This is more or less what I spent on mine over several years.
(except for the manifold and the fancy air filters).
The moral of the story is: Don't go and spend $250 getting a set in
unknown condition from Ebay. Then you will end up spending
$500 in the end...
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 04:50 PM 11/21/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi Jack,
>
>One thing I will say about the Stromberg to SU switch
>is that it is not as inexpensive (initially) as you
>may think. Still cheap in terms of HP-per-$ gained,
>but not inexpensive. Here are my running costs so far:
>
>-Two rebuildable SU carbs bought off eBay: $40
>-Intake manifold bought off eBay: $60
>-Rebuild kit bought from Burlen UK: $90
>-Two new K&N air filters: $70
>-2 New needles: $25
>-2 New jet bearings: $30
>-Miscellaneous (new intake manifold gasket, hardware,
>PCV valve, etc): ~$40
>
>So, all in all, about $350. Still not bad, but more
>than I had initially thought -- and even more if you
>end up paying more for your carbs and manifold.
>
>Adam
>'70 Spitfire Mk3
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