Carb Upgrade??

Stay away from the Solex.. that's my only .02!

Adding a 2-barrel carb may not necessarily improve your performance - in fact, it can hurt it. There must be relationship between the volume of air drawn into the intake manifold every two revolutions (i.e. all cylinders during one functional cycle) and the size of the aperture (at the throttle plate) and size of the venturi for the carburetor to work efficiently. For example, if you put a large 2-barrel carb on a 134 cubic inch engine, and tromp on the gas pedal, the vacuum drops to zip, fuel cannot be drawn into and through the venturi, and the engine comes to a halt in a heartbeat. WOs are fickle to set up, but they are efficient and the barrel and venturi are sized properly for an L134. Joshua is right about the Solex - especially in cold environments. ...R

Edited by JeepRoger - 29 Dec. 2011 at 7:08am

If you need more oomph, you may be better off boreing the engine 30 thou or so.  Mine is 60 over and I believe I can feel the difference.  It won't go any faster, but it does feel stronger on the long pulls than it did before.  I stayed with the carter after trying a Solex, if the Carter is set up right it seems to do a good job.  There is a package that I've seen that includes a manifold and a two carb set up, its two Carters, smaller than the WO on a single manifold, complicated linkage, but reminiscent of the old 6pack configuration on the Cuda.  Try to PM Gopher 4x4, he can tell you about his.

Gunslinger wrote:   Try to PM Gopher 4x4, he can tell you about his.

Thanks for all the input guys! I was just curious about an upgrade. I still love my jeep, and there's no way I would sell it just for a little more power. I'll happily drive down the street going 43 mph then give up my Willys. I think I'll steer clear of any kind of upgrade. Might just rebuild the Carter or save up for a new one.

I recently discovered this and am looking to get one since my aftermarket 1 barrel has gone south. Some ethanol fuel no doubt.

Carlsjeep wrote: Well lets see, the Jeep will be reasonably safe at 50 mph sooooo just how fast do you want to get to 50 mph and what is it worth to you?????? If you want a Jeep that is faster to 0 to 60 just buy a newer Jeep and don't bugger up an antique Jeep. I have not had a problem with how fast my Jeep gets to my max of 50 mph and it's not like I am racing someone at a stop light.  If your looking for more power on a hill your not going to get it out of the L134 without a lot of money thrown at it. I suggest you drop a Chevy 350 with say, dual four barrel carbs or fuel injection and see how long the drive train lasts with that. Sell the Jeep and buy something with the power you want.

You'll know your responding to a 4 year old thread that got needlessly resurrected, right?

I do now.....but its still all relevant.