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Re: Dual SU's & ECV

To: Richard Gosling <rbgos@perkins-engines.com>
Subject: Re: Dual SU's & ECV
From: "Dr. Faustus" <faustus@xmission.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 23:14:13 -0700 (MST)

They used the same carbs until '70.  Then the US versions went to Zenith
Stromberg carbs purely for emissions control.

Andy L.
'70 Spit

On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Richard Gosling wrote:
> Just a question out of curiosity for the American listers (who for some
> reason seem to make up the vast majority of correspondents) - what carbs
> were fitted to US cars?  All UK cars (as far as I know) used SUs, first
> HS2s and later HS4s, but I have a feeling the US cars were different. 
> What did they have, and, more interestingly, why?


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