OK so my stock 1600TP runs fine and doesn't struggle TOO much on the hills (living in Lincolnshire helps!) but I'm always looking for ways to make her more driveable in modern traffic conditions.
For a relatively small outlay a lot of folk seem to have gone the twin carb route...certainly it seems a better idea than a 1641 upgrade. Would probably switch to electronic ignition at the same time - not for performance reasons so much as no need to set up points and improved year round starting.
So, what are folks views on twin carb set ups? The last thing I want to do is take my standard carb off which at the end of the day does the job and replace it with something that will give me trouble and be a pain to set up, but, equally, if it is a straightforward way of getting a bit more 'driveability' into her then I'm all for it.
Also, VWH seem to offer 2 alternatives, a Weber https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/AC129K1411/weber-34-ict-carb-kit-t1-2-tp-or-use-ac1297411/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and an EMPI https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/AC1297411/empi-34-epc-carb-kit-t1-2-tp/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which look very similar but £100 difference in price...again, any opinions / experiences welcome!
Thanks all!
For a relatively small outlay a lot of folk seem to have gone the twin carb route...certainly it seems a better idea than a 1641 upgrade. Would probably switch to electronic ignition at the same time - not for performance reasons so much as no need to set up points and improved year round starting.
So, what are folks views on twin carb set ups? The last thing I want to do is take my standard carb off which at the end of the day does the job and replace it with something that will give me trouble and be a pain to set up, but, equally, if it is a straightforward way of getting a bit more 'driveability' into her then I'm all for it.
Also, VWH seem to offer 2 alternatives, a Weber https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/AC129K1411/weber-34-ict-carb-kit-t1-2-tp-or-use-ac1297411/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and an EMPI https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/AC1297411/empi-34-epc-carb-kit-t1-2-tp/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which look very similar but £100 difference in price...again, any opinions / experiences welcome!
Thanks all!