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Title: Side draft
Post by: Amilla on May 14, 2007, 08:43:32 AM
I was thinking about going with a side draft carb set up.  I have an 88 sammi.
I was woundering if anyone has ever run a side draft or know anyone that has run them.  Are there any cons to this carb set up?  I have heard some people say that they can be pretty boggy as low speeds due to the intake not being able to pull the fuel in at lower RRMs.  But i have also heard that they have very snappy throttle response.

Any information would be great.

Thanks


Amilla
Title: Re: Side draft
Post by: blakester1123 on May 14, 2007, 09:49:07 AM
i would save a little more and do a 1.6 swap you wont regret it 8v or 16v
Title: Re: Side draft
Post by: Amilla on May 14, 2007, 11:15:41 AM
I can do the side draft carb for about 350 bucks.

But and engine swap has been in the back of my mind for a while, i will most likely do an engine swap later on but for now im going stick with the mighty 1.3L


Amilla
Title: Re: Side draft
Post by: Drone637 on May 14, 2007, 11:22:27 AM
I have a side draft on my SJ-410 and I love it.  You don't stall out while climbing like the traditional carb setups.  :)

Not sure about issues, but one of the guys I used to wheel with used a side draft on a Toyota that has a nasty habit of causing the head to burn valves up unless it was tuned just right.  He ended up switch to injection after a year or so.
Title: Re: Side draft
Post by: Rhinoman on May 15, 2007, 05:36:07 AM
Which carb are you considering? The SU carb swap is very popular in the UK usually using a 90 degree adapter. The adapters do suffer from carb icing in the winter though so a properly converted manifold is a better option. If the carb is set up right it doesn't matter whether its sidedraught or downdraught, the fuel still has to be pulled up from the float chamber.
Title: Re: Side draft
Post by: ebewley on May 15, 2007, 09:10:57 AM
I was thinking about going with a side draft carb set up.  I have an 88 sammi.
I was woundering if anyone has ever run a side draft or know anyone that has run them.  Are there any cons to this carb set up?  I have heard some people say that they can be pretty boggy as low speeds due to the intake not being able to pull the fuel in at lower RRMs.  But i have also heard that they have very snappy throttle response.

Any information would be great.

Thanks


Amilla


From the ZUKIWORLD Archives:

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_050102/feature_dcoesetup.htm

And the ZUKIWORLD Gear Guide:

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_060101/feature_reynolds_01.htm

I've run'em and I like them. There are things to do for set up but once they're dialed in, they are great and the webers are rock solid; no further adjustments needed.

-Eric

Title: Re: Side draft
Post by: Amilla on May 15, 2007, 10:08:20 AM
Hey thanks for all the information about them.
I havnt decided what carb i should run yet, any one got any ideas on that?

Thanks again

Amilla
Title: Re: Side draft
Post by: ebewley on May 15, 2007, 10:49:32 AM
Hey thanks for all the information about them.
I havnt decided what carb i should run yet, any one got any ideas on that?

Thanks again

Amilla

Depends on use of vehicle and desired out come.

-Eric