quote:Originally posted by Racecar Mike:
... There were many factory Weber equippped and aftermarket Weber equipped road cars on the street in past years ...
Even Ford Escorts (the European rally car versions) were equipped with Webers. IR carburetion was standard fare amongst sports cars from the 50s through the 70s, although they all didn't necessarily use Webers (DellOrto, Stromberg, SU). Lets not forget sport bikes, with four down draft Mikunis or Keihins sitting under the fuel tank. How many twin cylinder motorcycles were equipped with two carbs? Triumph, BSA, Norton, Honda, etc. EVERY single cylinder engine has IR carburetion! Impossible for it to be otherwise. Not just motorcycles, but lawn mowers, generators, cement mixers, etc. These cars, motorcycles, etc. all ran and still run just fine.
There is no argument that two, four, or six carburetors are more complicated to tune than a single carburetor. However there is nothing inherently faulty with IR carburetion. Whether or not problems shall arise is all in the execution. Food for thought.