[Fot] Weber carbs

[Kas Kastner]

Dealing with Webers is not a walk in the park or an instant power source. 
They can be wonderful, but they need to petted and pampered to get the 
running condition for your engine setup, then it is okay as long as you have 
a source of jets, venturis and other bits to change the tune when you need 
for weather/heat/altitude corrections .  My advice is put on a pair of 
S.U.'s and be happy with the results as they will be good.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RACER BUD" <budscars at comcast.net>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>; "George Harmuth" <harmug at us.ibm.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Weber carbs


> Weber sidedrafts are expensive, and hard to find..usually a sidedraft will 
> use 2 carbs.If someone is Giving you one..I would not pass it up..But..the 
> head may be wrong...
> Racer bud
> Spitfire #21
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Harmuth" <harmug at us.ibm.com>
> To: <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:59 AM
> Subject: [Fot] Weber carbs
>
>
>>I have a carb question, I was just offered a Weber side draft carb, I 
>>don't
>> know the number off hand, for my 72 street Spitfire. I see lots of
>> conversions to a Weber downdraft carb but very few for the sidedraft 
>> type.
>> In theory, a sidedraft seems like a more efficient flow into the engine, 
>> no
>> right angle turns. Is there some reason weber sidedrafts aren't that
>> common? Am I better replacing the single Stromberg with a spare pair of 
>> SUs
>> from my racing spit or the sidedraft  Weber? Are there clearance or
>> mounting issues with the Weber?
>>
>> thanks
>> mike
>>
>> G. Michael Harmuth
>> Software Engineer
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