CorvAircraft> alternative carbs

[Gary&Sharon]

David, Clare,   You guys have sold me,  Anyone wanna buy a Dellorto?  :0) 
David,  what is the model/number you recommend?  Gary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david stroud" <dstroud at storm.ca>
To: "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft" <corvaircraft at mylist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: CorvAircraft> alternative carbs


> Exactly right, Clare. Simplicity is a good thing. The best carb I ever had
> on my soob was that $20 Holley 5200 out of a Chevette. Like a fool, I
> swapped it out later for the Holley 2300 with McNeilly mixture plate etc.
> and gained no performance to speak of, gained about 6 lbs and my wallet
> was about $700 lighter.
>
> For you lads that are needing carbs and are seriously interested in 
> getting
> an engine running rather than banging away endlessly on a keyboard,  you
> might consider that Harley/ Zenith sidedraft carb that I used and Murray
> Green is using now. They are under $300 new, they are simple to install
> and get adjusted right and they work well. I hate messing with carbs and 
> this
> one ran like a charm. Ebay has nice ones for under $100.
>
> David Stroud   Ottawa, Canada
> C-FDWS  Christavia
> Fairchild 51 under construction
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clare Snyder" <claresnyder at rogers.com>
> To: "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft" <corvaircraft at mylist.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 6:00 PM
> Subject: Re: CorvAircraft> alternative carbs
>
>
> Basically too complex. We do not need the tuneability required for a road
> racing car - for phenomenal accelleration through corners and all that
> stuff.
> Which means we don't need the extra parts and weight. We don't need dual
> throats. Lots of stuff there we don't need, particularly since they are 
> not
> altitude compensating, do not provide for simple in cockpit mixture
> adjustment, and will not provide us with any tangible performance
> improvement over some much simpler, lighter, smaller, and generally less
> expensive and complex alternatives.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary&Sharon" <topsaddle at first-comm.net>
> To: "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft" <corvaircraft at mylist.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:01 AM
> Subject: Re: CorvAircraft> alternative carbs
>
>
> Clare,
> Thanks for your imput,  I am curious what you meant by "OVERKILL for our
> use"  to large?  to complex?
>
>
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