Capri 1.6 1081 help?

[Tonymg]

well i got an 1981 Capri 1.6 and its got the old ford Carb i think it would benefit from a upgrade Carb or a webber and air filter? but witch one and type? its got a auto choke at the mo so would this have to go? here are some photos of what it looks like... Feed back would be nice any at all...

[Chest Rockwell]

Has been a while since I was in the world of carbs, but I remember buying a replacement auto choke Weber for a Sierra 2.0 DOHC. That was around 1996 and the cost was approx. £250. But back then they were easily sourced from decent motor factors.

Looking on the Weber reseller site, there is a somewhat pricey (out of stock) replacement carb kit for the 1.6 OHC http://www.fastroadcars.co.uk/shop/index.php?act=v... and does detail the carb model as Weber 32/36 DGV 5A am guessing the air filter would be the matching K&N for that carb model.

[LDM]

Something like the 32/36 would make it more like gt/sport spec or you could go for the 38 DGAS (I think that the right one) although I would be tempted to go for a nice srt of twin webers - they sound fantastic and stop the car feeling like its ran out of breath.

[Tonymg]

Thanks for the feed back I just rang the guy from that web site Anthony his name and i'v ordered 34ich £180 all in.
will get back to you all with photos and feed back on the webber....

[Chest Rockwell]

Tonymg said:

Thanks for the feed back I just rang the guy from that web site Anthony his name and i'v ordered 34ich £180 all in.
will get back to you all with photos and feed back on the webber....

Glad to read that. I had years of trawling though scrappys looking for replacement carbs for my Sierras, mainly 1.6 and 2.0 OHCs. When my DOHC's carb died and nearly threw me into the windscreen (I did have my seatbelt on too) I decided I couldn't take another trawl through Twigworth's Scrapyard so opted to shell out for a new unit. Was like a different car once I replaced the cruddy Ford thing with a Weber.

Look forward to your update.