On 23/1/98 9:04 am Chris Delling said
Chris,
>I have two questions mainly for those listers who reside in the U.K.
Oops, that must mean me ;-)
>
>LBC Question: It appears that the Weber DGV downdraft carb is not a
>popular addition to cars in the U.K. It is very popular here in the U.S.
>for RB B's as a replacement for the Zenith-Stromberg. As domestic market
>B's never gave up their dual S.U.'s, this is no suprise.
>
>Is this carb used at all in the U.K.? I am interested in finding
>performance comparisons between dual S.U.'s and the Weber DGV. Any help
>would be appreciated.
>I have been unable to come up with any data on this here in the States.
>Peter Burgess/Lindsey Porter, and every other book on the B seems to fail
>to mention it (or much of anything about Federalized RB B's).
Webers and Dellortos are used in the UK, but probably to a lesser extent
than in the US. You can't beat the simplicity of a couple of SUs. I've
never got on with Strombergs, so I don't blame you for wanting to get rid
of them.
You'll only get a worthwhile performance increase if you combine Webers
with a reworked cylinder head, therefore it's not really possible to give
figures - it depends on how much you do to the engine.
I'd suggest that Webers are the way to go if you are builting a tweaked
engine. If nothing else, they make a great sound! :-)
>
>Non-LBC Question: Where did Chumbawumba come from? Is it true that the
>song Tubthumping is actually the "theme song" for an English Football team?
> Trying to settle a little wager!
You've lost me there, but then I'm not into football, sorry.
Hope this is of help.
cheers,
Philip Raby
Editor, MG World
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