I am working on a lakes modified style roadster. Building it around a very nice 2.0 Ford 4 cyl + 5 speed. I am looking for a dual carb setup, mainly for the look, (have a manifold that I can use/adapt) that is nice and streetable. Webers etc. seem to be overkill for the street. Was thinking about using Muniki carbs. Any advice???
http://victorylibrary.com/main_menu.htm Try this guy if you do choose to use them. My dad used them on his panhead chopper in the 70's. But thats all I know about them. Oh and try the Jockey Journal.............
The Mikuni 42 I have on my 100ci Revtech V-Twin works great. Easy to adjust and has very crisp responce.
I run a HSR45 on my RevTech 110. I think it would be an excellent choice for a twin carb setup. I am seriously considering it for my Iron Duke banger. Let us know what you decide.
I would think he's talking about the Mikuni Side drafts. Similar to the Webers. You could use bike carbs I guess, but the side drafts would work better...
sounds like its dooable..how big of a Mukuni are you planing on using? 42mm or bigger? the only thing i see as a possible downfall might be the size of the accel. fuel pump. have had a few of them on 80 inch harley engines..the pan head back in the 70's was probably running a Bendix not a Mukuni
use the weber DCOE or the mikuni PHH, both are sidedraft. You will need 34mm to 36mm chokes if you are going to have individual runners. I think you will not have any problems with the 40 series carbs with the 2 liter motor you have. The 45 weber or the 44 PHH are more expensive but they would work better on a modified engine. Be prepared to spend time amd money for jetting but the will work like a mechanical fuel injector once you get the tuning. Call me on 607 796 0394 if I can be of more help. mike cain
Surely you've been to Esslinger???.....since it's a 2.0 Ford..... Here's their page.... http://www.esslingeracing.com/ And the Mikuni page.... http://www.esslingeracing.com/catalog/page16.pdf
If you want a cheap fix, try Keihins that came stock on Harleys. Everybody takes em off for a Mikuni or S&S carb. Theyre a CV unit, easy to jet and tune, and you can get em for next to nothing.
I think, and I hope, he is talking about using Mikuni's side drafts, if he is talking about using bike carbs he'll be in a linkage nightmare for sure, and they won't work as well as the side drafts anyways... plus they will be cheaper than 4 bike carbs...
You can get a "rack" of 4 connected Mikuni or Kei'Hin carbs from a late Japanese bike pretty cheaply. The throttle shafts (if CV type, like a miniature SU) are linked, and can easily be spaced apart to match your port positions. The slide type have merged linkage above the bodies - same deal. If not, examine the 1969-75 Triumph/BSA 3 cylinder 750, which has cable-operated slides controlled by a single gantry arm above, using piano wire to the slides. You can also get a great start on a Mega EFI conversion by using a rack of EFI TB. The Mikuni PHH is long discontinued and tuning parts are hard to find. The Weber DCOE and Dell'Orto DHLA etc. are more common and easier to tune but $$$.
We had great luck running the HSR 45's on jr dragster Briggs&Stratton engines. Not what your looking at for sure but worked great for us on alcohol and sans accelerator pumps supporting 50hp B&S engines. Might want to start here with the tuning manual for these type carbs. Lotsa food for thought. http://www.sudco.com/tool.html
I'd let you try out the mikuni flat slide on my Suzuki dirt bike, but you would have to put on some long pants first. I don't want to have to s****e your leg skin off of my exhaust pipe with my good bondo putty knife.
I'm running twin sidedraft 40mm Solexes (same as Webers) on my 2000cc Pinto. Webers run fine on the street. I have 3 cars with Weber style carbs. Sidedrafts on the Roadster, dual 44mm downdrafts on a 2110cc VW, and a single 48IDA downdraft on a 1275cc Mini.
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