Triple 45 DCOE setup for M30

[rxsumo 33]

Its time for a garage clean out.

I have a set of triple 45DCOEs with manifolds for a M30 "big six".

These came off a E3 that I brought a few years back owned by Tony Devos.

Tony said that the jetting was for a 3.5 litre engine

The carbies have reputed to have been stripped and cleaned and rebuilt and have never been run since rebuilding.

The manifolds and air cleaner elbows are supposed to be geniune Alpina items, but are not marked as such.

There is a fabricated air box that would attach to a FI style air cleaner on the RHS of the engine bay.

There are some linkages for a E3/E12, but they arent that flash.

I'm looking for $1500 for the lot

PM me if you are interested

[Silver Fox 43]

Pm'd thanks, wider question for mechanics out there.

What are the advantages of carburation as opposed to fuel injection?

I'm building up a M30 3.5 for a race car, and don't want to go turbo, are these an option, and why?

Thanks.

Edited November 15, 2007 by Silver Fox

[CamB 48]

Pm'd thanks, wider question for mechanics out there.

What are the advantages of carburation as opposed to fuel injection?

I'm building up a M30 3.5 for a race car, and don't want to go turbo, are these an option, and why?

Thanks.

The carbies will let you run pretty much any cam you want (you'll probably need to get them rejetted though, and maybe new venturis), whereas single TB fuel injection has problems as valve overlap increases on more radical cams. They'll also sound so awesome it will bring a tear to the eye, and make good power if set up right.

The drawback is fuel consumption and they may be fiddly to set up (find someone who knows how). 45's might be a bit small for really high power levels too (I'd imagine they'd be ok to maybe 300hp - hopefully someone who knows can chime in).

ITBs with fuel injection give you the best of both worlds, but $$$ to buy and tune.

Edited November 15, 2007 by CamB