engine and drivetrain Weber 38 Dges

[1972-2002]

I am thinking about swapping out my Weber 23/36 for a Weber 38. what are the collective thoughts on this?

 

Also i can get a Weber 38 on webercarbdirect for $219 any reason not to order from that company?

 

Garry

[Dev02]

My understanding is that those are not true Webers, there are a number of threads just search for the company name. Personally I'd suggest Pierce Manifolds, and tell them your full setup and they will get you the correct jets.

[napa02]

Love my 38.... x2 on pierce manifolds.... solid folks

[esty]

i have 3 32/36's and 1 38, all purchased from weber carbs direct...all are good...i have no clue why anyone would say weber carbs direct doesn't sell genuine webers...just because their price may be lower doesn't mean they are knockoffs

 

you'll get a big kick & a wide grin from a 38 but suffer in fuel economy

[AceAndrew]

Esty, they are knock-offs.

 

 

 

Do NOT buy from webercarbsdirect.com if you want real weber parts.  Any real made-in-spain weber in North America is being distributed through Redline (which is where Korman, Ireland Eng, Metric Mech., Pierce, Canon etc. source their carbs).  Most of the time if you order a downdraft setup through a 2002-specialist (mentioned above) they will jet the carb as close as they can to your setup, they do cost a bit more up front, but your not paying for a bunch of extra hardware.

 

Interestingly they (WCD) have the legal right to call their carbs "webers" but are not affiliated in anyway to the Weber we know.  http://genuineweber.blogspot.com/

 

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/136768-38-weber-ie-dizzy-8mm-plug-wires-blue-coil/

 

 

*Have had some interesting experiences with their Chinese manufacturer as well.  Kind of entertaining.

Edited September 27, 2013 by AceAndrew

[Cru Jones]

What are people's real world mpg on the 38 anyway? My exhaust is massive and I'm pretty sure I'm jetted rich to compensate, so I'm lucky to get 22mpg for my commute/tooling around town in my 32/36. Wonder how much worse it would be in the 38...

[AceAndrew]

Decently tuned I'm getting 26-ish mpg on my 38/38 (%70 freeway %30 around town).
 

[GreenSwede]

I´m thinking about ordering one from Top End Performance, bought my 4-1 header there and very happy with response and so on from Steve. I´m going manual choke, though. The choke has been under my control for 20 years and in that case I´m reluctant to change..

Can´t remember the price, but it´s much cheaper than in sweden. And I´ve got a feeling they know how to jet it.

Edited September 27, 2013 by GreenSwede

[1972-2002]

top end sells them for like $420 and pierce manifolds sells them for $309

[GreenSwede]

top end sells them for like $420 and pierce manifolds sells them for $309

 

Sorry, I was looking at 38 DGMS, which is $329.

 

http://www.racetep.com/webcarb.html

[Cru Jones]

Decently tuned I'm getting 26-ish mpg on my 38/38 (%70 freeway %30 around town).

That's pretty good. I really need to sort out my jetting. I have no idea why my mpg is such crap. Car runs well though. :|

[tjones02]

On an '02 that has the fittings in the intake and block I like to ditch the electric choke and run the water one. Much smoother operation and doesn't go cold if you stop for 5 min at the store or gas station. It can get annoying when the electric choke goes cold with the engine still warm; idle shoots high.....

 

Other than that, I like recommending buying a carb from a source like Ireland that'll jet it for your engine....

[dbmw2002]

Gotsta agree mwith Ace on this one, have bought three new Webbers for each of my 2002s, the first two were Redlines and solved every issue I was having with my old carb, the last was from Webbercarbsdirect and has caused many issues related to carb, ie floats so far out of adjust fuel was spilling into intake manifold with car off, electric choke so messed up I have disconnected and resigned to another winter of chokeless cruzin in the mountains, and of course it needs to be rejetted, Bull, it needs to be replaced. They had there chance, called the 800 number, Vinnie from Jersey answered said I had to call their tech line, hung up called the tech line, Vinnie answered again, need I say more? Esty, you got lucky, yes the carb works, no where near as good as it should.

I needed to take my own advice on this one, Buy it right or buy it twice

[allbim]

I too purchased an 38/38 from webersdirect.com without knowing what I was getting, until I received it.

Except for the electric choke (I simply locked it open), the carb works perfectly and the components look good. I am using an A/F meter and the numbers are very good. Be sure the manifold heat is connected or you will get some stumble and the fuel mileage won't be as good.

[Bmw200297]

Decently tuned I'm getting 26-ish mpg on my 38/38 (%70 freeway %30 around town).

 

what contact point did you use and do you still use the stock ign coil ?