<VV> Carbs (Kadrons)

[Dennis & Debbie PLEAU]

Sounds like a lot of work to solve a non problem, what's wrong with HVs?

dp



>From: Tamias Metis <korvayrouille66 at yahoo.com>
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> Carbs   (Kadrons)
>Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 08:03:29 -0700 (PDT)
>
>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