Weber carb kit

[Deleted]

Does anyone recommend the Weber conversion and if the kickdown connexion works properly?

[Phil Nottingham]

Whats wrong with the good old SU's?

[Deleted]

The reasonthat I asked is due to this link.
www.rpiv8.com/carbs-1.htm
I think that any fuel economy is worth looking at. I would also like to explore better performance.

[taz]

In Des Hammill's new book "how to power tune rover V8 engine", he says the SU's are extremely good carburettors and will give within %5 to %7 of the performance of a Weber or Dellorto at lower cost.

[Deleted]

Yeh but yeh,
The SUs are single choke (x2)and a bit dated while the Weber is four choke. It also has a built in AED (choke) They dont need tuning either as they have fixed jets.

[PatMcCoy]

I put a weber on last year
Easier to set up,Has more power
But you must check bonnet clearance
And i had to get a electric fuel pump
But kickdown has not worked since
There is two auto linkages for the the kickdown,But the one i have is useless,
Its a brass colour
The silver colour one is the right bit of kit
www.djev8.com/
Its about £60.00
I will look at that when i sort out my servo

[Smallfry]

Its a lot of money to spend for very little gain. £600 or so buys a lot of petrol at one or two mpg saving.

Dont forget to tell your insurance company. I did with my Land Rover V8, any savings in fuel were wiped out by the premium increase.

Another thing is that its noisier, and any perfomance increase is negligable, AND........my kickdown never worked properly either.

If you need new carbs then fine, but on reflection I would have the Su's sorted, or maybe put on a couple of bigger ones.

Whatever you decide, it needs to have a session on a rolling road to get the best out of it.

[Geoff Arthur]

At the risk of confusing matters further, I converted my P5B Coupe to a Holly around 5 years ago. I was previously somewhat sceptical but it transformed the car. It is smoother, much quicker and more economical unless you use the full power increase too much. I like theSUs as well and they are both simple and reliable but it is fair to say that uprated carbs can release more from the engine. My insurance company were not concerned and did not increase my premium.

[PatMcCoy]

Its more than £600
More like £800 with kit down kit and fuel pump
I did it because my su's were knackard
And to have them refurbed was a lot of money
I bought mine secondhand
I told my insurance company and they never charged me more
And as Smallfry says it needs to go on a rolling road to be setup
A m8 has just had his on a rolling road
Before 65bhp
After 160bhp
Price £175.00

[stusax]

I'm about to put a single carb on my P5B, on gas. I've found 3 sorts of manifold that will fit; Edlebrock, Offenhauser and orginal Buick/Oldsmobile type. Any comments about the 3 different kinds? It seems that the Edelbrock is the most popular...

Stuart