What carb?

lazy rambler · Post by **lazy rambler** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:47 pm

Droped my sj in for an mot tonight. First time it's been on a proper drive in a while and the carb is nackered. The only question now is what carb to replace it with. SU or Webber?

turbo-tom · Post by **turbo-tom** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:59 pm

havent got an su myself but i have never heard a bad word about them!, probably will be getting one in the future

ROBBIE · Post by **ROBBIE** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:21 pm

i had a webber didnt like it swapped it for a su liked it

lazy rambler · Post by **lazy rambler** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:24 pm

Why didn't you like the webber?

Post by **dan_2k_uk** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:28 pm

haven't tried the webber and probably never will since my current SU has never been serviced or rebuilt, was connected to a leaky adapter, had the wrong needle in it, had the wrong dashpot oil, never been tuned properly, and was covered in mud and still never missed a beat!

Even better now its fitted to the 1.6 on a modified manifold with the right needle, spring, and oil!

Dan

ROBBIE · Post by **ROBBIE** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:37 am

lazy rambler wrote:Why didn't you like the webber?

i think they are a good carb for road cars but mine didnt like being dirty and it had the cutting out on steep hills issue

lazy rambler · Post by **lazy rambler** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:25 am

Is the cutting out on steep hills issues that bad. I have to drve a fair way to go off roading, so would it be worth a webber for the amount of road use. As for SU am I better buying and old one and reconditioning it or buying a new one? And where can I get on SU adapter.

twiss · Post by **twiss** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:36 am

Yeah the steep hill cutting out can be bad!
We drove up a massive hill once, and when we got to the top and my mate took his foot off the gas, it cut out straight away. It was quite a steep hill but still!
As a result we had to slowly, slowly back the SJ down the hill, with no engine power and no brakes.
Su every time for me!

lazy rambler · Post by **lazy rambler** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:17 pm

How about a Nikki from a beetle?

twiss · Post by **twiss** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:31 pm

Nikki carbs work pretty well, they are a sort of happy medium!!!
Although if its for off road use I would always prefer SU

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