Chinese 38/38 Weber carbs...

[zonker]

Anybody run one? Any issues? The deals on eBay for them are quite tempting. Right now, my '71 has a Holley/Weber carb from a Chevy Vega on it. I'm thinking this might be a better choice. Thoughts? Comments?

[stuartrubin]

I had reasonable luck with a Chinese 34ADF. A few things I had to deal with were:

1. Completely wrong jetting (it worked, but could never get it quite right until I re-jetted).
2. Some generally loose screws, etc. So, definitely inspect everything before installation.

But it was about a third of the price as an original and I'm happy!

[bobplyler]

It looks like it might be a problem with the throttle linkage.

[zonker]

Well just to follow up, I did buy one and here's what I have found out -

1. The choke location on the carb interferes with the intake cam housing, so in order to make it fit you need to fully remove the choke assy from the carb.

2. A 38/38 is too large a carb on a 1608cc motor. Low rpm bogs can be expected. Whether or not that can be jetted out is still a mystery. It might just be too much air too quickly for the motor. It's robably better suited on a 1800 or 2000, or a large duration cam.

3. Linkage works fine, it is no effort at all to get the stock linkage to work with it.

[samakijoe]

Adding a spacer between the manifold and the carb might give you more clearance.
But it's to big anyway. I'm happy with a 32/36 DFEV. I actually added a 1" spacer on this one to make the leakage work better.
Also added about 1 inch to the "bell crank" on the carb. Gas peddle less sensitive that way.