<VV> Carbs (Kadrons)

[Frank DuVal]

I was wondering the same thing. Even for hard cornering, there is a mod 
to cure the stumble.

What other leaks do Rochesters have?

Air leaks at the throttle shafts? New shafts are easy to install during 
a rebuild.

Frank DuVal

Dennis & Debbie PLEAU wrote:

> Sounds like a lot of work to solve a non problem, what's wrong with HVs?
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>> From: Tamias Metis <korvayrouille66 at yahoo.com>
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: <VV> Carbs   (Kadrons)
>> Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 08:03:29 -0700 (PDT)
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>> Those of you constantly cursing your Rochester HV 's  and 
>> contemplating ditching them if there was easy way to.    There is no 
>> easy way!      If  you are  not  a  bone stock purist,  and  would 
>> really love  a technical engineering  project,    adaptation of  a  
>> twin carb set up  marketed for the Beetle/Type 1  engine.     In an 
>> earlier posting, I pointed out the  34mm Solex kit  as those carbs 
>> are only slightly larger than Rochester HV  Corvair carbs.     Here,  
>> I'd like to point you  to  the following link  concerning  the very 
>> fine   Kadron   40 mm   (Brazilian designed and produced Solex  is 
>> what a Kadron is)      The Kadron 40mm carbs are a one barrel carb 
>> .       A.J. Sims  is the leading authority on Kadrons  and his firm 
>> 'low bugget'  has many years of race proven  and  street/economy 
>> experience in the VW world.   The Kadron 40mm carbs  have a   venturi 
>> size  of  28mm    as  compared   to  the 25.40 mm  or  1 inch  size 
>> of  Corvair Rochester HV .     The  Kadrons are
>>  available  from 'low bugget'  with  venturi sizes ranging from 28mm 
>> to 32mm.   Take a look at the link as there is  much info about these 
>> carbs.  
>> http://lowbugget.com/help_section.html                         These  
>> Kadrons  have proven to be an economical alternative   to  the  two 
>> barrel Weber IDF carbs  in terms of  power output and with much 
>> better MPG  on stock  to mild  VW engines.    The Kadrons were 
>> designed in Brazil in the 70's  back  when  VW do Brasil designed 
>> their larger dual port heads,  for  their neat  looking  SP2 ,  
>> PUMA   and  the impressive Brasilia (a 'modern'  late sixties unibody 
>> car with the upright type 1 engine)        The  Kadrons might work 
>> nicely on a Vair engine   but   their smallest venturi size of 28mm  
>> is  significantly larger than the Vair's  25.4mm.    I  certainly 
>> would not think that  larger than 28mm  would be desireable  for a 
>> stock Vair.     These  might be worth considering if your favorite 
>> car keeps playin'  that  same old tune,
>>   'The Lowdown Leakey Rochester Blues.'              Tamias  Metis
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