V8 carb setting up and balancing help
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Dr_evil
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any v8 specialist I'd presume or a classic car garage
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plenty round me haha but I'm not in york**** 
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Indeed, codename cumbria
Glb8686
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What about green oval up at junction 27?
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It's not difficult to ballance twin carbs, I had a tool with a float to ballance my MGBs carbs.
Twin carbs are a pain to keep in tune so a tool that measures the induction air flow is a handy thing to have.
Twin carbs are a pain to keep in tune so a tool that measures the induction air flow is a handy thing to have.
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They reckon to be landy specilists so worth a call
V8jon
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It's worth learning how to do them yourself as most garages nowadays haven't got a clue when it comes to carbs,there not that bad to do and need to be tuned regularly so worth doing it yourself.
Have a look at this link it explains it all
Classic Car Hub - Articles- Guide to setting up and tuning SU carburettors
Have a look at this link it explains it all
Classic Car Hub - Articles- Guide to setting up and tuning SU carburettors
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It's worth learning how to do them yourself as most garages nowadays haven't got a clue when it comes to carbs,there not that bad to do and need to be tuned regularly so worth doing it yourself.
Have a look at this link it explains it all
Classic Car Hub - Articles- Guide to setting up and tuning SU carburettors
I completly agree and ended ip doing it my self with a carb balencer, only £35 on ebay
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yup, stick it on one carb with the link bar off and the engine running, get the reading then stick it on the other side and match the reading then adjust for the engine speed etc you want if necessary and match the other side to that.
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And to roughly set the mixture lift the piston and look in the carb,the brass bit that the needle valve sits in should be level with the base of the carb,just fine tune it from there
