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Dual Ports in Australia?
sander288 - June 1st, 2011 at 10:36 AM

When were Dual Port Heads introduced into Australia?

Official VW ones not the okrasa or denzel types.

Regards

Shaun

Sides - June 1st, 2011 at 12:23 PM

For Beetle's it lined up with the 1600 becoming available in the Super Bug, so 1971 onwards.

Type 3's far as I know got them earlier... possibly 1969 ???

Don't have it with me, but will check my VW Australia book at home.

dangerous - June 1st, 2011 at 12:24 PM

late 67 in australia on type 3s.

sander288 - June 1st, 2011 at 12:48 PM

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Originally posted by dangerous
late 67 in australia on type 3s.


Thats awesome; it means I can use them!!!

do you have a brochure that i can refer too? or manual?

sander288 - June 1st, 2011 at 12:59 PM

Whilst i'm here does anyone know the history of Weber carbs?

As i'm trying to get everything '68 or earlier so I can conform to historic rally regs for CAMS.

greedy53 - June 1st, 2011 at 05:07 PM

do google for webber carby

LUFTMEISTER - June 1st, 2011 at 05:28 PM

dcnfs should be okay they were early webers

Joel - June 1st, 2011 at 06:32 PM

You're probably safer with DCNs than DCNFs.

The DCNFs came out on the on the Ferrari 246 which was 70 onwards where as the DCNs were from the 206 GT which started in 67 or 68.

I have a pair on my 1776 which are supposedly off a Ferrari according to the seller and they're awesome little carbs but they do suffer slightly from fuel surge under hard cornering when mounted sideways in a twin carb setup due to the tiny fuel bowls in them.
Never had a problem with a single though mounted acrossways

Gene Berg used to love them and had some mod to fix the problem but I've never been able to find out what it was

matberry - June 1st, 2011 at 10:44 PM

Even the Berg DCNF's flooded during cornering. For me it's too bad a problem to fit them.

IDA's are from the 60's, if not before. Makes the decision easy really. :)

sander288 - June 2nd, 2011 at 10:57 AM

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Originally posted by matberry
Even the Berg DCNF's flooded during cornering. For me it's too bad a problem to fit them.

IDA's are from the 60's, if not before. Makes the decision easy really. :)


Now I have an excuse.... awesome!! just need to find the 2k to buy them

I'll have to get some smaller venturis though if I want to run them on a 1641

Thanks for everyones help

Cheers
Shaun

pete wood - June 2nd, 2011 at 07:00 PM

are you seriously building a 68' historic gravel car?

of so that's awesome!

sander288 - June 2nd, 2011 at 09:31 PM

67 Tarmac Car,

Currently masquerading as an under powered track car

end goal is Targa Tasmania