So Today I drove the sam for the first time . It needs a carb. Which weber should I get the h2o choke or the eletric choke?  Also can 30" tires on stock rims  fit with a 2" shackle lift ? Thanks guys

This depends on what you are wanting to do with it. If you want the milage and your vacuum sensors, hoses and switches are in order, a rebuilt or good used hitachi is a good idea. Sounds like you want to go the mod route so the hitachi may not be quite enough.

As far as the webers, I had a weber 34 dgav with electric choke, and I didn't care for it. I'm starting to think that it's a knock off. If I were to do it again, I would go for a 32 36 with water choke. I liked the way the water choke worked on the hitachi much better than the electric choke on the weber 34.

-Adam

hi:

I have been running a Weber 32/36 DGAV (water choke) since 2002 on my 1.6 8-valve with good success.

That said:

A Weber is only as good as the condition of the engine that it is attached to.  The Weber is entirely mechanical.  It cannot compensate for engine conditions like the ECM-controlled Hitachi can.  Kevin "Sarge" Lafferty - the weber guru - has mentioned in many posts that you cannot expect a miracle improvement on your engines' performance with the installation of any mechanical  carburetor (Hyundai Pony, Toyota, etc.) without first making sure that the engine it is going on is in reasonably good shape - good compression, good fuel flow, free-flowing exhaust, solid ignition system.

Finally, if you feel that your engine is in good enough shape for a manual carb transplant, you might want to consider looking into the My Side package offered by Zuksoffroad.  It's an adapter kit that allows you to install a side-draft Harley Davidson carburetor on your 1.3.   Allegedly, it's main advantage is it's ability to deal with steep operating angles.


Here is the link:

http://zuksoffroad.com/products/MY-SIDE.htm


Hope this helps!

The sam I just bought had been sitting for four years. The stock carb is a mess all clogged up. The sam came with an extra hitachi that I bolted on. After a complete tune up it runs great until it warms up. Then it falls on its face from off idle to 2500rpms. Full throttle is good and idles perfect. I have a rebuid kit for the hitachi also. I am thinking its the h20 choke. Because it runs great for about 2 miles when cold then the trouble begins.

Fixed it , it was the EGR !

Excellent!