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Any one remember them? Are they still available? How popular have they really been?  I remember in the early 80's you could even buy them out of things like the 'Kays' or 'Burtons' Catalogue (a clothes catalogue!!)  , and I think every motor accessory store sold them. The 'Nikki twin choke carburettor convision kit' at the time was something of a subject of redicule, but with the passage of time certain MK1 Escort, Mini and Beetle owners did in fact find them a bit of a improvement. Views anybody? |
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J.P
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I remember a carb guide in MiniWorld a few years back and these were deemed desirable IIRC but i know little else about them!
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You got the carb and a spacer to fit it to your stock manifold, a pancake filter and some instructions printed off on one of those Gestetner machines (before photocopiers were common or cheap!) and they had a kit to fit just about everything. They cost a whole lot less than a Webber...
I knew a few people who ran them back in the day.
It was considered a bit of a halfasses way of doing things. Sort of the equivalent of fancy wheel trims rather than alloy wheels if you know what I mean.
They were sold in Custom Car and thelike as a Performance add on, they were sold in Practical Motorist as a fuel saving device, they were sold in spares shops as a cheaper alternative to a OE replacement carb.
No idea if they were as cr@p as some suggest they were.
However with rose tinted nostalgia glasses on everyone will want one.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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And exactly why I did this post ...memories  |
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I have one in the shed, it includes a glass screen on the float chamber
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Woo, must be as good as a Holley then!
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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The carb on my Pop looks like one barrel out of a miniature Holley. I think I'll change it to a Nikki if one turns up. That has no diaphragm, no solenoid and no auto choke but it ain't giving me 'no problems' at the moment.
I expect when autochokes were the rage and were continually going wrong as they did then a simpler method probably did seem appealing. I remember many many mornings when mum's car wouldn't start because the chokey thing was cocking it up.
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they came stock on a lot of old Mazda's and other J cars. I have a four barrel one in the garage. Quite a complicated bit of kit !
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, and I think every motor accessory store sold them.
