Question about Carb!!

andrericardo · 10-09-2007

My Manta A has a Zenith carb.
How is it in comparison to a Weber 32/36 DGAV?

BQS4 · 10-09-2007

Originally Posted by andrericardo

My Manta A has a Zenith carb.
How is it in comparison to a Weber 32/36 DGAV?

I've never heard of a Zenith carb for Opels, not that there wasn't, but, as for the weber, there's a nice gentleman in Italy that has tons of jets and such for webers to precisly tune a weber for your motor/driving, very quick on shipping and cheap prices too. The weber is far more a better carb to use.

andrericardo · 10-09-2007

Thanks for your help!!

Lets hear more opinions.

GTJIM · 10-09-2007

These carbs were used in Europe on Mantas as an alternative to the fuel injection on 'cheaper' model Opels ... probably the only carbs in the world WORSE than the Slowex (Solex!)

73Manta72gt · 10-09-2007

Worse than a solex...that's very scary. The solex on my 69 wagon almost got me killed more than once. Weber is well worth the money and will pay for itself in gas.

tekenaar · 10-09-2007

Originally Posted by BQS4

I've never heard of a Zenith carb for Opels, not that there wasn't, but, as for the weber, there's a nice gentleman in Italy that has tons of jets and such for webers to precisly tune a weber for your motor/driving, very quick on shipping and cheap prices too. The weber is far more a better carb to use.

. . . uh, guess you didn't read my thread about "Rescuing a Commodore GS in Kuala Lumpur" from about a week ago . . . that 2.8 CIH had two of them on it and the Zenith pairs were also used on a Mercedes 2.8 engine for several years . . .

. . . not! making any judgements of their "worth", though!

2 Fast 4 U · 10-10-2007

Originally Posted by tekenaar

. . . not! making any judgements of their "worth", though!

They're "worthless" as GTJIM mentioned

andrericardo · 10-10-2007

So I guess that I should swap it for the Weber 32/36 DGAV that I have laying around?

BQS4 · 10-10-2007

Originally Posted by andrericardo

So I guess that I should swap it for the Weber 32/36 DGAV that I have laying around?

I would swap, but, I would also convert the water choke DGAV (the "A" stands for 'agua') to an electric or a manual choke.

andrericardo · 10-11-2007

is that conversion easy to do?

BQS4 · 10-11-2007

Originally Posted by andrericardo

is that conversion easy to do?

Yes it is, the conversion kit can be ordered at Top-End Performance. Import Car Parts and Tuning. Weber Carbs. 818 764-1901 or www.redline.com It eliminates all the clutter of the tiny water lines and furture possible leaks. Cleans up under the hood.

2 Fast 4 U · 10-11-2007

Originally Posted by 2 Fast 4 U

They're "worthless" as GTJIM mentioned

Thanks Otto

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GTJIM Old Opeler Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,686 Provided Answers: 12	Zenith ... These carbs were used in Europe on Mantas as an alternative to the fuel injection on 'cheaper' model Opels ... probably the only carbs in the world WORSE than the Slowex (Solex!) __________________ GTJim Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2009 J D Henry All Rights Reserved

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10-09-2007	#3 (permalink)
andrericardo Opeler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 35	Thanks for your help!! Lets hear more opinions.

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73Manta72gt Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 341	Worse than a solex...that's very scary. The solex on my 69 wagon almost got me killed more than once. Weber is well worth the money and will pay for itself in gas.

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andrericardo Opeler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 35	So I guess that I should swap it for the Weber 32/36 DGAV that I have laying around?

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andrericardo Opeler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 35	is that conversion easy to do?

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