Jolly Green Giant Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Hi to everyone on the forum and merry Christmas from new member. Apologies if this has been answered before but can anybody help with recommendations for down draught carburettors to fit my Spitfire based special particularly with suggestions for the inlet manifold.Many thanksPete (AKA JGG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Which Spit engine?Why downdraft?Is it a space problem?Are you aiming at performance or reliability?Solex are simple and reliable.Injection could be concidered for performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 What kit is it for? somebody on here may have come across the same fitting problems?Indeed the engine is the big question.The 1200 engines from a MK1/2 could use the downdaught solex from the herald if you had to, not great for performance though.For later spitfires (1300/1500) nothing has been available. Certainly in the UK, but I have a suspicion that the Americans may have used a weber downdraught to get over all the emissions nonsense over there, which would be ideal? some have found their way over here, but are not popular as they have no advantage over the std setup.Aha! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/32-36-WEBER-TRIUMPH-SPITFIRE-CONVERSION-MANUAL-CHOKE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem360117631965QQitemZ360117631965QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessoriesIs what they sell. You may be able to just get the manifold if desperate and use a carb off a ford or something, beyond my knowledge.CheersClive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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