<VV> turbo carbs - short & pricy :)
Secular
rusecular at yahoo.com
Sun May 24 17:07:07 EDT 2009
Excellent point ! in fact there's a colleague who rebuilds the
40 DCOE4 and sells them for around $250. However,
his knowledge of the turbocharged corvairs is minimal.
That's why I think it's imperative to point out that
Weber (40 or 45 DCOE) are not a bolt on -
live happily ever after mod :)
I maybe wrong, but is anyone running the 40 DCOE4
without the following mod:
http://www.american-pi.com/corvair/html/DCOE_detail.html
The above mutation, costs slightly over $300 and I have no doubt
that the gentleman who runs that business is one of the most
capable corvair gurus out there.
Regards,
Tony I.
----- Original Message -----
From: jvhroberts at aol.com
To: rusecular at yahoo.com ; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> turbo carbs - short & pricy :)
Well, yeah, and this is BY FAR the worst case scenario. Ebay can get you a used DCOE for a LOT less than that, I've seen these Weber adapters come up from time to time, and air cleaners for DCOEs are common as grass.
And there are other choices, a 2bbl downdraft adapter, and a Weber 40DCNF would work, etc.
Given that Corvair owners are cheapskates (not an insult, a badge of honor!) there ARE ways to do this less expensively. A LOT less expensively.
-----Original Message-----
From: Secular <rusecular at yahoo.com>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Sun, 24 May 2009 2:45 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> turbo carbs - short & pricy :)
C5618 (40 DCOE WEBER TURBO CARB)
http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/search.cgi?part=c5618
$758.10
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C5124 (WEBER CARB ADAPTOR KIT)
http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/search.cgi?part=C5124
$126.35
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C5620 (WEBER TURBO AIR CLEANER)
http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/search.cgi?part=C5620
$92.40
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Total $976.85 -- now add a few bucks for shipping and you'll quickly find that
fixing and/or eliminating the problems with the YH? is not always a
4 digit (1000 dollar) financial experiment :)
I've left out the cost of the knock eliminator and/or water injection on
purpose.
In all of this, I "grant" that these parts could be found cheaper and hence
my "Math" may have some flaws ;-)
http://tinyurl.com/weber-ebay (price is for pair)
Regards,
Tony Irani
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