Customer Reviews

Weber Carburetors (HP Books 774)

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The charts and carb info are great. The book explains the concepts and implications of the designs, and has many useful illustrations. For the covered carbs, the disassembly photos are superb. However, it does NOT cover the DFAV, DFEV, ICT, IDF, or DCNF carbs, which are some of the most popular. Steps necessary to determine correct jetting are not covered, which is too bad because there is great detail about the jets and how to change them.

This is one of two excellent books on carburetors that I have read. The two books have different strengths and I'd recommend getting both. The Aird and Elston book has, in my opinion, a very clear explanation of how each circuit works to atomize the fuel, so that you understand the principles and can make better choices on possible enhancements. I had read pertinent parts of Braden's book many times without understanding the principles very well (probably my fault) and the Aird and Elston book (primarily the first 30-40 pages) brought an "AHA!" to me.

After having posted the Amazon.com review some months ago, I have had several occasions to refer to Braden's book, and felt like I gave it too weak an endorsement. It is an excellent book in its own right, and if you are using Webers, you need this book too. Braden's focus on Webers made it very helpful on many of the specifics that the Aird and Elston book couldn't go into, since the Aird and Elston book covers several different brands of carbs. For example, the 40 IDA is covered very well by Braden. I'd recommend both books for different reasons.

Lee Wilkins

I read this book in one day and then began a complete disassembly of my 40DCOE18 carbs the next day. Where the text was a bit unclear, the pictures more than made up for it. I was able to do both carbs in about 4 hours with no surprises and feeling a lot more confident that I'll be able to tune these when my car gets reassembled in about a month. Great book. Realize that, at this stage, I'm not tuning for racing - so take these comments with that perspective.

This manual has helpfull guides and illustrations which help in rebuilding as well as re-designing your Webers. Charts in this book really helped me to understand and change my set-up for maximum all-around performance.

My 2054cc VW Beetle competes with V-8's of all sizes with no "slumps" (0-100mph). An even curve!

Thanks Mr. Braden!

Matt Portch

Interesting history of Weber carbs, with general theory and specific info on a range of side and downdraft models, but dated (1988). Good for restorers, but if you're doing a new 32/36 or 34 DGEC conversion on a Jeep, for example, it's not covered in this book.

The book does not contain a schematic diagram of the 40 IDF, one of the most popular carburetors for Porsche 356 and is not of much value to me. I would not have purchased it if I had known this.

This book has lots of good, general information. This book does not cover the newer carburetors like the 32/36 DGV, but it was very informative nonetheless.

The book deals with many different types of Weber so by definition is not great for specific recommendations. It does have excellent presentation and some real nice pictures of interesting set ups. It contains good reference material for how the various carbs work including the various jet types and circuits. It probably provides as much info as you have a right to expect from a generic book at this price. On an info level if you buy this book you don't need 'Weber Carburettors tuning tips and techniques' by John Passini (or vice versa) both cover very similar ground. Print and pictures are bigger in this book so from that perspective it is easier to read but less convenient for carrying around.

This book goes beyond being a mere product manual. It is, instead an education into the science of fuel/air intake for the internal combustion engine. Of course, it thoroughly vets its core topic, the Weber/Dellorto carburetor line. You'll learn about the evolution of the Weber carburetor and find out, in depth, how to work on these wonderfully engineered products.

Good historic and technical info.