rite, im a pleb when it comes to this kinda thing, can you tell me what 'DHLA'means in realation to this carb? would i able to use it/them with a driver1.8 ? "choke size of 32, to suit between 1.8 and 2.0 not sure what size emulsion tubes are in them" what would i need to fit them to my car? im guessing manifold? and throttle linkage? would they acctually fit? thats a good question i guess! cheers tim
It means they're twin choke sidedraughts basically. Don't bother buying them off somone on eBay who doesn't know what they are. If you buy them off me I'll tell you exactly what jets, emulsions, chokes, etc are in them and they're fully rebuilt with all new parts and gaskets. They'll fit with a manifold and linkage plus your choice of fuel pump and ignition setup.
you may run into clearance issues with the brake servo, I know I did. I've since sold the car which was a 1.8 driver like yours and I've still got the carbs. If your interested PM me. Edited by: Rosco
Buy a valver engine! I was thinkin 8v for my MK1 but then the guys here pursuaded me to go for a valver as it was crossflow as standard! Simple for the carbs conversion route! I got dellorto dhla 45's. brand new Yeah I know I told everyone before but its soooooooooooooooooooooooo exciting!
cross flow is exhaust at the rear of the head and the carbs at the front of the head taking nice cool air.
Tim, on a driver head, the inlet and exhaust manifold are on the same side of the engine (the back) when twin carbs are fitted they are normally touching the brake servo but not on the 1.6 driver (smaller servo) also because of how close they are to the bulkhead there's problems with airflow. The crossflow head (like on the new beetle) has the inlet ports on the front of the engine letting you put the carbs on the front of the engine where there's plenty of room. DHLA is the name for the sidedraught twin carb made by Dellorto, the alternative by Weber is called DCOE. They both are similar in design but vary in small ways. (eg range/design of fuel/idle jets) When buying carbs read up on the lettering after the main name (DCOE or DHLA) as this explains if it is fully adjustable or not (Due to emmissions regs). EDIT whoops, took so long to write everyone else had already answered. Edited by: Nordoff
rite ok, do you think its worth doing? would it cost me too much? its just i can do this mod with out too much hassle? unlike new car (insurance is a no on a 8v gti) or an engine swap cheers , tim
Crossflow 8v on twin carbs was something I wanted to do but I got other plans now. what put me ooff was the cost of the manifold. About 250 from USA via TSR. Add about 200 for a decent set of carbs and fuel pump and filter. Then the cost of the crossflow head and figuring out which headgaskets and other gaff to sort out. Anyway I gotta be up in 5 hours so that's probably enough for tonight. Gav.
any more thoughts from any one? what should i do? tune my driver? or sell up and move on when i can afford to insure a gti or simalr? but live with it for now? tim
Do what you want to do. The crossflow head is something different. or do as Rallye says save up to put a engine in yours. Depends how solid your shell is.
if you can't afford to insure a GTI then you probably won't be able to afford to insure a modified Driver. Its all down to personal preference really and whether you can afford to be without the car for any period of time. If its your daily driver forget about engine conversions and carb installations just stick with what you've got.
ok thats ppl, its my daily driver yes, just been quoted 300+vat fora standard Xflow head, fora c pack with big valves its 850, i think i will leave it as it is for now, maby get a GTi cam or some thing, tim
