Weber performance carbs

[Masospaghetti]

I'm thinking about putting a Weber on my car, a 1985 Corolla SR5. The
current carb on the car has a lot of vacuum lines connected to it, the
guys at Weber said I can just plug most of them as they are just
emission controls.

"just emission controls"? won't that mean i'll fail emissions? And
surely not all of the lines are plugged, how would I know where they go?

Current carb is a 2-barrel Aisin, code 16120.

Thanks!
-Maso

[Al Bundy]

Much of what is sold at performance shops is sold on the basis of "off
road use only", which I guess negates them having to certify anything.
Depending on what is tested and how tight the standard is, the chances
are great that it won't pass the test. My experience is that
performance shops are not too concerned with customer's emissions so
you need to be.

[Mike Romain]

'Performance' usually means not for street unless you really know what
you are doing.

Most of the emissions vacuum stuff can be run by the Weber if you know
what to plug in where....

Lots of engines will still pass the tailpipe emissions without the 5
miles of vacuum lines. I know how to tune a Jeep 6 to pass emissions
with no Cat converter or computer in it, but not an old Corolla. I do
remember the 70's ones were really easy to tune hot. Put a hot coil
like the Accel SuperCoil I use in my Jeep, gap the plugs a bit bigger
and you get some punch usually on the old beasts. I will bet there are
websites for older Corolla freaks same as they have for older Jeep
freaks.

Mike
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[Nate Nagel]

The old rollers were really popular in Puerto Rico - I know a guy from
there that was big into street racing, old RWD Corollas, the little
Mitsubishi things (I want to say they were sold as the Plymouth Arrow?)
and Mazda RX-7s are treated there like Mustangs and Camaros were here in
the 60's and 70s.

nate

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[Masospaghetti]

On another note, could I put a 4-barrel carb on this car if I had the
adapter plate and the throttle linkage matches up?

[John S.]

Be careful capping off emission controls. Even if you are able to get
the engine to pass emissions an alert inspector will spot the missing
or disconnected hoses easily and at least in my state, fail the car.