Zenith Carbs on V8 3.5l Engine

skelkelly · Mar 10, 2010

Hi All

I have got a pair of Zeniths on my V8 which need an overhaul. Couple of questions;

1. How easy are they to overhaul?

2. Is it worth switching to SU's (worked on these before and they seem pretty straightforward) If so do I need new manifolds and linkages?

3. Does anyone have a pair of Zeniths which I can buy whilst I repair mine?

That's all for now
Ta
Skel

coolkrio · Mar 10, 2010

may be worth asking this in the V8 engine section.

pete96 · Mar 10, 2010

check my adds ive got a single carb on inlet manifold 4 a v8 will go straight on pete 96

skelkelly · Mar 10, 2010

pete96 said:
check my adds ive got a single carb on inlet manifold 4 a v8 will go straight on pete 96

Can't find your ad, pm me the details pls

frog hopper · Mar 10, 2010

I fitted SU's to my V8 110, a straightforward fit but I did have to fiddle the linkages as I remember, I also had it tuned by an SU specialist on a rolling road which transformed it. (I went for torque and relaxed crusing rather than all out h'power)

skelkelly · Mar 11, 2010

frog hopper said:
I fitted SU's to my V8 110, a straightforward fit but I did have to fiddle the linkages as I remember, I also had it tuned by an SU specialist on a rolling road which transformed it. (I went for torque and relaxed crusing rather than all out h'power)

Did you use you existing manifold and linkages or did you use ones specific to the SU's?

Cheers

pete96 · Mar 12, 2010

hi m8 i have got a quadrajet single carb on manifold that was on my hybrid v8 for a while it works well if interested give me a bell on 07522015661 if u go 2 my profile look at all adds there is pics of it cheers pete

tacr2man · Mar 12, 2010

If you are intending offroading then stick to original spec carbs eg stromberg or SU , as most aftermarket carbs run into problems at severe angles .
The su will give better fuel economy, and you dont have the rubber diaphraghm problems. SU linkage is diffrent from stromberg linkage. but should be easy enough to find at breakers HTSH

frog hopper · Mar 12, 2010

skelkelly said:
Did you use you existing manifold and linkages or did you use ones specific to the SU's?

Cheers

original manifolds and I cobbled up the linkage out of me bits box, worked fine up to the time I sold it 12 years later.

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