There is so much myth attached to carburetters that discussing them starts
to feel like talking about the Holy Grail or Stonewall Jackson.
Production Economics is God with manufacturers. The Zenith carbs were
hand-built jewels, but expensive to make. The Solex was less expensive,
the Stroms even cheaper. Three guesses which one won out.
A pair of Stroms can be set to fit YOUR car the way no other carb set can
be tuned, but his requires a tremendous amount of patience, a lot of
fiddling at changing needles and the assistance of a great Stromberg
mechanic. (In the US, there is only ONE fully capable Strom tuner, and
that's me, and I'm retired, so don't ask! Please!) (<g>, or whatever the
appropriate emoticon might be.)
But the Zeniths are lovely. I ran my V on a pair for some time and found
they gave me low-end and mid-range to beat the band. Then I overhauled my
Stroms and never looked back. If I ever get motivated to get Merry back on
the highways-and-byways, I might hook the Zeniths up again. Of course,
I've always thought about four HS-2's -- might get 3 mpg, but what
performance!
Get the needle chart, and get the right needles. I don't know if he's
still there, but I believe the export director of Zenith was an H Sweetman
who was most helpful, twenty years ago when I was toying with these carbs
all the time.
Marc
msmall(at)roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315
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