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Brisbane
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October 2002
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twin solexs
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Sat, 09 November 2002 10:56
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what is all the fuss i've been hearing about the twin solex carbs {like on the 18RG i wanna buy}
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Banned member
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: twin solexs
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Sat, 09 November 2002 21:59
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what fuss ?
they are great if in good condition but then there are webbers which are raw awesome horsepower
of course they have be be greatly perfectly precisely tuned also
if your in brisbane i can rebuild solexs, as i have a dealer rebuild kit, they cant be bought singly anymore......they are perfectly tuned also can take you for a drive in one of the ta22's
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Location:
Brisbane
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November 2002
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Re: twin solexs
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Sun, 10 November 2002 00:05
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How much would you want to rebuild the solex's?
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: twin solexs
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Sun, 10 November 2002 06:39
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YEH, YEH, PRICE?
what do ppl mean by "throw away"?
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Location:
Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: twin solexs
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Sun, 10 November 2002 23:44
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Man I had twin solex's on my old 18RG, they are a pain in the ass to keep tuned.
Having said that, they are not a bad carby, when in tune, my celica was great.
I think that their bad reputation came about due to them being a cheap copy of the webber side-drafts, which are the bee's knees as far as carbies go. Ferrari used them for years. When you compare solex's to the webbers, they fall a long way short.
I would have loved to put webbers on my 18RG, but spending $1500 getting them installed was hardly justified. I just had to do a little more maintenance on them.
Performance wise, if the solex's are properly set up, they should be equal to the webbers.
Either way it will go hard and sound awesome. I love the burble and crackle they make.
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: twin solexs
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Mon, 11 November 2002 03:10
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I've said it before but I'll say it again:
The best thing I ever did to my Celica was throw out the Solex's and install EFI. I'm never going back to carbies!
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