Well, on my SU's I ran on my Spit, I could get away with no oil.
My older stromberg was ok with it as well, but it did seem a bit rich
My newer strom. hates it. It has a big needle and jet, so I get a very
rich mix, and the car just runs terrible. The oil slows the rate of
accent of the slide, and no oil means only the spring is slowing the
slide down. This could be good or bad, depends on the tuning of the
car/carb in general.
> ----------
> From: DANMAS@aol.com
> Sent: 1997October27 10:01hrs
> To: Dave_Rupert@codl.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: SU Dashpot oil
>
> In a message dated 97-10-27 11:50:36 EST, Dave_Rupert@codl.com writes:
>
> > I remember hearing something from a Triumph racer about running the
> > carbs with no oil in them to improve throttle response. It's
> probably
> > something that only works well on the track, and not in real
> life.
> > Anybody wanna experiment?
>
> Dave:
>
> This is well outside my area of expertise, but given that the purpose
> of the
> dash pot is to provide an enriched mixture when the accelerator pedal
> is
> floored, it doesn't seem to me to be a good idea for a street driven
> car. It
> would be the same as removing the accelerator pump on an American
> carburetor!
>
> Maybe on a race car, the engine is kept at high rpm all the time, so
> it isn't
> needed?
>
> Curious!
>
> Dan Masters,
> Alcoa, TN
>
> '71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
> '71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion
> - see:
> http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
> '74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
> '68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
>
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