weber

[hosking1991]

can som1 take a look at this im consideing this for my 18r is it a good buy or am i better off with a rebuilt one
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Brand-New-32-...QQcmdZViewItem

[bnicho]

A rebuilt one is cheaper, but can be more hassle.

The advantage of buying new is you don't have to deal with other people's stuff ups.

Remember you will still have to budget for an adaptor plate, jets, an air filter of your choice, possibly sundry fuel lines and a choke cable.

Last time I bought one of these new was 10 years ago, and it cost about $350. So $400 seems a good price.

Hope this helps,

[Hurricane]

stuff that you could get a single 45 sidey rebilt for ya car for that, and i have one to might sell it? maybe

[KZN130_Surf]

I have a 32/36 DGAV weber on my 18r...

It increased the power by heaps...

thats a good buy... go 4 it mate...

Kenno

[Grega]

thats bloody expensive although it is new.
i'd get one 2nd hand (iirc these are normal fitment on fords - get one off an old 2 litre ford cortina or something) - get a rebuilt kit to throw through it and you're set

i scored a pair of dhla dellortos in good nick for $250 on ebay
got an inlet manifold also for $230
and a low pressure fuel pump for $40.

so have a good think about it

[glytch]

I went through the same rebuild/new/secondhand decision when I got my weber. I was speaking to a holley/weber specialist and he reckons that the only thing you really need to worry about are the pump diaphrams (which both of mine were perished), and that the rest of it (I think there is only a couple of other gasketts in a rebuild kit) is not usually a problem. Bit os a clean up (oxidation remover for the clean new look) and its good to go.

To put the weber on my car cost about $110 which included the cost of the adapter kit, the two diaphrams and the weber itself. To get a brand new one would be good, but for an old 18RC you would be better off spending the extra $300 on something else.

Just My 2c

[bnicho]

Yes, you can get good results with a second-hand one. I just bought s/h DGV for $50 with adapter, manifold and air filter. It's in good nick. But it will cost another $60 for a rebuild kit, about $30-40 for jets and $10 for a filter element.

The problem is most of the cheap "32/36 DGV" webers on eBay are actually DGAV's with the useless wet choke removed. That's OK if you live in QLD, but useless on a daily car in VIC or TAS in winter. The bloody thing will spit and fart for 5-10mins until it warms up.

The genunine manual choke DGV is the one to get IMHO. Second-hand or new!

Cheers,

[hosking1991]

what about this one is it a good buy

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WEBER-HOLLEY-...QQcmdZViewItem

[glytch]

That one is a Holley - not a weber, and appears to be a waterchoke. Which is a pain to hook up as you need the coolant running through it.

But you should check to see if there is an adapter plate for the 18RC manifold, as I think the Holleys have a much larger footprint which may be a problem.

My Weber was a water choke, but for what I do I dont need a choke so I removed it.

[GA61XX]

Yes, you can get an adaptor plate, for the 18R-C to weber 32/36. from most parts shops.
This is a good up grade on the stock one.
Don't worry about the water chock, as is a simple up grade, just use the Electric chock, from an XF Falcon. just make a loop at the end of the spring, & to fit the old 32/36 weber, then plug & play.



This is a 21R, with 32/36 Weber, & XF electric chock.
Car is Aus RA40.

[bnicho]

That one is a Holley - not a weber, and appears to be a waterchoke. Which is a pain to hook up as you need the coolant running through it.

But you should check to see if there is an adapter plate for the 18RC manifold, as I think the Holleys have a much larger footprint which may be a problem.

My Weber was a water choke, but for what I do I dont need a choke so I removed it.

It's a 180 Holley, which is a straight copy of a 32/36DFAV. The DFV and DFAV basically are mirror images of the DGV and DGAV respectively, with the primary and secondary barrels on opposite sides, and the throttle s turned the opposite way. They all use the same base bolt pattern. It will work on an 18R, but you will have hassles linking up the throttle and choke. So stick with a DGV/DGAV.

The larger two barrel holleys (350cfm) use a different bolt spacing and won't fit the weber adaptor. But a 350cfm carb is way too big for a relatively stock 18R.

EDIT: The 180 Holley was used on the 2.3L Pinto engine in the USA - the same basic engine as the Escort 2litre, which the DGV and DGAV originates from.

[hosking1991]

my dad use to run holleys and webers on his old cars and he said ur better of with the water choke