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I'm just getting round to fitting a pair of twin 40 Solex carbs to my Starlet. Does anyone have any idea what sort of set up would be a good starting point on a Toyota 4k engine, as I've never had to sort a set up like this from scratch before & so have no idea about choke or jet sizes. Cheers  |
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swap for another make? I hate solex's they never go right!
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Egads, rare beasties ;D I imagine they're an utter mare to get bits for now - had a set of ones for a Sprint once, they hadn't survived the test of time well and I found it pretty hard to find any bits for them.... If you've got the manifold, pick up a pair of cheap, rebuildable Dellorto 40's. They're much easier to get bits for and will give you more options in the long run I would have thought Hold their tune quite nicely, too! |
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Last Edit: Oct 3, 2006 16:37:26 GMT by Lewis
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Solex 40'sBenzBoy
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If you've got the manifold, pick up a pair of cheap, rebuildable Dellorto 40's. Very rare to read the words "cheap" and "Dellorto 40's" in the same sentence! ;D All the sets I've seen fetch loads... maybe I'm not looking in the right places... So are Solex 40's not any good? I don't think I've ever seen any  |
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I'm not sure but I think the fact barely any are left kind of says it all....There was a Sprint racecar for sale drifting around with them on! Anybody? I bought my pair of twin 40's for 60 quid, they just needed a freshen up - that was off the 'bay! The 45's cost me a shade over double that but that was including manifold |
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Solex 40'sBenzBoy
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I bought my pair of twin 40's for 60 quid, they just needed a freshen up - that was off the 'bay! No way!!!11! I've never seen a set for less than £150 or so... good ebaying there! |
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easier to keep in tune than webers, because they are more simple. no idea about setup, the bmw 1802ti used them as standard.
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I've seen quite a few J cars with them fitted & they all seem to get them running ok, I've only ever had anything to do with webers on my dad's cortina & they've been total sh1te, even after full rebuild & set up properly
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