Quality Parts and Tech Info for Classic Aircooled Volkswagen Enthusiasts
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Reviewer:
Thomas Butterfly from Phoenix, AZ United States
This carb is actually better than the original 34 pict german carb with an improved idle circuit and altitude compensation.....Every other brand is a bogus chinese made piece of junk so dont waste your time .......I use this carb on my 1835cc thickwall bus motors with a 140 main jet and a 65 idle with great success
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Well worth the price you won't be disappointed!
April 10, 2014
Reviewer:
Joseph from Denham Springs, LA United States
Removed my old carb and bolted this right on. Used some 5mm cloth covered fuel hose also from ACN to run between the fuel pump and carb.
Motor turned over a few times once the fuel hit the carb it fired right up! The air screw (big one) was out all the way and the carb sounded like a vacuum cleaner. Shut off the car and the big screw was hard to turn due to the o-ring being dry. I removed the screw and sprayed the o-ring with DeepCreep and installed it. Bottomed it out then backed out 2.5 turns.
Threw my timing light / tachometer combo on it and was just amazed Still not fully adjusted I was purring at 900rpm. Finally properly set the timing on my ACN SVDA which works very well with this carb.
If you know for sure you have a carb problem this is 100% worth the price!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great quality
December 19, 2012
Reviewer:
Steven Zeltmann from Lindenhurst, NY United States
Don't even think about getting a Chinese made VW carb. I've gone through three of them, and no matter what brand it written on it, you can tell they're all made in the same factory, and to the same level of "quality".
This is really good quality. You can tell it's been cast well, and out of a good material. Since it's bench-tested, that should mean that the little adjustment screw is already set, I think. I know mine was right. Of course, you have to adjust the big screw.
You really should be absolutely certain that you need a new carb before you drop 300 big ones on it.
Also note that if you have one of the giant Motorola alternators, this will catch slightly. All you need to do in that case is grind back the alternator housing slightly. It's plenty thick. Just be careful of those sparks.
In summary, this carb is second only to a real VW-Solex, but just make sure you actually have a carb problem before you buy.