver)
67 Panel Bus,(parts)
69 Beetle Baha,(project)
72 Combi Bus,(dead!)
74 412 Station Waggin.(project)

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