>I guess I am a little out of touch, but until I saw the number of posts
>regarding use of the Weber DGV carbs, I hadn't realized that so many people
>were replacing their SUs.
>
>I have used the DGV in the past, and while it is definitely a good carb, it
>shows no performance increase over stock (likely quite the contrary) yet
some
>people seem to have been drawn to them, perhaps because of the name,
thinking
>that they would add some horsepower.
>
>What has happened to shift so many people from the simple rebuilding of
their
>original carbs with readily available parts? Is it imagined power gains, or
>perceived shortage in bits for the SU, or what?
FYI: When I bought my first MGB, the seller and the person storing the car
said "Buy a Weber." They gave me dual SU's, but still said, "Don't rebuild
them, buy a Weber." All the while I was working on the car, they persisted
with the Weber advice. I caved and bought a Weber DGV from a reputable
member of this list and replaced my recently rebuilt SU's with it.
Head to head, the SU's win hands-down. The power is better, the exhaust
note sounds better, and the originality of the 'gee-whiz' factor is better.
The SU's also allow for better car-driver bonding while tuning.
Earlier this month, I sold the Weber.
I guess the PO's musta owned stock in the Weber corp.
Michael S. Lishego
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3706/
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