You wrote:
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>For a 78 MGB, an auto parts store wants to sell me a slightly(?) used
Webber carb. for $300.
>My books aren't in yet, does this seem to be a fair price?
You can locate a new Weber conversion kit for that price. I have and
recently bought, what I hope to be, an excellent condition used for
$200 including shipping. Bare in mind that you have other
conciderations, such has need for an earlier exhaust manifold and some
exhaust front pipe reconfiguring to match new stuff to existing exhaust
system. This is why the use if exhaust Headers is so popular. The
header system will replace the manifold and front pipe all at once. You
have to figure that to convert a single carb equipped B to a Weber will
run you from $450 to $600 with the variable being in how much of the
work you're going to do yourself and source of materials.
I recently saw someone questioning performance difference from the ZS
to a Weber. It's night and day, I reccomend to the conversion to anyone
with a ZS equipped B. It's the biggest bang for your buck, 20 - 30 HP
increase in a half a day's work. The problem is whether you'll get thru
emmissions in your state after the conversion is done. Many states will
still want to see a Catalitic Converter in the system. If you need to
fit one in the formula it is doable but the additional cost and drop in
performance gain doesn't make since to me.
Lastly I do not reccomend Webers instead of S.U.s. In fact I have a 75
B that was converted to S.U.s from ZS and I wouldn't change a thing.
But who asked me anyway?
Safety Fast,
David Deutsch
Membership Coordinator
North American MGB Register
1-800-NAMGBR-1 for info
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