Carb options

Has anybody tried a Carb off an old Vega w/ the Weber Adapter. The bolt patterns are supposed to be the same (hearsay to me I have not been able to physicaly check yet) I am currently trying to find one to check. I e-mail Tomco wich Reman Carbs out of St. Louis to see if they have a direct change over or a recomendation on a carb to us w/o emmission BS. (we are still anti-Smog Test here) I am just looking for otehr good carbs to run besides the 300 dollar Weber you know 1 wire 2-3 vacume lines easy setup LOL

honestly the webber may cost a little more than you want to spend on a carb, but they are well worth it. Repacing the stock carb on a mazda should be the first thing you do. Im very happy with mine, made my truck run so much better.

i found the weber carbs direct site. it says $400 for a carb. is there anyone selling them at a better price? i will probably find a better price after i buy one.

http://www.webercarbsdirect.com/inc/pdetail?v=1&pid=371

Its hard to say, one mans cheap could be a nother mans nightmare.

For example, the Vega carb: The linkage is on the oppposite side of the rochester/weber copy. Its the same as a DFEV, not the DGEV. SO if you know how to fabricate linkage, thats no big deal. And mounting, if you arent scared of modifying your stock intake, you can install a carb without an adapter. And rebuilding, if you get a used carb you will need to rejet and rebuild, if you are proficient at that, then you will save a bundle.

But looking at it from another perspective, is 400 bucks really that bad for something even an inexperienced wrencher can do in under two hours? I mean, its new, its already sorted, and it bolts on.

Some people can work really hard to save a couple hundred bucks. I probably would, I've never bought a new Weber, and it offends my frugality to pay for something I could do myself.

I am in your boat Russ its just finding a used one. Rebuilding is not a prob I have rebuilt my Weber and several other carbs. but finding one is. but thankyou you have answerd my main question physically they bolt up the same just linkage is on the oppisite side. (no prob build it)

I may have made too light a point of the mounting, The rochester carb will mount to a WEBER ADAPTER, my nephew is running this carb in this fashion on his long bed. His dad (my brother in law) made a copy of the weber adapter I had at my house.

But it will not bolt on to the stock manifold without some work. Some fairly precise work actually, with a drill press. As a bonus though, the valve cover becomes the tallest part of the engine with this work done..

Just wanted to clarify that.

Yeah I got that orig. Thanks Russ

i have a weber carb for sale 50 less than 300=shipping and it weighs like 9lbs in the box, like new.email me at ihatepotholes@hotmail.com if your interested. mine bolts right up to the mazda 2.2 or 2.0 and it already has the adptor plate with it

i have a weber carb for sale 50 less than 300+shipping and it weighs like 9lbs in the box, like new.email me at ihatepotholes@hotmail.com if your interested. mine bolts right up to the mazda 2.2 or 2.0 and it already has the adptor plate with it