Willys F Head 2 Barrel Carburettor - Feedback

[Lachlan]

Mine's an F Head, but it's in a CJ5 so hood clearance should be fine, so long as I find a not-so-tall air cleaner. I dunno about the Webers, but there's a narrow one to suit Holleys and Strombergs, so I'll probably hunt around for a narrow filter for the Weber if worst comes to worst.

[javajeep]

With a CJ5 I would SERIOUSLY consider bolting a Stromberg carby from an old Holden to the manifold , probably get a good one for $5 to $10

What carb is it running at the moment , Solex ?? Total crap

[Lachlan]

I have a Stromberg from a Holden 186 atm, but I would've thought a Weber would give it a bit of extra bite...? It's running like a champ at the moment though, so if it isn't that much help I might save this project to replace the POS on the CJ6...

[javajeep]

You will probably be disappointed with the Weber which in my opinion probably wont do much more than the stromberg is doing now

The weber kits make a huge improvement to solex carbed F heads , the solex has a venturi the size of a cheezel

Spend your money on making some headers , run a 1.75" to 2" exhaust and put an MSD ignition in which will give you a noticeable increase and then leave it , if you want more power go for an engine swap

[Lachlan]

OK... sounds like a plan to me. I'll probably save this project for the CJ6 as I said before, because it's about due for a carby swap, since the one it's got is only fit for a mild beating. Thanks for the tip on the headers and ignition too, I'll keep them in mind!