Carburetor Questions

[Matt in Japan]

Two questions about carbs from a newbie (please forgive my ignorance)...

1. Are Solex and Mikuni the same company?

2. Will Solex carbs and manifolds work on a 2.7?

Looks like I've found a good deal that I may want to play with if someone can give me some insight, especially on the second question. I think I read somewhere on this board about a guy who put either Solexes or Zeniths on his 3.0. I'm not building a performance monster, I'm just tinkering with different things.

Thanks to anyone who can help...

[Matt in Japan]

Can anyone address my questions about putting Solexes on a 2.7? I appreciate any information.

Thanks!

[Fishcop]

Sorry Matt, I personally have never heard of solexes on any 911 engine. I suppose anything can be done if you try hard enough, but why not just get a set of webers?

Pretty sure Mikuni and Solex are not related.

Good luck

[911pcars]

Solex carbs were used on some early 911s (65-66). Mikunis weren't. Solex parts (jets and stuff) may be harder to get than Webers.

Try to stick w/Webers; more parts, more users, more info.

Sherwood Lee
http://members.rennlist.org/911pcars

[RoninLB]

Originally posted by Matt in Japan

Looks like I've found a good deal that I may want to play with if someone can give me some insight, I'm just tinkering with different things.

Thanks to anyone who can help...

IMO.. if you do carbs, you do it right.. the right carbs belong with the right cams and the right pistons..........Ron

[rudy sanchez]

Matt,

solex manufactured the zenith carbs for porsche.

I'm thinking like you in that I want my 2.7 to be normally aspirated from my webers. I have been told that to get the performance from the carbs I need to change the cams, pistons and cylinders. and that is where it get's spendy.

but I'm a newbie too. so far my 2.7 CIS runs strong, but my end goal is to have one carb'd 911 and one injected.... is that too much to ask?