Daveyboy20 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 On my mk1 cav 1.6? Its totaly standard at the moment but I'd appreciate better mpg and a little more power (wouldn't we all?). I've heard webers fit, would a 32 36 be overkill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I have fitted the Webber from a 2l pinto from a Capri to the 2l cih engine. So maybe the Webber from a 1.6 pinto would go on a 1.6 cih engine. I'd give eBay a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy20 Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Did you need to adapt much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I was lucky and from memory it bolted straight onto my manifold. But I had a few manifolds lying around. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*energy* Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 i have a webber on my cavalier,its a 32,36 im running.runs beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/291300166506 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Weber 32/36, ditch the bedpan for K & N filter & off you go, it's the future...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 i have a webber on my cavalier,its a 32,36 im running.runs beautiful. What size engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Mine is 1600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 It was a weber 32/36 dgav fitted to my 1.6. If I had kept it my manta probably would have been roadgoing years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 There's a guy not far from me wants £80.00 for one that came off a Cavalier, but looks to be in a poor condition " You try and find another one" he told me. I wasn't even trying to buy it, just nosing around his yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*energy* Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Mines is a 1600 also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy20 Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 That looks mint plumster! On the lookout for a 32/36dgv then. Mine getting worse - auto choke has stopped working now but has been ok with a bit of coaxing, but now it seems to cut out the instant is fired up about 10 times before it'll catch! New cab needed asap - is my daily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Job Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Yeah, go for a 32/36 but why not fit manual choke and do away with all the faff of an autochoke? I did and have never regretted it. If this is your daily, how come I am on Wirral and have never seen you? Or is it by any chance the brown car that I was told had been seen on the A5117 and mistaken for mine? Not many of us left still got a Manta/Cavalier as our daily! BJ Edited December 20, 2014 by Brown Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy20 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Never seen your's either! I've had it a year last week - bought it on 88000 and now it's on 96000! Not bad for a 36 year old car! Is starting to complain though - I now spend 40 minutes a day on the motorway with 4 gears, engine singing at about 4000rpm, auto choke totally goosed, it doesn't like to start and is juddering too. I'm thinking weber carb and leccy ignition and 5 speed and she'll be awesome. Found this: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151482540505&alt=web For another 20 quid they send the gasket, fuel pipe, filter, choke cable and bracket. Will it be ok on my lille 1600 seeing as it's jetted for a 2000? Edited December 21, 2014 by Daveyboy20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I ran a 32/26 weber on my 1.8, then used the same carb on a modified 2.0SEH. Went like stink, didnt even change the jets...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy20 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Sounds good. Guessing a free flow filter will help match the extra fuel the jets will spray in? Hoping for more power and better fuel consumption - the holy grail! Is it a straight swap in terms of throttle cable? Also, with it being a mechanical fuel pump do you just loop the return pipe into itself? I don't think there's a return line on the cav? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy20 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Well - bought myself some Christmas presents. That brand new weber carb, fitting kit (gaskets, cable etc.) and a little performance air filter bring 'em on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob36 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Im currently (slowly) working on a weber conversion for my '78 1900 cavvy coupe. Got hold of a 32/36 dgv in exchange for a bit of signwriting - the carb was a brand spanker straight out of the box! Runs and idles pretty sweet even nowwith no changes to the jets, and I havent even hooked up the vac advance yet from the dizzy yet - the hose was too short! I havent sorted the throttle linkage yet though, which will need modding. In fact, Im not 100% sure on the best way to go with it - has anyone got any advice or pics on how they sorted theirs? The cav was on the standard zenith previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy20 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 I'd be interested in how anyone has sorted the throttle linkage too! I sense a bodge coming on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Job Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Well, I can't remember the setup for the 1600, it was all too long ago (sold car over 25 years ago - gulp!). But on the 1900, the Weber linkage and the Zenith linkage were are right angles to each other. So i weighed it up a bit, decided that the metal on the Weber was malleable enough to stand it and (wait for this) bent it round through 90 degrees. Job done. On my 2000, the Weber was a straight swap for the Varash*t. If the throttle linkage still ain't right after you mangled the carb by twisting bits round, don't blame me! BJ PS, Dave, if you look out on the motorway and/or Wirral roads for a couple of Cav 1 saloons, one in brown and one in green, that'll be me, I suspect. But unless I'm doing conjuring tricks, you won't see 'em both at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob36 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 But on the 1900, the Weber linkage and the Zenith linkage were are right angles to each other. So i weighed it up a bit, decided that the metal on the Weber was malleable enough to stand it and (wait for this) bent it round through 90 degrees. Job done. If the throttle linkage still ain't right after you mangled the carb by twisting bits round, don't blame me! BJ Ha! Interesting... if a little alarming! thats a brand nw 32/36 Id be bending the **** out of! I'll have a look - and possibly a bend - next time Im up at the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy20 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Same here! I forsee copious cable ties in my near future... I'll look out for your cav, can't believe I've not seen it and visa versa! On the m53 daily! Edited December 22, 2014 by Daveyboy20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Job Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Same here! I forsee copious cable ties in my near future... I'll look out for your cav, can't believe I've not seen it and visa versa! On the m53 daily! Fair dinkum, sport. But what should I be looking for? Manta? What colour? BJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy20 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 1978 Cav saloon in blue with black bumpers and trim, lowered on minilites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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