did the clean up, paint and fit of my twin kadrons today with the assistance of dave becker (cheers mate).
after some initial delays with me installing a few things upside down during the rebuild we were set to install.
after swearing and cursing while removing the old single set up, we scoured the shed for the parts i was missing and set about installing them.
After painting the manifolds a pretty shade of yellow, they now look black from the oil and crap on our hands (leason learnt about painting things in the engine anything other than black) we had them set up and running and with a few fiddles with the mixture screws and idle i was off to enjoy the world of a little extra power.
there were a few stalls at the lights but they seem to be running really sweet now.
can't wait for the nationals drags to see how they go.
Once again cheers Dave for your help, i think i owe you are fair few of these :beer:beer:beer
Lee.
[Edited on 29-1-2005 by buzzbug]
[Edited on 31-1-2005 by buzzbug]
ColumBUS ·
someone here said before, some people's blood is worth bottling
this forum is a magnet for such people. i would be lost without it.
and yes, kadrons own!
buzzbug ·
very true kikko, there are some people out there that are just purely good people and are extremely helpful.
i can guarentee that my bug would not look anything like it does with out Daves help.
Lee.
VDUBXTC ·
You will have fun with your new Kads, i swear by them.
VDU.88A ·
only twin kadrons
wait till u get sick of them and put on some twin 48's webbers or dellortos then u will have some fun
buzzbug ·
kads are fine for me,
still need to keep some kind of fuel economy.:thumb
penguin ·
Ah but buzzbug,
its the buddy christ thats helping you now 😉
doesn't it just pop? 😀
Will have the twin kadrons on the bug when it gets finished, at the moment they are part of the jigsaw puzzle in the garage 🙁
VDUBXTC ·
VDU.88A wrote:only twin kadrons
wait till u get sick of them and put on some twin 48's webbers or dellortos then u will have some fun
From memory Dubba you have the twin 45mm DCNF webbers back on because the Dells ran like shit.
the little Kads are so much more reliable than both of them.
:P😉:thumb😀😘vader
VDU.88A ·
manx_xtc wrote:
VDU.88A wrote:only twin kadrons
wait till u get sick of them and put on some twin 48's webbers or dellortos then u will have some fun
From memory Dubba you have the twin 45mm DCNF webbers back on because the Dells ran like shit.
the little Kads are so much more reliable than both of them.
:P😉:thumb😀😘vader
actually they didnt run like shit just didn't have enough time before the nationals that year to get used to them so i slipped the old carbs back on either way twin 40 dcn's a a big step up from kadrons
andrewh ·
Would there be any benefit to going to dual carbs on a stock 1300?
buzzbug ·
well i noticed a fair increase on a standard 1600.
try posting that Q in the tech forum.
you should get a reply in there.
lee.
barls ·
good to hear lee hope your having fun with it now
buzzbug ·
that i am mate.
i just have to get the motivation to get in with some prepsol and clean all the grease off them.
lee.
barls ·
well im sure you will get motivated mate
buzzbug ·
i think i will to, ha, i might do it at work as we have only one aircraft for the first 6 months of the year. All other c-130's are OS doing relief effort stuff.
pyr0 ·
you should post a pic up of how snazy the twin carbs look after you clean the grease off them 🙂
buzzbug ·
that i will.
they will look better when i get the new air cleaners on them too.
ColumBUS ·
kadrons are my next purchase as soon as i put my extra goodies on... but i wont tell you what they are
VDUBXTC ·
actually they didnt run like shit just didn't have enough time before the nationals that year to get used to them so i slipped the old carbs back on either way twin 40 dcn's a a big step up from kadrons [/quote]
oooooohhhhhh, is that what happened. 😉:P😀
VWFOOL ·
good to hear buzzbug, so r they on just a standard 1600? im thnkning of doing the same, defintly worth it?
rustycamper ·
have you got any pics?
buzzbug ·
pics are coming soon.
and Fool, it is definately worth the effort.
there is just extra go, where there was no go before.
pete wood ·
manx_xtc wrote:
VDU.88A wrote:only twin kadrons
wait till u get sick of them and put on some twin 48's webbers or dellortos then u will have some fun
From memory Dubba you have the twin 45mm DCNF webbers back on because the Dells ran like shit.
the little Kads are so much more reliable than both of them.
:P😉:thumb😀😘vader
What's a Carb :duh
Wait till you get sick of them all and EFI it, then you'll really have some fun. 😉 :vader
[Edited on 30-1-2005 by pete wood]
buzzbug ·
i wish pete,
pete wood ·
buzzbug wrote:i wish pete,
Don't just wish dude,
dream,
design,
and then achieve,
I believe in you Bro.:kiss
You too can make into the 21st century, leave those nasty old carbs behind. If you sold your Kadrons, you'd have more than half the money you need for EFI, think about it...😉
pete wood ·
And once you have EFI, a turbo and intercooler is just a hop skip and a jump away. :thumb
P.s. run buzzbug, run. The bad Pete is coming out and I can't stop him, no no don't don't make me go away, Noooooooo!
LOL 😀
buzzbug ·
bugger it,
straight to the front mount 5.7L Gen 3 chev with twin super charger.
gary myers eat your heart out.
pete wood ·
woah, I thought I was getting a little enthusiastic, that's just plane ridiculous! :puke
buzzbug ·
here we go.
pyr0 ·
ooo very kool the mainifolds match the paint work :thumb
barls ·
looks good mate
buzzbug ·
still have to clean the oil of though,
dam me being lazy :thumb
buzzbug ·
ok
they are clean now!
i got off my arse and did it.
though it did take some of the paint with it.
barls ·
oh well at least they are clean mate
buzzbug ·
thats true,
though i did notice a few paint imperfections while i was at it.
And unfortunately, you know what that means.
Happy thought and sad realisatioins 🙁
pete wood ·
looks sweet, enjoy my friend. 🙂
buzzbug ·
thanks pete,
shall do.:thumb
scottbugged ·
Just a question, How do you check and replace the spark plugs with twins on?
buzzbug ·
i will let you know when it needs to be done. :thumb
i honestly haven't even thought about it,
hopefully someone else can help you with that problem.
VWCOOL ·
Now all you need is a 1916cc engine under them
Kads are great - nice n simple, not much cash and make things go real good