solex rebuild or new webbers?

[Buff Harsh]

Just curious what people think about the prospect of rebuilding some pretty ratty solex P11-40's or just byuying new webbers for my 68 912 project. Thoughts?

[914Ghost]

Rebuilding teh Solex's to excellent condition should be done by the experts- Harry Beiker for one, they will come back to you in as-new condition. Nothing short of perfect, it'll cost you $800.
You wont regret it.
Or for a couple hundred less you can buy brand new never used webers and adapter plates (dont use ther weber manifolds, you'll never get the spark plugs out), bolt them on trouble free and have a wide variety of parts and modificatons available when you need them. Also a good idea, you wont regret it.
It all depends on how original you want to keep your car.
If you tried both you would probably NOT notice any real performance difference if they're tuned right- no matter what anyone says.
Bob O
I run Dellorto's personally, and my car runs like its fuel injected, usually better than my Jetta.

[C. Clark]

I run Bieker remanufactored Solex carbs on my 356 and Webers on the 912, both have issues. The Webers were interesting to jet correctly, trial and error method. The Solexs right out of the box from Harry ran really well, minor adjustments of course. I do get more cold popping....probably jetted a little lean.
Solex carbs were designed for the engine they sit on, Webers are a aftermarket alternative. Harry Pellows liked them, he sold and tuned a ton of them during his time. The 912er Registry people have really strong opinions on this topic, do a search or post there.
Chas.
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