Anyone using a sync-link on 32/36 carbs?

[Honolulu]

Got myself yet another 2002 (my fifteenth) and have been cruising the FAQ board, which is generally pretty good. This latest is a '76 with a Weber 32/36 carb, something that's also used in pairs on our E9s which have the same individual cylinder displacement.

They 02 guys are all hopped up about a "Sync-Link" fitted to their 32/36 webers. It essentially turns a progressive two-barrel carb (secondary only opens after a certain opening of the primary) into something closer to the 38/38 synchronous (where both carb barrels open simultaneously).

Anyone using this on a CS? The device is sold by pierce manifolds and maybe others, for about $60 per carb.

 

[jmackro]

While I am running 32/36's on my e9, they are in their original, progressive mode - not synchronized.

My questions back to you would be:

- What problem do you hope the synch-link will solve? How do you expect it to perform differently?
- Do you plan to use the synch-link for street or competition? Is it intended for one or the other?
- What benefits does Pierce claim for this gizmo? I have a high regard for Mike Pierce - Why not call and ask Mike to respond to questions #1 & 2 above?

Everything in engineering is a trade-off. Tweak something to improve parameter "A" and parameter "B" will suffer. The Weber 32/36 has been engineered to deliver fuel smoothly and efficiently. Eliminating the progressive operation may give 2% more top end power at the expense of mid-range smoothness and/or fuel economy.