Dear all;
My experience with carbs has, heretofore, been limited to SUs,
specifically, those mounted on MGs, with a nice visit now and again to a
single throat Solex on a Ford engine'd Morgan. I view the SU carb as a
simple unit, easy to get to know, not terribly inspired at cold starts, but
still and all rather reliable once you've spent a half a lifetime learning
how to tune them. Now, as I approach the final stages of my 2500
restoration (with the pace of a glacier, I might add), I contemplate the
Stromberg carb. diaphragm and all. One local wise man suggests that I
"throw them against a brick wall and smash them to bits." This gentle
fellow suggests I'd be better off with a pair of SUs, 1.75s of a big
Healey, or 2.0s off a jag. Another less local but still wise man (gentle,
too, I hope) suggests that the Stromberg and the SU are really pretty
similar, and that their differences in performance are real but rather
subtle and that I can probably happily leave the Strombergs on the car and
enjoy years of happy motoring, also avoiding the additional expense and
effort. Of course, a nice row of three dual throat Weber carbs sure looks
fast, and probably is, with the right cam, but it also looks expensive, and
my budget frankly doesn't call for such equipment. So, what's the poop?
Any reaction to my supposedly wise men?
Low man on the learning curve, I am
Will Zehring
'71 2500 (a work in progress)
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