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Re: Weber DGVs vs HD8s

To: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Weber DGVs vs HD8s
From: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 05:41:09 -0700
Chris,

> Two single choke DGV's are a million miles away from 3 x twin choke 45mm
> webers. And about half a million miles away from 2 x 2inch SUs.

Weber DGVs are progressive-linkage 2-barrel carbs that have been used as
conversions on Z-cars for many years. It's 4 x 34 mm. By my calculation
that's 92% of the venturi area of the 2 x 2 inch setup.

I'd suggest if they're capable of putting out the horsepower a Z-car needs
that they'd be fine on a Healey--if properly set up, which these may not be.

Having said that--since this is what's different on the car, it's
undoubtedly the problem.

I wonder if the secondaries are failing to open up.
-- 
Steve Gerow
Pasadena CA
59 BN6




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