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carby recondition or weber?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:37 pm
by calamity
ok guys...need some help here....i can get my current carby completly cleaned and reconditioned to as new condition for $350 or i can buy a full brand new weber carby with parts to fit my engine fully for $590...my question is it the weber worth it? or should i just recondition my current carby?
what would performance boosts be like from each?
is it a noticable upgrade?
my car is 1984 touring wagon...ea-82 engine...
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:24 am
by jims
Weber. I was in the same position. Spent money trying to fix the old carb but should have just bought the bullet earlier. Noticeable torque increase with the weber.
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:47 am
by calamity
well due to picking up a 98 wrx on tuesday im going to be transplanting the engines over...the wrx is from the wreckers though...unsure of condition on it...but the wrecker bought it for $300 and i bought it for $1000 :/ (wrecker definently makes his money worth...) but i know the engine and wiring to suite is in perfect condition...
on another note...my friend wants to put the ea-82 from mine into the wrx just to try get it back on the road...and all i can think of is how funny thats gonna be...
also...ordered the webber carby kit yesterday....
can i ask though...is the addition of the webber to the ea 82 a really noticable difference? if it is i may stick to the stock engine to save the trouble of transplanting...
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:23 am
by Esubie
.......and how hard is installation please ?
(Also I don't like to see 'Redline' anywhere near anything. Is there another source ?)
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:29 pm
by calamity
well this is the site i used....
http://www.weberperformance.com.au/inde ... qgqthjh1a4
hoping will arrive this week...will let know how it all goes...
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:20 pm
by Esubie
Good one. I bookmarked it.
Did you just go standard everything or did you get any "Carburettor Options" ?
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:56 pm
by Silverbullet
This is where I got my Weber from
http://www.jameng.com/categories/Subaru/
Very reasonably priced and they come in a kit with the adapter plate. Postage rates to Australia are excellent and it arrived astonishingly quickly. I'm doing the conversion to my Brum as we speak and I'll make a tutorial when it's finished, although I'm using an EA82 intake manifold for the bigger intake hole. I had to buy the Redline EA82 adapter plate kit and you're right to be cautious of them this adapter plate was almost junk. But being the only one out there I had to use it (not before I fixed it slightly) More to come when I finish my conversion.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:28 pm
by Matt
Weber for the win
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:38 pm
by JP147
I am planning to buy one, do they really come with everything you need? Also, it looks to me like the fuel return port is blanked off. Is this a problem when using an electric fuel pump?