During the last few months, I replaced the 'damn' ZS on my '76B with dual
SU's for $300 which I later found out is a tad high but I won't and didn't
argue (ignorance BUT am happy with the setup), I got a pair of HIF's,
eventually, the linkages between them, the manifold (which you'll have to
change) AND the header pipe (which you'll have to change). Truth be told,
I changed the carbs and after some fiddling and help, mostly due to my
ignorance at the time, they work fine. The wife says the car sounds better
than it has in the 2 years I've owned it.
BUT
My local MG place would have sold me a pair of rebuilt HIF's for under $125
(not including the manifold and header pipe, etc.)
I think if you are not in a hurry, you can consult with the mercantile
members of our list and do much better. Besides you will be supporting one
essential part of our list.
Bill
At 08:29 AM 06/13/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>I really want to lose the damn ZS carb on my '75 B. I have a Weber
>downdraft on my '78, and I am not really happy with it, but I don't think it
>is entirely the fault of the Weber (rather, the poor car had a nasty DPO).
>
>I talked to ICS here in Pullman (woo! go cougs!), and they recommend the
>SU's without question (and Dave owns a 72 and use to race, so I tend to
>believe him :) That coupled with the list thread a couple weeks back pretty
>much made up my mind.
>
>In my search for a set of carbs, I called Aurora Auto Wrecking of Seattle
>(that place is a very sad site.... all those LBC's that could have been
>restored :), where they told me they would sell a rebuilt set of carbs (I
>don't know if they are HS4 or HIF), intake, linkage, and exhaust for my '75
>for ~$450 + tax. Is this a good price?
>
>--
>Aaron Whiteman - aaronw@wsu.edu - email with subject 'PGPKey' for pgpkey
> RCW 19.190 notice: This address is located in Washington State.
> Though I use a Macintosh, I am not a Mac-Bigot. I just hate Windoze.
>:wq
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