Single 1 3/4 HIF would be my choice too

even if i am on a 1.5

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Hmmm... the power of marketing & hearsay!
Interesting how many voted for a Weber and how few for a Dellorto!
Power is much the same, sound is identical, so are filters & manifolds, but there are hundreds of reasons to buy a S/H Dellorto instead (all $$$).

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Yeah, thats it Kev, talk em up cos I want mine to sell for more than theyre worth

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[NATHAN] -- Sold everything mini related and am back in big beautiful BMWs

So what cars in the wreckers are good sources of HIF SUs?

TBH, I'm a little sick of the 850 bogging down when I hammer it around a corner - with an 850, that's pretty much all the excitement I can get. But I'm not going to tune the 850, just on the lookout for a decent carb for the 998 in my Clubman.

Go Kev - I have 6 dellorto's in the cupboard and not parting with them. All rebuilt and jetted for minis. Got a bit of a collection of bits and pieces so will never run dry.

Webers are good - tried both - prefer the dells though(price and parts)

Infinite tuning with the dellortos as the webers have not got the range of tune as a dellorto(jets and the likes)

MHO only - like the look of a weber better if thats any consolation.

Hooroo

Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

Dell'orto or a Weber any day. A Weber is good over a Dell'orto because less informed people often still know that a Weber is a good performance item, and that any car with a Weber must go fast (even if it is a standard progressive 32DFM or something). Problem is, the insurance companies see it that way too. That's why the Solex copies are good

I've got a 40DHLA on my car and it pulls quite hard on 30mm chokes on a 1098. Big difference over an SU, which is more of a Grandma carb.... Need to source a 45mm for the 1275 though

yep. manifolds are easy to find. but not the bit that goes onto it im having problems sourcing a 45mm dcoe for my 1275. i heard the webber factory in spain shut down. i think that was their only factory??? manifolds are easy to find. but not the bit that goes onto it

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If only milk and orange juice is meant to come in 2 litres, only cheap wine comes in 5 litres...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13922833@N04/

Latest word is they are building Webers again, still in Spain.

BTW, you can still get NEW Dellortos- I got a quote from UK.
Would be A$800 by the time it got here though!

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Are there any resellers here for dellortos or webers?

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Best bet would be to go to a wrecker of fine Italian cars and source them from there. I know there is a set of twin DHLA 40G's(matched) sitting in the Renault/Citroen wrecker in Toowoomba and he wants $270 as is(with manifold and Alfa airbox). They will more than likely need a rebuild kit put through them though and rejetted to suit a mini.

www.dellorto.co.uk are a good source of spare parts and the likes for this venerable carby(thanks Kev!!)

Hooroo

Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

Repair kits for Dellorto (Fuel Miser DE-250) are available from any spares place.
Most jets etc are available from Curburettor Service Co, 240 Burwood Rd Burwood (Sydney). But they don't keep chokes- so I got mine in from www.dellorto.co.uk

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

45 Dellorto!!!

I think some company in SA is importing brand new webbers... saw it in a aussie classic car mag

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

The classic car wrecker in Northmead has S/H Dellorto 40DHLAs from ~$100 a pair, I heard yesterday....
Ex Alfa......

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Bargain!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Might have to sus them out

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