Bike Carbs or Twin 45's on a pinto?

[jay]

45's aaaaallllll ttttthhhheee wwwwwwwwaaaaaayyyyyyyy....

 

 

(think i got me point across)

[Mr Sam]

do u recon the R1 bike carbs will work on a 1.1 fiesta??????

 

you'll need a custom manifold but as its a smaller engine and obviously roughly the same size as the average sports bike they should work ok

 

talk to dutt nutt i know he had bike carbs on a 1300 x'flow manifold think he wanted rid of

 

 

 

 

theres been a set of twin 36's on ebay for a 1.1 fiesta takes it upto 60/70bhp £250 though there in germany

[RChambers]

Bike throttle bodies are better than both. GSXR750/1000 throttle bodies flow enough air for 400bhp as they are 46mm tapering down to 40mm and you can bore the engine side up to 46mm too if you really wanted. Big bikes have throttle bodies that are bigger than the choke sizes most people use in webers (38mm is most common on a pinto I believe). Hayabusa ones are even bigger again if the GSXR ones aren't good enough

[Mk2Jo]

Okay ... bit out of my depth here so apologies in advance if I am incorrect ..... don't you need an ECU for throttle bodies?

[Tigran]

Yuppers.

[bobmk1]

carbs jo, every time

 

but which type

 

 

personally i fancy the bike variety

[Tango]

........don't mess about with girly bike carbs they never make the power!!

[emu]

Okay ... bit out of my depth here so apologies in advance if I am incorrect ..... don't you need an ECU for throttle bodies?

 

"I got throttle bodies" is a posh way of saying that the car is fuel injected.(Like all modern cars). You need an ECU to control this as its an electronic based system. Proper cars (and old ones) use carburettors. Which are basically self contained and are a mechanical system, so no ECU is needed.

[LUKE261]

its down 2 personal preferance and what you want from the car, if your just gunna drive 2 shows n that, then bike carbs if u want big power gains and want 2 run it in the osfdc, then 45's, and 45's sound better!!

[Mk2Jo]

Well I wanna drive to shows AND do the OSFDC .... am gonna go for 45's as this has been recommended to me by a trusted friend and engine builder

[Pipster007]

Would that be Colin, by any chance

[Mk2Jo]

Would that be Colin, by any chance

 

Might be

[Monkfish]

Well, I'll let you guys know how bike carbs perform on a Pinto in a week or so's time...

[LUKE261]

jo 45's are wot u want then!! im guna get some 2 for 2007 osfdc

[Col-ashtonmobile]

Would that be Colin, by any chance

 

nah not me wot the fook do i know

[Tigran]

Well boshed my name down with Bogg bros in their waiting list to get the pinto manifold made up for the R1 carbs i got.

 

The main reason is price, i get the manifold made up, I send the carbs to them they clean them out and jet them get all the nessecary hoses i need in order to bolt it on, send it back as a kit for 270 pounds.

 

If I could get twin 45's with a manifold and ready to go for that price i would get them.

 

Anyhoo guess i'll see what they're like about a week after crimbo.

[MadMark2]

Just to throw it in the mix abit, What about a 4 barrel holley carb ?

[Mk2Jo]

Just to throw it in the mix abit, What about a 4 barrel holley carb ?

 

Who you been speaking to

[MadMark2]

I was was looking on Esslingers web site the other day, they do some serious stuff 4 pintos........

 

i want 1 of there 2.5 litre engines

[RChambers]

its down 2 personal preferance and what you want from the car, if your just gunna drive 2 shows n that, then bike carbs if u want big power gains and want 2 run it in the osfdc, then 45's, and 45's sound better!!

 

Webers, Dellortos, bike carbs, throttle bodies, if they are one body per cylinder they all sound pretty much the same. My zetec was on bike throttle bodies and sounded awesome, better in fact than my old pinto did on twin carbs.

 

Summing up the situation I'd say:

 

Originality - Webers/Dellortos

Budget - Bike carbs

Ultimate - Throttle bodies

 

Agree?