Nice job with the HPMX's.. I've had similar issues with these carbs.
Nothing from EMPI works out if the box.
I found that the factory jets and etubes didn't remotely measure up to what was actually stamped on them.
Where are you buying your jet stock from Matty? I've bought vents and jets from aircooled.net with good success.
psimitar wrote:cb john wrote:Very simplistic description...
Well it's not rocket science and people should be made aware that a lot of jobs seen as hard are actually quite straight forward
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Well, hop in and have a go yourself. Sounds like you have the know-how.......all you need is a couple of million bucks [or a bank that will lend it, provided that you hand over your first-born, your house, and all you own if things go wrong]. Jump on the band wagon, and make a fortune.
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IWL_86 wrote:Nice job with the HPMX's.. I've had similar issues with these carbs.
Nothing from EMPI works out if the box.
I found that the factory jets and etubes didn't remotely measure up to what was actually stamped on them.
Where are you buying your jet stock from Matty? I've bought vents and jets from aircooled.net with good success.
Thanks Zac. the HPMX's came up a treat I have to admit. Your right about the og jets though these were rejetted by a prominant VW specialist dyno tuner so they tended to be true to size, just way off the mark
😂 Another VW supplier that sells heaps of HP stuff (yes he is even on here folks) gave me advice of setting them up richer than a normal IDF....funny these ended up leaner to a similar IDF install.
Note to self: take all advice with a grain of salt.....(what I normally do but trying to spread the joy on this thread....Beware of even the fastest talkers
😂)
I get my supply from Alfa 1750 on ebay. He sells good jets at the best prices I've ever found. Some I've bought from US VW shops have also been crap, some don't even fit the jet holders !!!
HappyDaze wrote:psimitar wrote:cb john wrote:Very simplistic description...
Well it's not rocket science and people should be made aware that a lot of jobs seen as hard are actually quite straight forward
🙂
Well, hop in and have a go yourself. Sounds like you have the know-how.......all you need is a couple of million bucks [or a bank that will lend it, provided that you hand over your first-born, your house, and all you own if things go wrong]. Jump on the band wagon, and make a fortune.
🤪
Sounds like a licence to print money......we digress chaps.
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You cannot simplify anything, it all depends on the experence the individual has, making change's without understanding what the implication's of that change's are, you see it all the time, you also have to know how it works to solve any problem's and to make positive improvements.
Who or what are you directing that above comment to Shayne? HPMX's, sheetmetal shops, workmanship etc etc????????
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I wish I could invent a thread cleaning app!!
I'm sure you could Zac. 🙂
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Sorry to help get off-track Matt, but as you would know, some people believe in Santa Clause.
Now, back on topic......DO NOT fit after-market brake drums to your Beetle, and expect them to be as strong as the originals.🙅
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
HappyDaze wrote:........, some people believe in Santa Clause.
Now, back on topic......DO NOT fit after-market brake drums to your Beetle, and expect them to be as strong as the originals.🙅
👍👍👍 On all accounts, esp. re. the brake drums.
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Note to self: take all advice with a grain of salt.....(what I normally do but trying to spread the joy on this thread....Beware of even the fastest talkers )
I agree except for "Beware of the fastest talkers" They are usually the worst! We are lucky on here to have some very expeirienced dudes and we all should listen and learn from them! thanx matt and the informed few!
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whats up Mat, read my the post again, it certainly is not aimed at you, just the stupid mods you see every day that people do because it is popular and trendy with out any engineering basis for it.
"Beware of the fastest talkers" They are usually the worst!
That's what I meant
thanx matt and the informed few!
Chees Mac 🙂
vwo60 wrote:whats up Mat, read my the post again, it certainly is not aimed at you, just the stupid mods you see every day that people do because it is popular and trendy with out any engineering basis for it.
Nothing's up, just asking mate. That's all.
For sure. There are so many changes that people make it's surprising they keep running at all. That's where reliability and performance gets compromised, even working on the car gets difficult when things aren't done properly. Often the way a component is positioned it can effect all sorts of other things and that's where a knowledge of the whole system becomes necessary as you said.
Something simple like what size fuse or an improperly insulated wire can have far reaching ramifications.
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Sorry Matt. I was just replying to something someone had said.
I can't help it if people don't wish to discuss things and take offence at an informed comment. I'm an electrical and electronics engineer so if anyone wants to throw something my way then my shoulders are broad enough to accept someones informed opinion 🙂
As for the HPMX carbs that's interesting to hear you got them working without too much effort. Heard quite a few horror stories on Samba and Volkszone plus a few here.
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No apologies req'd Mike.
Maybe here we're so over regulated tradies have trouble making a profit.
I think it comes down to having your own network of people you can trust, but I can tell you it's not easy to maintain quality jobs without paying for it.
The Empi carbs ended up beautiful and seemed to make good power, but I'd still prefer Dells or Webers. Build quality being the main reason, things like flexible throttle shafts, loose mixture screws in the threads making adjustment very finicky and loose float pivot pin that IMO will prematurely wear as it vibrates in it's loose alloy mountings.
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Yea, maybe the gov need to investigate further cos being in charge of projects I know how much H&S bullshit increases job costs. This is similar to insurance premiums to cover yourself even if the job done is of good standard. American suing mentality has infected the western world in the worst way.
As for those carbs, I'm glad you got them working but from what you just wrote they still don't sound like a good buy 🙅
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This one is a classic.
This guy spent over $50 000 at a VW shop getting paint, trimming and mechanical repairs done. The engine was outsourced but installed by the same shop.
After 100 km but 18 months due to needing to recover financially, the engine misfired and when the shop was called they refused to help stating it could not be a warranty issue blah blah. I went to help and found a plug lead loose/off.
After a few miles (500 or so), they came for a service, tune and oil change etc upon my recommendations.
I found the distributer locked at 45* advance !!!!!
Here is a pic of the non operating vacuum canister and the advances mechanism springs wrapped around the advance weights....and appearing to have been that way for ages.
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What about this one.
Another prominant shop repairing a leaky pushrod tube in your +$20 000 engine.
They forgot to fit the little washer that the stock seal sits on.
The seals were also the cheap shit ones that split.......
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Now that looks like a hot rod motor!
^^ oooh yeah. VERY yum
I'm setting up the efi and doing a few repairs/mods. Like the dash 4 fuel line from tank to pump !!!🤪
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the white car?
good to hear.......bring it to the sprints!
What on earth is that brass thing protruding from the pushrod tube? Is that there idea of stopping a leak? 🤪
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that is the tube. its come through the seal.
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I dunno what to say Matt.
Honestly, I'm just about gobsmacked.
I learnt to do my own stuff as much as I could 30 years ago coz I couldn't afford a carb rebuild once when I was 18, but I still needed to get to work with the thing somehow. Seems that may have been a wise decision.
PM sent about drums.........
Oh yeah.
Well done Matt, and thanks.
IWL_86 wrote:I wish I could invent a thread cleaning app!!
You can buy them, although I think it's spelled "TAP".
😂I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
Well, I have had to dig up this old thread because yesterday I had a customer tell of an experience that I just can't get out of my head.
I know this type of post is thought of by some as being negative, but I think of it as if I can save someone the blatant rip off that some specialists think they can get away with it's a worthy post.
This guy is building up his first beetle project. He wanted to install new king pins with his newly purchased dropped spindles. He had the king pins and spindles so rang around a few workshops and the only ones local that said they could do it was a prominant VW shop that has large ads in the Australian VW magazine. He dropped of the parts and when he got the phone call that they were ready to pickup, I'm surprised he didn't have a heart attack there and then (lucky he's a bit younger than some of us)
You won't believe the cost this shop has tried to charge him for simply installing a set of king pins into a new pair of stub axles.
They said they had some trouble and needed to by some tooling, it took them all day......wait for it, but handed over a bill for $1100.00 !!!!!
How's that folks? Crikey, I think I'm under charging!!!!!
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some people have no idea do they matt. you can put your prices up after i get my carbs back
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matberry wrote:Well, I have had to dig up this old thread because yesterday I had a customer tell of an experience that I just can't get out of my head.
I know this type of post is thought of by some as being negative, but I think of it as if I can save someone the blatant rip off that some specialists think they can get away with it's a worthy post.
This guy is building up his first beetle project. He wanted to install new king pins with his newly purchased dropped spindles. He had the king pins and spindles so rang around a few workshops and the only ones local that said they could do it was a prominant VW shop that has large ads in the Australian VW magazine. He dropped of the parts and when he got the phone call that they were ready to pickup, I'm surprised he didn't have a heart attack there and then (lucky he's a bit younger than some of us)
You won't believe the cost this shop has tried to charge him for simply installing a set of king pins into a new pair of stub axles.
They said they had some trouble and needed to by some tooling, it took them all day......wait for it, but handed over a bill for $1100.00 !!!!!
How's that folks? Crikey, I think I'm under charging!!!!!
Wow! I'm guessing at that price the poor customer paid for the tooling as well! Shit that is not nice at all. I'm all for charging what the job takes (I'm a motorbike mechanic) but not for stocking the workshops tools and probably paying for their training too by the sounds of it...
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matberry wrote:Well, I have had to dig up this old thread because yesterday I had a customer tell of an experience that I just can't get out of my head.
I know this type of post is thought of by some as being negative, but I think of it as if I can save someone the blatant rip off that some specialists think they can get away with it's a worthy post.
This guy is building up his first beetle project. He wanted to install new king pins with his newly purchased dropped spindles. He had the king pins and spindles so rang around a few workshops and the only ones local that said they could do it was a prominant VW shop that has large ads in the Australian VW magazine. He dropped of the parts and when he got the phone call that they were ready to pickup, I'm surprised he didn't have a heart attack there and then (lucky he's a bit younger than some of us)
You won't believe the cost this shop has tried to charge him for simply installing a set of king pins into a new pair of stub axles.
They said they had some trouble and needed to by some tooling, it took them all day......wait for it, but handed over a bill for $1100.00 !!!!!
How's that folks? Crikey, I think I'm under charging!!!!!
Custom Veedub or Das Resto Haus cos with you on the sunshine coast they're the only VW workshops I know.
Either way that is total BS!!! As a VW garage you should already possess the reamer needed to fit a KP kit properly and a 10 tonne press. All up about 2-3 hrs work tops.
Sounds just like Zupps of Aspley. Charged my mate $1700 for a basic fluid change on engine. gbox and diffs. $900 for 4.5hrs labour.
Gotta have your wits about you these days and plenty of 'legal' crooks out there nowadays and I ain't afraid to say
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barls wrote:some people have no idea do they matt. you can put your prices up after i get my carbs back
What carbs?
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