Thread: Carby Specialists Canberra/Queanbeyan

You are going to need more than a carby shop.
You need a engine tuner.
Someone with a Dyno or a old time mechanic with a oxygen sensor etc.
A motor bike shop and a motor mechanic of the old school could be helpful in the ACT.
Not many people will be willing to put in the time needed using existing components to get it right at a price you would be willing to pay.
You can not set up a carby on the bench to suit a motor, it must be jetted to that motor in the real world,
NSU........carby............spares jets are they advailable......... and is the carby really suitable at all ?
I suspect the reason the motor and carby are running the way it is because of the above problems.

The carby is basically a slightly larger version of the carby on a series 1 landie. The series 1 has a Solex 32 pci where I have a Solex 34 pci. (Actually using the carby size calculator in the Solex handbook, the carby on a series 1 should be a 34 or larger.

I suspect the jets are all the right size but needs to be checked out by an "expert".

Garry

solex pci series.......28 to 34 are used on Volkswagon.
Parts should be advailble.
The latter haffie carbies were twin throat.
What size bore kit is the motor running ?

What I have been able to do in the past is to convert a adjustable holden Stromberg carby main jet kit into other carbies to give me the adjustability needed to set up a carby to a motor.
Even getting a hold off a holden adjustable jet kit is very hard as carbies are now so much a thing of the past.

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

solex pci series.......28 to 34 are used on Volkswagon.
Parts should be advailble.
The latter haffie carbies were twin throat.
What size bore kit is the motor running ?

It has a 87mm bore - yes the carbies are used on VWs that is why I went to the local VW Beetle specialist.

Garry a Vacuum guage (Tuning) plugged into any non ported vacuum source will give you some idea of what the problem may be, no tuning operation should be done without a Vacuum guage, sounds like you have vacuum leaks somewhere, the guage will help, Regards Frank.

There is an engineering place in Queanbeyan and they not only specialize in some carbys, they specialize in VW stuff.

I'm raking my brain to think of the guys name and the name of the place.

He also sells rags in Canberra.

Really helpful guy. I'm thinking his name is John.

And with the help of Google maps, the shop is QIM Engineering.

Further help from Google and QIM Rags web page, his name is Terry.

Happy Days.

Originally Posted by Tank

Garry a Vacuum guage (Tuning) plugged into any non ported vacuum source will give you some idea of what the problem may be, no tuning operation should be done without a Vacuum guage, sounds like you have vacuum leaks somewhere, the guage will help, Regards Frank.

Thanks Frank - good point - when I was trying to get my 101 tuned a view years back the guy said I needed to replace the tin valley cover gasket as there were vacuum leaks - he used some sort of spray that made the engine run differently when sucked in. Unfortunately with the Haffy there are no vacuum sources other than the carby inlet and the joints to the heads and between carby and manifold have been resealed last week. But it is something that needs to be checked by someone who knows what they are doing.

Originally Posted by joel0407

And with the help of Google maps, the shop is QIM Engineering.

Thanks - I didn't know they still existed - their old shop with their signage is around the corner still vacant. I used them 25 years ago and they were Ok then. I will pay them a visit.

Someone I also used 25 years ago was Performance Plus in the same area and I see that they do carby works so I will check then out as well.

I find it amazing that I am constantly having to go another city a 10th of the size of Canberra to find businesses with car focus for anything out of the ordinary.

Thanks to everyone for all the pointers.

Garry