engine and drivetrain Dellorto 45 Dhla: What Is This Hose?

[Rustpile]

Hi, I´ve tried to talk to the guy who sold be the carbs, he just bought the car like that, and wants EFI, so he got a shop to do it for him, and got the carbs in a box. 

 

I´ve tried to e-mail Dellorto, to find out more about the carbs, and what those tubes was supposed to connect to. They wrote this:

 

"The carbs. you have are for turbo engines and the blue tubes should be connected to turbo boost.

 

Best regards,

xxxx xxxxxx"

 

So I am a little confused. I don´t really know how to connect a blue tube to a theoretical principle(as tubo boost is). 

 

[eurotrash]

Those will pressurize the internals to counteract the effects of blow-through boost.  Look up Lotus info. For N/A, just leave them open with no hoses.  Or get the standard covers.  Those covers are worth a few bucks, so don't just toss them.

Edited October 28, 2013 by eurotrash

[Rustpile]

Thank you. That makes sense. After getting my GF to inspect the plenum over the phone, she says that there is "a metal stud thingy with a hole in it" and that the hoses fit over them. So I guess this is solved. Good stuff. 

[jgerock]

I agree with Jason on this.  Who did you e-mail at Dellorto for that information?   The folks at CB Performance in Farmersville, CA were the ones who were instrumental in packaging and marketing the Dellorto carburetors for "our" use here in the USA.  They once offered blow-thru carburetor kits (mostly for VW air-cooled applications)

 

Start here if you need any parts

http://www.cbperformance.com/searchresults.asp?cat=130