The Hand-Built 48 Special Combo: JayCee 48 Special + Washburn Big Windows

Jack Sacchette's 48 Special is the dual-carb kit you build a real performance Beetle around. EMPI 48 EPC carbs, JayCee billet everything, Shorty 8 manifolds — hand-assembled, run-tested, and dialed in before it leaves Anaheim. You're not buying parts, you're buying a known-good setup.

But here's the problem: once two 48s are sitting where your stock single carb used to be, the rear wheel wells go from "spark plug access" to "what spark plugs?" Tuning, syncing, jet changes — they all become knuckle-busting fights. That's why this bundle exists.

This combo pairs the JayCee 48 Special Standard Kit, Black (Part #JC-5000-0) with our Washburn Big Windows (11" x 7.75" laser-cut steel access panels). Buy them together and save $150 off the combined price.

Why They Belong Together

• Service Access: 11" x 7.75" of clear access to each carb through the rear wheel wells — drop a wrench straight to the plug, the linkage, or the jets without pulling anything.

• Real Tuning: Syncing dual 48s with a synchrometer becomes a 10-minute job instead of a 45-minute fight. Same goes for jet swaps, mixture screws, and re-balancing after a long drive.

• Designed Around This Kit: The Big Window dimensions were laid out specifically to fit dual-carb setups in the IDA / 48 EPC class. The JC-5000-0 is exactly the kit they were drawn for.

• Quality, End to End: Hand-built JayCee on the carb side. Laser-cut steel with stainless button-head hardware on the window side. Nothing flimsy in this kit.

What's Included

• JayCee 48 Special Dual Carb Kit, Standard / Black (#JC-5000-0) — two EMPI 48 EPC carbs, JayCee billet tops, tall velocity stacks, -6 Pro fuel inlets, billet jet deflectors, billet street linkage, JayCee Shorty 8 polished manifolds, billet stacks, 40mm venturis, enlarged float bowls, stainless Allen hardware

• Pair of Washburn Big Windows (#BY01) — 11" x 7.75" laser-cut steel panels with threaded weld-in frames, painted covers, and stainless button-head hardware

Who's This Bundle For?

• 1776cc+ Type 1 builds stepping up from dual 40s or 44s to real 48s

• Drag and street-strip Beetles that need top-end without sacrificing serviceability

• Anyone tired of dropping the engine just to clean a jet

Does It Fit My Car?

• VW Type 1 upright dual-port — Beetle, Karmann Ghia, Type 3, dune buggy, sandrail, Manx

• Windows are sized for the Beetle rear quarters (welded in by you or a shop)

• Pre-pollution / non-emissions-controlled vehicles only

Bundle Savings: $150 off when you buy together ($2,574 vs $2,724 separately).

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm. For more information, visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. All parts legal for use on pre-pollution-controlled vehicles only.