Jackson,
Let me see if I can help.
Firstly, a couple of tips. (don't shoot me if you already knew this)
HIF = H(side draft) IF (integral float bowl) 6 (6x1/8" = 3/4") (assumed + 1")
Also 44mm /25.4 = 1.73..." (close enough to 1-3/4")
38mm/ 25.4 = 1.496... (1-1/2) H?-4 (4x 1/8)
So, the HIF44 is a newer version of the HIF6.
In the US, you will likely only find used HIF6s in salvage yards. The newer
HIF44s didn't make it here on cars. (non-gray market)
You'll only find HIF6s... and here are the cars to look for:
Austin Marina... 72-74 (and its a bit odd.. unusual kit)
Volvo 140 series 71-72
That's it! I think the NEW HIF44 looks pretty good.
Hope this helps. Good hunting.
Peter
(btw, HIFs used to starve on cornering quite easily unless you mod'd the
jet pick-up. Maybe the new metric carbs have fixed this)
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At 09:22 AM 9/3/1999 , Jackson Zimmermann wrote:
>Thanks for all the various replies! I'm really looking specifically for the
>HIF type, not the HS or H. I actually made a small mistake with this (slip
>of the keyboard), the HIF44 or HIF6 carb is 1.75", the HIF4 or HIF38 is
>1.5". The HIF has the float bowel in the bottom of the carb itself vs float
>bowels off to the side. Here is a picture of an HIF44
>http://www.aptfast.com/Images_Parts/SU/HIF44.jpg , the HIF38 is very
>similar.
>
>I've got several HS 4 MGB carbs laying around, but I'm really looking for
>something with the integrated float bowels as they are supposedly much more
>resistant to starvation issues in hard cornering... From everything that I
>have heard, there were no HIF 1.25" carbs, so using the existing carbs and
>fully modifying them for flow is out of the question. Therefore I'm looking
>at either going with HIF38 or the HIF4 and port match the existing log
>manifold with Vizard's modifications or go with the HIF44 or HIF6 on a brand
>new Titan Motorsport manifold from APT. Anyone have experience with these
>mods? From what I have read, the HIF6 on the Titan would be very nice, more
>easily tuned, and would still far outflow my existing pair of 1.25" carbs.
>The HIF4 has the potential to be cheaper since I would be using the existing
>manifold and the carbs are certainly very plentiful. I'm not really
>interested in going with webers due to the tuning issues for street cars.
>I'm leaning toward the HIF44 or HIF6, if I can get a decent used one...
>
>Jackson Zimmermann
>jzimmerm@albemarle.org
>'64 A-H Sprite (autox and street)
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