<VV> Carbs (Kadrons)

[Tamias Metis]

Those of you constantly cursing your Rochester HV 's  and contemplating ditching them if there was easy way to.    There is no easy way!      If  you are  not  a  bone stock purist,  and  would really love  a technical engineering  project,    adaptation of  a  twin carb set up  marketed for the Beetle/Type 1  engine.     In an earlier posting, I pointed out the  34mm Solex kit  as those carbs are only slightly larger than Rochester HV  Corvair carbs.     Here,  I'd like to point you  to  the following link  concerning  the very fine   Kadron   40 mm   (Brazilian designed and produced Solex  is what a Kadron is)      The Kadron 40mm carbs are a one barrel carb .       A.J. Sims  is the leading authority on Kadrons  and his firm 'low bugget'  has many years of race proven  and  street/economy experience in the VW world.   The Kadron 40mm carbs  have a   venturi size  of  28mm    as  compared   to  the 25.40 mm  or  1 inch  size of  Corvair Rochester HV .     The  Kadrons are
 available  from 'low bugget'  with  venturi sizes ranging from 28mm to 32mm.   Take a look at the link as there is  much info about these carbs.  http://lowbugget.com/help_section.html                         These  Kadrons  have proven to be an economical alternative   to  the  two barrel Weber IDF carbs  in terms of  power output and with much better MPG  on stock  to mild  VW engines.    The Kadrons were designed in Brazil in the 70's  back  when  VW do Brasil designed their larger dual port heads,  for  their neat  looking  SP2 ,  PUMA   and  the impressive Brasilia (a 'modern'  late sixties unibody car with the upright type 1 engine)        The  Kadrons might work nicely on a Vair engine   but   their smallest venturi size of 28mm  is  significantly larger than the Vair's  25.4mm.    I  certainly would not think that  larger than 28mm  would be desireable  for a stock Vair.     These  might be worth considering if your favorite car keeps playin'  that  same old tune, 
  'The Lowdown Leakey Rochester Blues.'              Tamias  Metis  



       
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