weber carby position?

[ericcs]

as the picture shows, the carby sits 180deg. to all the webers iv'e seen on golfs. are there any pro's or con's the way it is?

http://i59.tinypic.com/2mcsg49.jpg

[Martin]

Carburetors can be side draft or down draft - the float chamber is different between these configurations
Side draft is probably better as it has a direct airflow into the head - but needs a lot more space
Down draft will put the air flow through an elbow, this configuration uses less space but is taller

Both work really well for street cars
In Motorsport there would be a preference for side draft
But it's mostly fuel injection and ECU these days which is far superior to carburators

[ericcs]

Carburetors can be side draft or down draft - the float chamber is different between these configurations
Side draft is probably better as it has a direct airflow into the head - but needs a lot more space
Down draft will put the air flow through an elbow, this configuration uses less space but is taller

Both work really well for street cars
In Motorsport there would be a preference for side draft
But it's mostly fuel injection and ECU these days which is far superior to carburators

sorry, I was meaning on this car the fuel bowl is on the right and throttle linkage are on the left, while all the other down draught weber setups, show it the other way round.

[eltonking]

sorry, I was meaning on this car the fuel bowl is on the right and throttle linkage are on the left, while all the other down draught weber setups, show it the other way round.

I know what you mean, doesn't make a difference dude it's all same-same

[ericcs]

Yeah it was just a curiosity question, as the car runs fine.