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SK Carbs

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Does anybody have any opinion on SK Carbs? How do they compare to say Weber, Mikuni/Solex, TWM, and Dellorto?
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What I understand is that they are very good carbs. They are a blended design of the Mikuni Solex and the Weber. They are supposed to be on par with the Mikuni and a bit better than the Webers. The Webers supposedly have transition porting issues that make them less desireable than the Mikunis. That having been said, there are a TON of webers out there and parts are readily available.

Did you find a good price on a set?
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Let's just say I found a pair. But, I'm not certain on prices. What do you think a fair price should be?

I don't know, but would anyone know if SK 45s can be used in a blowthru air induction setup for a turbocharger later like the Dellortos.

On a side note:
The turbo setup has just to many details and mathmatics for a novice like me to do it right. As with the supercharger I just have to calculate the pulley size diameter for the task.
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I don't get it... Are SK basically Solex carbs that use Weber parts?
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Don't know what to tell you on price - haven't seen that many sell. Can't answer the blow through question either. No experience with that. But, yes, they are basically Mikunis with Weber jets iirc.
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Thanks...

There isn't a lot of info out there. I found a site. I hope he updates it soon with more info.
http://www.gracieland.org/cars/techtalk/
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Link ?

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Here is a link I found. It has some info not sure it has what your lookin for.

Good Luck

http://www.teglerizer.com/dcoe/webertune.htm
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Yeah, I know. I'm the first bidder. :roll:

Thanks! :lol:
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I did not check the link. Was there a buy it now price?
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It was $425.
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Well, I bought em! Woo hoo... Not much good until I get a solex manifold though... :)

I had a backup plan if I did not win these... Since I now have a pair, my backup plans are useless to me.

1) Another PAIR of USED MIKUNIS...

2) QUAD (4X) SINGLE-THROAT-MIKUNI carbs (not sure if they are 40 or 44). The Honda S800 Roadster had quad-carb setups. Does this look wild under the hood or what!?! Might need custom linkage.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2429981557
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Regarding the quad 44 mm Single-Throat Mikuni E1345...

I found the info on them...
http://www.esslingeracing.com/catalog/Page_16.jpg

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I looked at those carbs. Nice! You may have jumped in with both feet here. I did not mention that the center pull linkage will be a BIT** to find. Will Campbell looked for over a year. He got a set that needed modifications to work properly. I did see that Rallye has some that can be used - the need mods too...
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1995 F350 Powerstroke!
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