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RustyRatRod

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I am looking at the Weber Progressive 2 barrels. I want some opinions. I know the 32/36 will "be enough" for the stock 170. However, What do yall think it will do on a 9.5:1 225 with a hot cam?

Here's the cam:

Hughes Engines

Plan on Clifford (yeah, I know) headers and at least 2.5" exhaust. I'm thinkin the 32/36 will be a little lean, but I don't know a lot about Webers. I only want to buy ONE carburetor and I wan tit to be progressive. Can yall help me out here?
 
Try going to Pierce Manifolds on line. All they deal with are webers and the have manifolds and carbs for /6 - two down draft 32/36 or three sidedraft dual Webers. Saw a set on a 1970 challenger at shows this summer and they sure looked sweet. Owner said they drive nice and were a big improvement over his old super 6 set up.
 
str12-340 said:
Try going to Pierce Manifolds on line. All they deal with are webers and the have manifolds and carbs for /6 - two down draft 32/36 or three sidedraft dual Webers. Saw a set on a 1970 challenger at shows this summer and they sure looked sweet. Owner said they drive nice and were a big improvement over his old super 6 set up.
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Oh yeah, lemmie get a second mortgage. lol Thanks, but I am going after just ONE carburetor on a super six intake.
 
I've installed and tuned a bunch of 32/36's on BMW 2 liters. They are really well matched to that engine, a good blend of economy and power. I feel they are probably on the small side for a 225, although the 225 and the BMW make about the same horsepower. You can jet them up if needed.

The Jeep guys seem to like them for their 258's. You might jump on a Jeep forum and see if those guys are doing anything special to get these carbs to run right on their motors.

I've got a few 32/36's laying around from my BMW days, and also a 38/38. I may try running one on my slant... But I've also got the correct Carter for the Super 6, so why re-invent the wheel?
 
Will Run LEAN, the 38/38 would be better but you want the progressive style, which will work for sure but, you will need to enrich it up but after that it should be a great set up. I had to jet mine up 3 sizes especially the secondary Jet which is smaller than the primary. You also need to run a fuel pressure regulator or you will damage the needle and seat. WEBERS DO NOT LIKE OVER 4 PSI of fuel pressure keep it at 3.5.
 
flingdingo said:
I've installed and tuned a bunch of 32/36's on BMW 2 liters. They are really well matched to that engine, a good blend of economy and power. I feel they are probably on the small side for a 225, although the 225 and the BMW make about the same horsepower. You can jet them up if needed.

The Jeep guys seem to like them for their 258's. You might jump on a Jeep forum and see if those guys are doing anything special to get these carbs to run right on their motors.

I've got a few 32/36's laying around from my BMW days, and also a 38/38. I may try running one on my slant... But I've also got the correct Carter for the Super 6, so why re-invent the wheel?
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THAT right there is why I keep coming back to the 32/36 is because of the Jeep guys. They LOVE the thing. Are jets and parts hard to get?
 
Amazon, Ebay, various Brit parts houses... The going rate for the jet kit seems to be around $60 these days. We used to get ours direct from Redline, but we had a wholesale account with them.
 
Here's how I made the stock rod style linkage works my dart a while ago.

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Thanks for the info. I am going to call them and see if they can offer a custom jet kit for my application. We'll see what they say.
 
RustyRatRod said:
I am looking at the Weber Progressive 2 barrels. I want some opinions. I know the 32/36 will "be enough" for the stock 170. However, What do yall think it will do on a 9.5:1 225 with a hot cam?

Here's the cam:

Hughes Engines

Plan on Clifford (yeah, I know) headers and at least 2.5" exhaust. I'm thinkin the 32/36 will be a little lean, but I don't know a lot about Webers. I only want to buy ONE carburetor and I wan tit to be progressive. Can yall help me out here?
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These 34-ADM Weber carbies are standard fitment on our (Australian) Ford Falcons c.1980, with 3.3 and 4.1 litre (200 and 250 cubic inch) six cylinder engines (see photo). They have lately become the carby of choice for a lot of slant six guys over here, they are reliable and cheap to obtain and repair. I'm not sure how this helps you, but maybe that carby was used in America on something?

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Interesting carburetor. Is that one progressive, or 1:1? If it will feed a 250 then a 225 would be easy. I see zero on Ebay or in this country though. lol
 
RustyRatRod said:
Interesting carburetor. Is that one progressive, or 1:1? If it will feed a 250 then a 225 would be easy. I see zero on Ebay or in this country though. lol
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Do a Google search on "Weber 34 ADM", which will take you to a few results with guys (in Australia) fitting 34 ADM's to six cylinder cars, that might give you some ideas. Also, I found a link to this guy in Florida who fitted one to a Jeep, which might help, he's a bit closer to home!

Weber Carburetor Installation on Jeep 258
 
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