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New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:50 pm
by Volvorsport
Ey up.

Forums are a blast from the past.

I've got a set of VTR carbs on my road rally car so I'm looking for tuning advice/parts.

Obviously I need to make them both the jet wise so that would be a start

Dave

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:47 am
by haynesjones66
pictures please!!

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:41 am
by Volvorsport
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Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:45 am
by Volvorsport

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:17 am
by haynesjones66
well thats different! i assume its a classic rally car

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:13 pm
by 8541Hawk
Well the fist thing you need to do is put some filters on the black tubes on the right side of the carbs in the pics.
These feed the back side of the diaphragms(slides). The issues is the slides have lift holes, so that open tube is a direct path into the engine. :wink:

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 5:15 pm
by Volvorsport
Thanks id realised that . I've got some filter socks for the longer type trumpets

Which holes do you blank off to make the slides come up quicker .

Could do with some dynojet needles and jets if anybody has some ? :D

Its a volvo 360 . 2 litre redblock so sized 500cc per pot . I am planning to build a 2.5 engine aswell

Cheers

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 6:16 pm
by 8541Hawk
to get the slides to open quicker you would either install a different (lighter and\or shorter) spring in the slide or add lift holes to the end of the slide.

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:15 pm
by Volvorsport
Thanks . I'd read some holes you could blank off at the entrance to the carb inlet also ?

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:57 pm
by Volvorsport
Hiya . Anybody any advice for idle mixture screws that are seized in ? Heads have sheared off

Regards

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:49 pm
by 8541Hawk
Volvorsport wrote: Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:15 pm Thanks . I'd read some holes you could blank off at the entrance to the carb inlet also ?
Not that I have heard of......

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:53 pm
by 8541Hawk
Volvorsport wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:57 pm Hiya . Anybody any advice for idle mixture screws that are seized in ? Heads have sheared off

Regards
That can be a tough one.....I would get some penetrating oil (not sure of the brand names you guys have) and give them a good soak and let them sit for a bit.

Then take a left handed drill bit and drill into what is left of the screw hoping it will catch and spin it out.

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:06 pm
by Volvorsport
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Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:06 pm
by Volvorsport
Ok . I can't make the damn thing idle :oops:

I'm trying to work out how the idle system works. I'm assuming the hole before the throttle is for the choke only . It'll only run with the choke pulled out ..

Any ideas ?

Re: New VTR carbs owner

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:57 pm
by freeridenick
Volvorsport wrote: Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:15 pm Thanks . I'd read some holes you could blank off at the entrance to the carb inlet also ?
This might be the air bleeds - three brass tubes visible on the opposite side to the slides. One of these might need blocking if you find the A/F ratio is lean on part throttle openings.