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34 PICT carby advice?
isky - June 7th, 2009 at 11:30 PM

Hi all,

I have a 1600 sp engine with a 30 PICT-2 carby and was wondering if a 34 PICT carby would fit on it? My engine number is #AD 14 1851 if that helps...

Cheers!

Anthony

Bookwus - June 8th, 2009 at 08:06 AM

Hiya Anthony,

The 34PICT3 was designed to sit atop a dual port engine. You are a lot better off using your 30PICT2, any of the 30PICT series carburetors, or a 30/31.

Any of these carburetors are a direct bolt-up to the single port intake manifold you are now running. The 34PICT3 will need a larger manifold flange plate.

Finally, it's interesting to note that your engine was originally a dual port but, at some time in its history has been changed to a single port configuration.

isky - June 8th, 2009 at 08:21 AM

Hi Mike! are you serious!? How can you tell it was once a dual port? Because of the engine number? How strange..... Wonder what the logic was behind the conversion. I'd rather it be a dual port any day.

Thanks for the Carby info. I just saw a real nice clean one going cheap and thought it might be a step up...as long as it fit :) Thanks for your help mate.

Anthony

Bookwus - June 8th, 2009 at 12:31 PM

Hiya Anthony,

Quote:
Originally posted by isky
Hi Mike! are you serious!? How can you tell it was once a dual port? Because of the engine number?


Yep..........here's the trick.......any VW engine serial number that starts out with a single alpha character like an "H" or a "B" is a single port. On the other hand if the number starts out with a double alpha like "AH" or "AR" the engine was originally a dual port.

isky - June 8th, 2009 at 06:33 PM

Geez that's easy to remember. Why the heck would some one want to down size my engine?! Oh well each to their own :) Thanks Mike

Ant

NuZo - June 8th, 2009 at 08:19 PM

prolly at the time thats the only parts the guy had?

remember these cars are pretty old and could of had HEEPS of owners :D

isky - June 8th, 2009 at 08:27 PM

lol, i hear ya. Id love to know the owner history of my little KG....:)