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1. Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Dennis Luther <DennisLuther@PrimHall.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:50:59 -0400; Does anyone know if MGB's were ever supplied stock with a Weber carb? I know... I doubt it, but wanted to know for sure. I'm surprised how many "car's for sale" have them. Thanks, Dennis Luther '77 B; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00268.html (7,563 bytes)
2. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 12:18:47 -0500; No they didn't. The works race cars always ran DCOEs but those were not sold to the public. It's a popular changeout (I won't say upgrade, webers aren't well thought of on this list), as they are/wer; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00269.html (8,922 bytes)
3. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Chris Thompson <ct-mg@cthompson.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:31:34 -0400; Dennis, MGB's were sold with three different carbs at various points. Early cars had HS4 model SU's, mid range cars until 1975 I think had HIF4 SU's, and 75-80 had the single Zenith Stromberg. That b; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00270.html (9,152 bytes)
4. RE: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:32:26 -0700; The MGB was homologated for FIA racing with a single Weber 45 DCOE, back in the 60s. I know this is not the question you were asking, but I couldn't restrain myself from showing what a smart ^(* I c; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00271.html (8,960 bytes)
5. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 10:59:26 -0700; That would be a "no"... but you're right, it is a common mod, especially on RB cars. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00274.html (8,299 bytes)
6. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: "Bill Meyer" <wcameyer@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 11:55:45 -0700; No, they did not - its just a popular replacement item. Bill /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00277.html (8,083 bytes)
7. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>; Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 15:28:47 -0500; Paul (or anybody else), can you tell me anything about the carb setup here: http://www.theluggage.net/EBAY/CARB.jpg It's for MGB, but I don't know much more than that. This setup will definitely not; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00281.html (10,429 bytes)
8. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>; Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 15:55:03 -0500; Hmm, looks like a DCOE, but it's not a weber. Could it be a Solex? Or Mikuni? I doubt it'd fit in a RBB with the brake booster. Looks kind of like the a pierce manifold. -- Paul T. Root E/Mail: proot; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00282.html (9,463 bytes)
9. RE: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:53:03 -0700; The manifold is a TWM short branch unit, not much good for flow. The carb is an SK racing carb which TWM and Moss Motors used to sell as part of the MGB package. It is a clone of the Weber or Delort; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00283.html (9,042 bytes)
10. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Tim Baxter <baxter@gretschpages.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:46:22 -0500; I remember those SK carbs were sold for a while in the early to mid 90s. Supposed to be pretty good, I'm told. Much of them is interchangeable with Webers, I think. Japanese? /// or try http://www.t; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00293.html (8,814 bytes)
11. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Aeseeyou@aol.com; Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:28:09 EDT; After years of hearing how lousy the 18V series engines were (gutless, no pep, etc., etc....) It was a really pleasant surprise to find out that the engine in the 1977-'80 series cars was really a d; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00311.html (8,916 bytes)
12. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: "David Breneman" <idcb@airborne.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:39:09 -0700 (PDT); Aeseeyou@aol.com SEZ - Whoever told you "horror stories" about SUs obviously didn't know what he was talking about. SU carburetors are a model of ingenious simplicity. Five moving parts: 1) Piston, 2; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00313.html (9,038 bytes)
13. RE: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: "Marc Siegel" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:56:17 -0400; Unless you happen to plug off the bowl vent for some stupid reason... ;-) -- -- Marc Siegel, Charm Net, LLC. eMail: smarc@abs.net Baltimore, MD http://www.charm.net voice: 410/361-8160 /// or try htt; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00314.html (8,583 bytes)
14. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: "David Breneman" <idcb@airborne.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 11:06:12 -0700 (PDT); Marc Siegel SEZ - Well, anybody can *break* something to the point it won't work! :-) -- David Breneman | "Just because something doesn't Distributed Systems S/W Analyst | do what you planned it to d; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00315.html (8,355 bytes)
15. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:06:47 -0500; Thanks!! -Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com -- "JJ Cale Live" CD & Video: http://www.rocky-frisco.com/calelive.htm The Rickey Preston Band (w/Rocky): http://www.rickeyprestonband.com The Wednesday Nig; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00316.html (8,666 bytes)
16. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: <baxter@gretschpages.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:36:15 -0400 (EDT); the ingenious Webers can be very nice, depending on what you want. ZS, however, was a terrible carb, and on the B, it was used terribly... and if you want a horror story, check out MG recalls in the; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00333.html (8,947 bytes)
17. RE: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: "Marc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 22:12:36 -0400; Yep, no doubt. I seem to be the king of that lately... OB MGB Question: Is the Gunson Colortune of any value? Looks interesting, but what role (if any) should it play in setting up my new SU install; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00334.html (8,281 bytes)
18. Re: Carburetors for MGB (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:46:44 -0400; My experience with the Colourtune is that it worked great when I bought it. A year later Connecticut fuels were changed to meet EPA specs. Burning that stuff, the nice 'bunsen blue' colour that is t; /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00367.html (8,535 bytes)

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