Carburettors. SU Carburettors.
I can rebuild 'em. Tune 'em. Over here in the States there's hardly anybody under 35 who even knows how a carb works, let alone an SU...
(Hairy Twatter, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 23:48, 4 replies)

SU carbs are incredible
Especially when you consider they are basically an all-mechanical throttle-body injection system. Properly metered fuelling rather than this "hope it sucks enough in" nonsense on Weber and Solex?

I just wish I could find somewhere to squeeze a pair of SUs or Stromberg CDs off a Volvo 240 under the bonnet of my Citroën CX, in place of the 32/34DMTR that gives so much bother...
(gordonjcp, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 8:56, closed)

Great carbs, if you can adjust them right.
Having drilled a lower pair of holes in the secondary metering rod hangers of a Quadrajet in order to have a high altitude and low altitude secondary setting, I salute you. I became expert in the Qjet's operation because I couldn't fathom the arcane nature of "A Carb Named SU" (with apologies to Johnny Cash).
( Felis Concolor, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 9:24, closed)

mmm
Waxstats....
(micky2shoes has more shoes than feet, Fri 1 Jul 2011, 13:58, closed)

As a Mini owner
And a reader of David Vizard, I was well versed in stripping and modifying these lovely beasts.

A friend rang me once to enquire if I knew anything about them.
"Sure. Why?" I replied.

Apparently he'd taken his parents' SU carb off their (at the time fairly new) Maestro and was attempting to put it back together. What a numpty!
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 11:02, closed)