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Re: Weber Ownership

To: Chad Cooper <mgb72@airmail.net>
Subject: Re: Weber Ownership
From: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:49:41 -0800
Chad Cooper wrote:
> 
> I get about 29mpg, the power is missing though, just as you said.  The fact
> that there is one 32mm barrell that opens up initially, as opposed to two
> comparatively huge bores (with SU's) accounts for the low end power loss.
>   This is why I was inquiring, not to long ago, about synchronous linkages,
> which open both barrels at the same rate instead of the 32mm fully, then the
> 36mm following.
>   I ended up getting a dual 40mm downdraft synchronous weber from Karl
> Sharman (thanks again Karl) This more than compensated for the lack of
> power, low end and other wise.
>  To all the purists I am not knocking SU's, It's just that on my tuition
> payin, book buyin budget (soon George, soon) I couldn't afford to fix the
> SU's correctly.  I still have them and they will most likely end up back on
> the car some day.
> 
> Hope This Helps.
> Chad "just one more class" Cooper
> 72' B Daily Driver 
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Chad,

I lost the bubble on the logic trail here....how much do you have invested in 
two 
different Weber Carbs?  How much do you think it costs to rebuild a pair of SUs?

Bill

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