1776 Carbs

[jl7474]

I just bought a Thing for my wife and it has a 1776 engine. It has a mild cam and big valve heads. It currently has dual Kadron's on it. I don't like the way it accelerates when taking off from a stop light and from what I'm being told that is fairly common for these types of carbs. I am considering switching to dual 40 Webers. Is this a good idea? What are you opinions and also what is the best kit to get?

Here is the ones I am currently looking to buy.
http://www.jbugs.com/product/43-7317.html?Category_Code=1973-vw-thing-performance-carburetors

Thank you for any help!

[jl7474]

Would I be better off going with something like this?

http://vwparts.aircooled.net/Dual-Weber-ICT-Carb-Kit-All-Engines-CB-p/cb-dual-ict.htm

[liken127]

Just did the 40 Webbers, And they were great out of the box!
they went on a 1914, with a little bigger than stock heads.

[Bashr52]

The ICT's would be a step in the wrong direction, as they are 34mm vs the 40mm of the Kads.

Are you sure your Kads are adjusted/synced correctly? Verify your accelerator pump is working correctly, they are often out of adjustment and need to be shimmed.

[74 Thing]

If you make the change you want 2 two barrel carbs. You already have 2 single barrel carbs on it now so you want the upgrade. John at Aircooled.net has a program where he will disassemble and clean/set the floats and jet according to your combination and elevation. That may be something you want to look into.

[Rev. Scott]

I like my K-Dogs. They are reliable. The plenum based design makes them forgiving to meatheads like me...but they dont perform. You can spend a buck or two and send them to the Kady Shack...fix 'em up proper! I need a new motor and am looking at a single carb setup.
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[tobiasax]

It sounds like something is wrong with your engine/carbs. Kadrons shouldn't behave that way.

I used dual Kads om my 1776cc w stock 040 heads and Engle W110 cam. It ran great always with good respons. It was strong as hell on low/mid rpm. However, above around 4500 rpm the engine wanted more than the carb could deliver.

I later did switch to dual 40DRLA with 32 mm venturies and did some porting. This really woke the engine up at higher rpm. However I did lose a little low end punch.

Good luck!
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[jmstu76]

Can a 34 pict 3 feed a 1776?

Sorry, yes, kind of a high jack
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'76 Deluxe Sage Green Westy
2258 cc GD case 78mm CW crank, 2.0 H-beam rods 5,325” 22mm pin, JE forged pistons with 15cc dish, JE rings, type 11 clearanced oil pump, CB Eagle 2205 Type-2 “Torque Special” hydraulic cam with matched lifters fed by CB Dual Weber 40 IDF MX with 6” foam air filters, currently 55 idle, 130 main, 200 air correction, 32 mm venturis. 27in General Grabber AT2 All Terrains, Berg Shifter, stock '76 exhaust HPC Ceramic Coated. 11/18/2020

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[Bashr52]