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...look like 1 =C2=BE=E2=80=9D Sus to me
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From: Kees Oudesluijs
Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2019 7:12 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] [OT] Goblin Works
Would they have been Stromberg 150CD or 175CD carburettors as used by=20
most USA spec UK cars like Jensen-Healey, TR5/6, some older big=20
Triumphs, Volvo's and Saab,s They do have a much wider body which is=20
much lower and have a longer neck. The working principle is the same as=20
the SU's.
They also could have been the Japanese Mikuni's which are similar.
The Italian Weber or DellOrto's would have been the better choice. These=20
are/were widely used in most European cars to soup them up as they are=20
easier to fine tune instead of messing about with endless reprofiling=20
needles and adjusting springs in SU's and Strombergs plus you have two=20
barrels in each carb so it is easier to provide each cylinder with its=20
own barrel..
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 15-8-2019 om 05:19 schreef Bob Spidell:
> Tonight I caught the season premier of 'Goblin Works' on Motortrend=20
> Channel.=C2=A0 If you haven't seen it, this is an English version of the=
=20
> ubiquitous American show about car modders.=C2=A0 In contrast to the=20
> American shows, which feature an endless stream of muscle cars and=20
> trucks being slammed, chopped, airbagged, fitted with monstrous and=20
> hideous chrome wheels,=C2=A0 rubber-band tires, LS engines and garish pai=
nt=20
> jobs*, this show features some British cars and an occasional American=20
> or other 'foreign' car (and eschews the constant silly games and=20
> grab-assing common on the American shows).=C2=A0 Anyway, tonight they=20
> thoroughly and, I think tastefully, modded a 1275 Austin Mini.=C2=A0 They=
=20
> pulled the stock engine for a core for a 'built' engine and I'm=20
> thinking: "Here we go, EFI or at least a couple Webers" but, no, the=20
> built engine came with what appeared to be a pair of SU carbs!=C2=A0 They=
=20
> were pretty large, not quite HD8-size, and had longer 'necks' on the=20
> vacuum/piston chambers; anyone know what kind/size SUs these might=20
> have been?=C2=A0 I've seen photos of similar carbs on other Brit cars. Oh=
,=20
> yeah, the Mini engine dyno'd at 115 BHP--stock was around 50--so who=20
> says SUs don't make power (I'm still pissed at Ant Anstead for calling=20
> them 'garbage')?
>
> * I watch these shows for the 5 minutes of interesting and informative=20
> fabrication, welding and engine building in 55 minutes of grabassery,=20
> silly games and outright corniness.
>
> Bob
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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>...look like 1 =C2=BE=E2=80=9D Sus t=
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/b>Re: [Healeys] [OT] Goblin Works</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> =
;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Would they have been Stromberg 150CD or 175=
CD carburettors as used by </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>most USA spec UK cars l=
ike Jensen-Healey, TR5/6, some older big </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Triumphs,=
Volvo's and Saab,s They do have a much wider body which is </p><p class=3D=
MsoNormal>much lower and have a longer neck. The working principle is the s=
ame as </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>the SU's.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>They also could have been the Japanese Mik=
uni's which are similar.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal>The Italian Weber or DellOrto's would have been the better =
choice. These </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>are/were widely used in most Europea=
n cars to soup them up as they are </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>easier to fine =
tune instead of messing about with endless reprofiling </p><p class=3DMsoNo=
rmal>needles and adjusting springs in SU's and Strombergs plus you have two=
</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>barrels in each carb so it is easier to provide e=
ach cylinder with its </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>own barrel..</p><p class=3DM=
soNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Kees Oudesluijs</p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>=
</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Op 15-8-=
2019 om 05:19 schreef Bob Spidell:</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> Tonight I c=
aught the season premier of 'Goblin Works' on Motortrend </p><p class=3DMso=
Normal>> Channel. If you haven't seen it, this is an English versi=
on of the </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> ubiquitous American show about car =
modders. In contrast to the </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> American sh=
ows, which feature an endless stream of muscle cars and </p><p class=3DMsoN=
ormal>> trucks being slammed, chopped, airbagged, fitted with monstrous =
and </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> hideous chrome wheels, rubber-band =
tires, LS engines and garish paint </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> jobs*, thi=
s show features some British cars and an occasional American </p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>> or other 'foreign' car (and eschews the constant silly ga=
mes and </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> grab-assing common on the American sh=
ows). Anyway, tonight they </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> thoroughly a=
nd, I think tastefully, modded a 1275 Austin Mini. They </p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>> pulled the stock engine for a core for a 'built' engine a=
nd I'm </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> thinking: "Here we go, EFI or at =
least a couple Webers" but, no, the </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> buil=
t engine came with what appeared to be a pair of SU carbs! They </p><=
p class=3DMsoNormal>> were pretty large, not quite HD8-size, and had lon=
ger 'necks' on the </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> vacuum/piston chambers; an=
yone know what kind/size SUs these might </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> have=
been? I've seen photos of similar carbs on other Brit cars. Oh, </p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal>> yeah, the Mini engine dyno'd at 115 BHP--stock wa=
s around 50--so who </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> says SUs don't make power=
(I'm still pissed at Ant Anstead for calling </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>>=
them 'garbage')?</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>> * I watch these shows for the 5 minutes of interesting an=
d informative </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> fabrication, welding and engine=
building in 55 minutes of grabassery, </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>> silly =
games and outright corniness.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p>=
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