Weber or?

[Anonymous]

HI

I have a '66 mustang coupe with a 200 ci and i was wondering were i could get a weber carb from and how much work they would be to put on my car and to keep running? I was also wondering were i could get a new head and intake for my car. one that i can get better performace because mine is lacking in it. any other help that you could give me would be nice too.

 

[robbinsj]

I put a new Weber 32/36 on my 250 with dual headers & exhuast. Got better mileage and perfomance tha the stock 1v. After about 6 months I found a good deal on a Weber 38 on ebay and installed it. Same mileage and even more power.

Source for the carbs: http://www.webercarbsdirect.com/

-Joey

 

[addo]

Ryan, a sensible match for the upgrade is a Duraspark II distributor.

This can be even installed first, and the difference compared to 1966 ignition parts, is generally agreed to be great and worthwhile.

One benefit of having a "known good" original carb - even if the performance is not red-hot, is that you always have a safe home base for any adventuring into modifications.

Cheers, Adam.

 

[CZLN6]

Howdy Mustang owner 66:

More info on your vehicle combo would be helpful. Also read the tw stickies at the top of this forum for more info on your current carb/distributor combo. They are designed to work together- the Spark control valve in the carb sends a modified, specific vacuum signal to the Load-a-matic distributor. Change one and the other will not work as designed. It is best to optimize what you ahve or change both. Compromises have been done with relative success.

The best combo is to upgrade the Load-a-matic distributor to a '68 or later distributor, with both vacuum and centrifugal advance, or the later Dura-spark or DuraSpark II pointless, electronic ignition systems along with a carb that has a ported vacuum source for the later distributor.

The "Best" US heads came on '78 and later FoMoCo vehicles. Read the Sticky at the top on head swapping.

Adios, David

 

[strat1960s]

I have been running the Weber 38 DGAS for a little over a year now. It's a great carb and a definate improvement over the stock 1bbl. I, however, have had a hard time finding anyone that has oodles of expeience with tuning and jetting these carbs. I have heard that VW service centers have some experience with Webers but they are far and few between. Finding parts (i.e. gaskets or jet kits) at your local auto parts store won't happen. Do your homework before you buy this carb. Don't get me wrong, it's a great carb, but hard to service and find parts for. If you could wait a year or so, I'll be selling my Weber 38. I want to try out throttle body injection after I get AZ Coupe's new alum. head and dial it in.

 

[Anonymous]

so far this is what i have done to my engine. I have instaled a pertronics and a bit more of a miled cam other than that the engine is stock.