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@mitchelplumbing.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:37 AM
To: <hottr6@hotmail.com>; <lfritz82@hotmail.com>; <fubog1@aol.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
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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> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Performance upgrades Strombergs
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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".
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shane Ingate <hottr6@hotmail.com>
>> To: lfritz82@hotmail.com
>> Cc: Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 1:53 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Performance upgrades
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