Carbureted M104 possible? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

RBYCC · #1 01-19-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MAG58

I'm going to man up and say it... Fuel Injection does NOT have absolutely more gross power output than carbies do. In fact there was a Honda drag racer a year or so back that ran Webers on his NA car instead of injection as he found it produced MORE horsepower.

If you intend to use Webers then the best setup would be three 45DCOE's.
For racing they are great, but street not so good...no chokes and without a flame box they tend to catch fire on starting.
Not the easiest to synchronize.
Lived with this setup for many years on a 4.0L I-6 Aston Martin Vantage engine.

MAG58 · #2 01-19-2010, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RBYCC

If you intend to use Webers then the best setup would be three 45DCOE's.
For racing they are great, but street not so good...no chokes and without a flame box they tend to catch fire on starting.
Not the easiest to synchronize.
Lived with this setup for many years on a 4.0L I-6 Aston Martin Vantage engine.

I've ran one on my mini and a pair on my datsun. They have a choke, just not as one would think. IF you want the traditional flapper choke, mikuni 44PHH's give you that with more streetability and 99% the power