Vh 1981 Sl

[farkamhall]

Hi all, just joined and have been checking all the posts i could find on this problem with the Varijet carby. I have just inherited this car and it is immaculate and the only real problem is the carby, besides it being French made, i do not like it one bit. The posts i read suggest the Webber 34ADM but do not go into much detail about the adaptor plate that is required or what else io will need to alter.Can somebody please give me a detailed description of exactly how to go about it please. Many thanks in advance.

 

[quick308]

i dont know anything about weber carbs. but holleys r alright jus dont buy a second hand one tho. i put 5 different recon holleys on mine and all were ****. put a new one on no probs. when u buy it. it will come with all of the information. iv never seen these varajets i thought the early commys come with a rochester quadra jet

 

[dollerooni]

iv never seen these varajets i thought the early commys come with a rochester quadra jet

Only the V8's came with the Rochesters. The 202 motors had Varajet carbies.

And yes, Varajets are very s**t lol. All you need for a Weber is the adapter plate, tho not sure where u get them from (maybe a carby exchange?). A new 350 Holley is nice and easy tho and they're as common as muck so not very hard to find.

 

[quick308]

the 350 vacume holley is a nice carb for a straight 6. dont put a double pumper on unless ur lookin for big power gains. cause these chew alot of juice

 

[farkamhall]

thanks guys. have decided to do a straight gas conversion.

 

[PEAKN6]

varijets are better than holleys on these motors (i know a few ppl will agree, others wont). ive been playin with varijets for a few years now and have never really had probs wif them.
reason being the varijets atomise (think thats the word) the fuel better therefore burns better. would be cheaper to put a kit through ur current carby or just try a webber.

 

[farkamhall]

thanks PEAKN6 but we are going to go for economy in this VH and as we intend to keep the car, LPG will probably give us a lot less hassle than the Varajet over a period of years. With the LPG rebate it will work out a fairly economical conversion.

 

[PEAKN6]

no probs mate, correct me if im wrong but cant gas sometimes do more harm than good? unless the motor is built for gas?

if i ever went straight gas the main thing i would look forward to is ripping out the petty tank and throwin an extra pipe under there :thumbsup: love twinpipes.

goodluck with it neway mate

 

[farkamhall]

thanks PEAKN6, could be you are right about the gas but a lot have done it without probs so will keep my fingers crossed. just made a post about the weber carby which i may get and put in til i can afford the gas, would you recognise it as a weber 34adm, if you could take a look.cheers

 

[PEAKN6]

yea mate i had a suss but i really couldnt tell the difference lol. hope all goes well for ya tho.