>>I'm new to the list and new to LBCs so take it easy on me if its been on
>>the list b4. I picked up
>>a 78 Midget last week with 23k on the clock (documented). It's a fun
>>little car and I can see how people
>>get addicted to these things( 1 warning from the wife already). Found a
>>mechanic in my area who only
>>works on MGs. It seemed to be running rich so I pulled a couple of
>>plugs (black & sooty). He said to
>>trash the Zenith and go with a Weber. Can someone tell me their
>>experiences and or what's involved
>>in the conversion :???? Gotta get my Christmas list going !!!
>>
>>TIA
>>Mike
>I recently put a DGV 32/36 on my 78 Midget and am currently getting about
28-32 mpg. It has
>a lot more power than the Z-S. and was fairly straight forward to put on. I
have headers
>tho. There is a recomendation in the lit that the stock exhaust manifold may
not clear the
>new intake. Pierce Manifold packages the set up but you can get one from
several sources.
>Ran great on the run to NC and back.
>Larry Macy
>78 Midget
Forgot to mention that I tuned it by ear and it passed emmissions on the
first try.
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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