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Re: SU HD8 Carb's on a TR4

To: Patrick Caswell <tr4u@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: SU HD8 Carb's on a TR4
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:32:35 -0600
Cc: VTR-Mailing List <vtr@autox.team.net>, "Vintage Racer's list" <vintage-race@autox.team.net>, "Triumphs@Team. Net" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, FOT <fot@autox.team.net>
References: <002b01c19f90$6fe37850$6401a8c0@tr4>
Patrick Caswell wrote:

> Hello List,
> I have acquired a set of SU HD8's from a 3.8L Jaguar.
> My question is will they fit the stock TR4 manifold. The are 2 inch =
> bore.
> I have SK racing carbs on my car now and thought if the HD8's fit the =
> stock manifold. I might look for a manifold and use them as parts for =
> the SK's are hard to find and Mine need a rebuild.
> Thank you,
>

I'm sure you will get a lot of answers you'll have to sift through, so here's 
mine to add to the pile:  The flow bench
tests I have done indicate that the flow through stock carburetors is not the 
constriction. It is elsewhere in the intake
system. Larger carbs will probably make the car more sluggish at low speed and 
not help anything at high speed.



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