terratology Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Hi, i've got a webber carb on my s3 lightweight but my broyher has a spare inlet manifold for a su carb (He's into racing old p4 rovers which nearly share the same engine minus two bearings). The question is which is better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 think you are better with the su carb as the webbers are rubbish and the ( copied ) zeniths are not much better think the ones power plus do are 1.1/4" and think you can do more with an su carb even fit bigger su carbs such as rover v8 ones or jag ones for even more power. graham ____________________ 1962 2a swb 200 tdi. 1997 disco 1 300 tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 The SU is the most effective carb ever designed, once set up right, the design is pure genius. I'd worry, however, about how good it would be off road if you are doing serious inclines etc. Stick it on and see! G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 SU every time, and the float chamber is pretty good for off-road angles IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MECCANO Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I test fitted a su to my lwt last weekend (a HIF6 from an austin princess) My weber suffered from alot of stutter when the engine was cold, and always froze up. The SU doesnt seem to have any of this, and the engine runs and picks up very smoothly. I would highly recommend. I need to get hold of an airfilter that will clear the wing before i can propally install it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 does anyone know if you can still get those power plus kits for series landys and how much my mate has got a nacked zenith ( copy ) and it is only 12 months old and the webbers are useless so rather than waste money on buying a replacement carb i.e. webber / zenith he was thinking of fitting a power plus kit instead. the last time i saw them advertised they where around £100 but that was years ago. graham ______________________ 1962 2a swb 200 tdi. 1997 disco 1 300 tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MECCANO Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 http://www.automotivecomp.com/prices.html bit more than £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 http://www.automotivecomp.com/prices.html bit more than £100. yeh i found that after i last posted quite supprised as it wasn't that long ago they where selling them at £100 maybe £125 defo not £150 but now going for £500 think we will have to experiment with other carbs cos we are sick to the back teeth with messing with webber / zenith carbs. graham _____________________ 1962 2a swb 200 tdi. 1997 disco 1 300 tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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