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Re: [Healeys] Weber vs SU on a 3 carb Healey

To: HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Weber vs SU on a 3 carb Healey
From: Tracy Drummond <bighealey@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:08:28 -0700
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If you are going with webers befriend an expert and budget lots of dyno time.
I would stick to sus. Personally.

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On Oct 29, 2012, at 2:22 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com> wrote:

> To adjust each of those calibrated items, one has to have an assortment of
> each to change in and out.  And they are not cheap!  Add into that the dyno
> time in order to get everything dialed in and I'd favor sticking with
triple
> SUs.
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
> "Madman in a death machine"
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> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 4:57
> PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Weber vs SU on a 3 carb Healey
>
> IIRC there are 7
> different calibrated items on a DCOE carb.  Let's see if I
> can recall them
> all:
> 1. Chokes
> 2. needle and seat
> 3. idle jets
> 4. main jets
> 5. pump jets
> 6.
> air corrector jets
> 7. emulsion tubes
> Hey what do you know, I still remember
> them all!
> Anyway my point is, the carbs do not come out of the box set for the
> car.
> Most likely all 7 of those adjustable items will be wrong for your
> buddies
> car.
> If you don't know Webers trying to dial in DCOEs is a stone
> bitch.
> The upside is a set of Webers does add 52 show power to the car.
> Me? I
> would stay with SUs.
> Rick
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