Ted:
1. Very good thing. IMHO the best set up for the car.
2. Yes. The carbs have pistons that lift by engine vacuum withdrawing a
metering needle from the main jet. They are very efficient and work very
well.
3. The engine has two intake ports. Each carb. barrel is directly in line
with the intake port giving the best distribution of fuel. This is a
typical sports car of the time with multiple carbs. Think Ferrari and
Jaguar. This isn't your father's Buick.
Congratulations, and welcome to the fray.
Kelvin.
>
> Hi:
> I recently became the proud owner of a 78 MGB. My mechanic
> informed me
> that the original carb was a Zenith Stromberg and that
> alterations had been
> performed so that the configuration is a pair of SU HIF carbs.
>
> Dumb questions:
> 1. Is this change a good thing?
> 2. Are these single barrell carbs?
> 3. Why would two carbs be desirable on a 1800cc engine?
>
> By the way, the whole car runs great. Amazing what you can
> buy off eBay.
>
> Ted
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