Webers don't drift out of tune, are less prone to leaking
and produce more HP and they sound a whole lot better :-)
Seriously, the mistake most people make with webers is
not setting them up properly. They end up with a flat spot
and moan about webers. A properly setup weber is wonderful.
In my mind, for your average street car, webers are not necessary
but if you have a hot motor, or race, then the weber is the way to go.
One significant advantage that an SU has over a Weber is that
the SU automatically compensates for altitude change. This was an
issue on a Rally I did in '96 (the Three Peaks rally) where we were
going up and down significant altitude changes.
The other option is the big SU - the HIF6. The
local A/B series hot bits producer has found that the HIF6 is a
magnificent carb and has chosen to use it on his supercharger
kits for both engines. However, the manifold I had with the HIF6
is not nearly as good as the best Weber manifolds and I switched
the rally bugeye back to a Weber.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>
To: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Cc: Steve Harrington <porkey@transport.com>; healeys@Autox.Team.Net
<healeys@Autox.Team.Net>; spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
<spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 3:06 AM
Subject: Re: Weber Help / SUs
>Hi Mike,
>
>Why go for Webers when the SU-HS4 or (H4?) give a nice broad power
>band, whereas the Webers supposedly have a sharp narrow frequency range.
>That could make them ineffective. What's your opinion?
>
>Cheers,
> Gus
>
>'71 Midget
>and other stuff
>
>
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