[Fot] TR6 Performance upgrades Strombergs

[Kas Kastner]

The problem I found was the occasional leak in a diaphragm  that could throw 
you for a couple days until you finally find that little pin hole  and of 
course the difficulty in finding optional needles. That is the reason I 
figured out away to use the S.U. needles and how to make a needle modifying 
tool.  The floats also can be a problem and when you pull the float bowl you 
can have gasoline all over the engine side (read: headers) and that is okay 
when cold. You also need to align the float bowl vent so it does not flow 
over when hard cornering.  Really a short list for a very effective 
carburetor until you get to the emission  type carbs that had no adjustment 
for mixture and the needles were very difficult to deal with for racing. 
All easy things to fix though. Determination is the key.

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From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly at mitchelplumbing.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Performance upgrades Strombergs

> I agree totally also and have been told the early TR4 Z-S carbs flow the
> best of all including SU's.  You know the ones with the funny choke.
> Charly Mitchel
> TR6 #44
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>>I completely agree.
>> Glen
>>
>> "I do not agree with your assessment that the "Strombergs have
>> got to go".  They have been badly maligned by folk who do not
>> understand carburetors, and mauled by folk who do not understand
>> multiple carburetion.  Strombergs can flow as much air as 1.75"
>> SUs, and are just as simple to set up.  The only bad thing I can
>> think of when talking Strombergs is that they are butt-ugly".
>>
>>
>>
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