New carb, manifold kit on ebay

Thoughts?
Is this a good item and a good change from my stock Zenith carb on
my 79 B?

Well, there's no link. so no way to tell what you are looking at.

BUT if you want the right stuff at the right price with the right answers when you need them, contact jimmy Hilton (Paris's illegitimate son<G> (father?<BG>)boy, is that gonna get me in trouble!)

to do this, click search and enter Jimmy Hilton. It will come up with messages where you can click on his name and send him a private message. then ask what yiouy wish.

he sells a lot on ebay as well but i do not know his handle there.

Im sorry, forgot the link;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=280156804832&rd=1

I sent Jimmy a pm. Than I was searching ebay for stuff and came across this.

That's a good carb to swap to.

However, the swap isn't so simple for you.

You'll need an earlier model exhaust manifold as well.

It's not a direct bolt on switch for you.

There's another Weber carb that is a direct bolt on for you that lets you keep your existing intake and exhaust. A few members here have installed it and have been happy with its performance compared to the ZS. I forget the exact info, but I think MGOHN( I think that's the forum ID spelling of the member) installed one.

I just got the same Weber setup from these sellers, I think they are drop shipping from Peirce Manifolds. They shipped very quickly and the manifold fit perfectly unlike others I have seen. The only problem I had is that the wrong hardware was supplied to bolt the base of the air filter to the carb body. They sent a little bag of bolts and you need nuts which I bought locally. Typical Weber though, runs good but not quite as much punch as SU's. Probably switching back this winter.

Jim,
As Andy indicated; you will also have to change-out your exhaust maniford, preferably to an earlier "B" manifold, or a complete performance header exhaust system. The total package, ready to run, will be quite a bit more expensive than just the simple carb swap.

I know the ZS carb is a frustrating Bi@#h to work with, but they can be made to start easily, run well and perform very good. With time, patience and spare parts. As many on this board can attest, I've been fitzing with mine all summer. I ended up using parts from three different carbs to assemble one complete carb, rebuilt it (them?) and now am very happy with how it runs. Other than my time - I have less than $100 in the package.

Mike

mbgator Wrote:

I've seen a complete setup from a guy in England for a conversion from yours to the dual SU's about the same price as the Weber setup.

Jim,

Check with John Twist at University Motors. He swears by the Zenith where most of the rest of us swear at them.

you are a lucky guy, your state has exempted your car from emission inspection requirement. old dominion out shines the golden state in this among many ways.