[Fot] SU vs Stromberg

[Tony Drews]

On the 1.75" carbs, the strombergs have a shallower float bowl, and 
the floats aren't oriented optimally.  On the SU's, the float bowls 
are deeper and you can orient the float pivots toward the front and 
rear of the car.  The strombergs, when mounted on the right hand side 
of the engine will have issues in heavy cornering left hand turns - I 
think they went rich, but it's been a while.  Car would fall flat on 
its face for a second until the carbs recovered.  Very 
frustrating.  Based on that experience, I'd recommend the SU's.

- Tony Drews

At 06:36 AM 3/15/2011, VANDECARR at aol.com wrote:
>I've noticed most of the vintage racers use SUs instead of Strombergs.   On
>my TR 6 I had the webers but I'm now driving a Lola with a Lotus twin cam.
>It has the Stromberg head and the Weber heads are just not available or
>stupid expensive.   I adapted the Weber 45 MCHH carbs and they work 
>OK but can't
>take the G forces and are constantly spilling gas.   After many
>modifications and 2 fires at the last event in Georgia I've decided 
>to trash them.   I
>have a set of Strombergs and SUs   I can rebuild, which would be best?
>
>Dean VanDeCarr
>TR 6 autocross
>More TR6 street cars than my wife allows
>1970 Lola T200
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