Will the Thrill

does anyone know the cfm # for the stock ea81 hitachi carburetor?

hey guys, i wanted to say: thanks for all the help so far. i am looking on the market section right now, and i also found a store selling them online, but he quoted me $550. he told me it was so expensive because weber had not been making this carburetor for a couple of years. i would like to keep my options open, so i dont get stuck with a carb i could never find parts for. is there another carburetor (made by holley or something) which might do the same trick? or is the weber really my only option? thanks again guys, this is really a great help

so, a couple years ago, i started modifying a beat-up 71 vw bug. my most recent project has been to transplant the old (and beat-up) vw engine with an EA81 subaru engine. now the car is running, but it is doing so horribly, it can barely idle, the secondaries aren't opening when you really give it some gas, it doesnt warm up properly, it runs very rich when it IS warmed up (even though i have adjusted the float bowl, and rebuilt it with a "subaru carb rebuild kit"), the list goes on... i think that some of the problems are due to the fact that none of the emissions controll accessories are getting any power (my 71 bug isnt under the smog laws, so i would prefer to keep the wiring simple). i also think that the carb has simply gone sour (it has been sitting for a LONG time before i started tinkering with it). i was wondering if there was some aftermarket/offroad 2barrel carb, that didnt have any of that emissions control garbage on it, and would easily fit on my engine. does anyone know of something that might do the trick?