T40's

[Pete]

Just woundering that can you only use the vauxhall ones? or can you use other T40's? such as the ones of the lotus elan etc?

[mk1nova_rich]

What are these Vauxhall T40s you speak of? lol The Sport has Weber DCOEs specific to the Sport (numbered 143 and 144 i think) which have vacuum take-off for the dizzy etc. What engine are you fitting to?

[Pete]

What are these Vauxhall T40s you speak of? lol The Sport has Weber DCOEs specific to the Sport (numbered 143 and 144 i think) which have vacuum take-off for the dizzy etc. What engine are you fitting to?

thats what i ment :(
at the moment i was just lookin at them on ebay, but was just woundering if they had to be the sport DCOE's to fit a nova engine such as a 1.3 etc, or if the elans would fit, but you've answered my question already lol

[mk1nova_rich]

You can use any DCOEs really, but theres a good chance they will need re-jetting and chokes changing depending on what engine they were set up for. I'm sure you can run without the dizzy advance or can plumb it into the servo pipe somehow

[peester]

^^ as he said - you dont need vauxhall or nova specific ones, tho it can help..
weber or dellorto DCOE (thatll match the mainfold then.)

[vaughanmc]

Get some competition 40's (DCOE151) I think the number is :) :)

[comptoncj]

My 40s came off an alfa romeo lol, had to change the chokes and jets, when it came to vac advance i simply drilled and tapped the manfiold with some fittings, some vac pipe and a t piece onto the distributor, job done :)

[dj_wudgey]

^^ as he said - you dont need vauxhall or nova specific ones, tho it can help..
weber or dellorto DCOE (thatll match the mainfold then.)

as long as they are 40's thats all that matters mate mine came off another sr nova before me but there not sport carbs and thats a certainty!! any 40's will do fella so long as youve got the right inlet! then if the jets/chokes are wrong for example off a 2ltr they will need changing and setting up and thats that!!

[deanwilko]

You can use any DCOEs really, but theres a good chance they will need re-jetting and chokes changing depending on what engine they were set up for. I'm sure you can run without the dizzy advance or can plumb it into the servo pipe somehow

this is my way of doing it

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww349/deanwilko/DSC00564.jpg?t=1284811827

[dj_wudgey]

whats that t peice from matey?? im running mine without the advance on at the moment!!

[deanwilko]

came from a vw polo

[dj_wudgey]

came from a vw polo

nice mate i gather all the pipe's go on snug then yea?? my pall drill a hole in his manifould and did it that way but ive got a irmscher manifould and dont want to drill it lol

[deanwilko]

nice mate i gather all the pipe's go on snug then yea?? my pall drill a hole in his manifould and did it that way but ive got a irmscher manifould and dont want to drill it lol

i used the standard servo pipe. i made a couple and have 2 left i will post you one if interested.

[dj_wudgey]

yea man how much you looking???

[Novasport]

Dont bother with a vacuum advance, I was told you are better off without it on an engine equipped with 40's. The Sport carbs were an emission carb AFAIK which is why they were fitted with the vac take off's. Also they are not specific to the Sport, they were fitted to another model before the Sport was born ;). For performance a normal set of DCOE's would be better and cheaper

[dj_wudgey]

Dont bother with a vacuum advance, I was told you are better off without it on an engine equipped with 40's. The Sport carbs were an emission carb AFAIK which is why they were fitted with the vac take off's. Also they are not specific to the Sport, they were fitted to another model before the Sport was born ;). For performance a normal set of DCOE's would be better and cheaper

nice mate i wont bother then lol it runs a little lumpy on tickover thats all just though this may help! but then before that i thought it may be a idle jet thats blocked ill have to go get them cleaned out when i have a spare day!