What car are these from? su carbs

[jimmyspeed]

Found these today in a tip !! they are twin su carbs and am pretty sure they are h4's and fairly old pre 60's

what i am unsure about is what car they are from they were fitted to all sorts of mgb and austins - even bentleys!!

so does anyone recognise what car they may be from from the manifold its a really nice split aluminium one pictures should be below-- thanks


http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr15 ... C00037.jpg

http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr15 ... C00036.jpg

[StuBeeDoo]

Daimler V8 250?? Daimler Dart??

[jimmyspeed]

just had a look at the and dont think its from a dart ! - had never heard them before looks like a weird beetle !

[ShepsEvo3]

Is there any numbers on a metal tab? You could call Burlin Fuel Systems and ask them, maybe even email them the pics? You will need to call directory enquiry's for thier number though.

[jimmyspeed]

cheers evo there are seveal numbers on both the mani and carbs an i looked on burlin and they are h4's , may give them a buzz on monday to see if they know anymore about them !

its the manifold im really interested in as its nicely made and looks like its come of something nice !

[StuBeeDoo]

Burlen Fuel Systems

Flippin' 'eck! They still trading? I used to deal with them 30 years or more ago.
They were always s**t-hot on SU's and Weber's.

[jimmyspeed]

yep here they are

http://www.sucarb.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=27530

used on lots of classic british motors

[kimbo]

Theres no manifold there - just the two carbs , crossover linkage and plenum from I would guess an early Riley or XPAG engined MG.
Proper old gear - probably early to mid '50s. The brass top caps on the dash pots were replaced by plastic on anything later than '60 ish IIRC.

Kim.

[jimmyspeed]

cheers kimbo - i thought it was called an intake manifold will check on the google for the riley and mg

am well keen to know what its of !!!

[daimlerman]

Daimler V8 250?? Daimler Dart??

Most definitely not Daimler,the inlet was in the centre of the 'V' with a single carb feed each bank.If you can identify the manifold they will be of value to someone..

[daimlerman]

Thought I should have a V8 engine bay!!

[12345kevin]

I would be guessing something like an MG, Riley, wolsley or similar.

Lots had Twin SU's. Intake looks more in keeping with a saloon model such as the MG Magnettes (sp)

[daimlerman]

Yes,more likely to be a BMC made car,Rootes Group used Strombergs.

[jimmyspeed]

yeh the old man thought it was a saloon as well - am hoping it some rare bit of period kit!

whilst looking on here i found an old post about forced injection through carbs , and i think the plenum looks perfect for that? idea or just ridiculous cost for old technology

[ShepsEvo3]

Burlen Fuel Systems

Flippin' 'eck! They still trading? I used to deal with them 30 years or more ago.
They were always s**t-hot on SU's and Weber's.

They are still trading and are doing very well. Western Carb Services in Bristol always seemed to be busy, but they closed down a good few years ago now. These types of specialists are getting fewer and farther between now. We only use Burlen and Eurocarb now. Webcom are a shower of rubbish.

[Rav335uk]

Burlen Fuel Systems

Flippin' 'eck! They still trading? I used to deal with them 30 years or more ago.
They were always s**t-hot on SU's and Weber's.

Showing how old you are now mate

[Speedtouch]

Yes, they look very much like MG Magnette or similar carbs to me. Try a google search for the tag number on the carb float chambers - usually something like AUD678, etc. Or post up the numbers on here - I have an old SU carb identification book which lists many of these.

[jimmyspeed]

will do some more searching , but will have to get them out the garage first as they have been cleaned and stored for the christmas period for which i assume like myself most people arent buying stuff for themselves and are skint too!!!!!

saw a similar set go on ebay for £197 so was quite pleased with that


these are the closest pictures yet from a wolseley which i hadn't even heard of until this thread

http://gblandco.com/gb/wol/wol7.jpg

http://gblandco.com/gb/wol/wol34.jpg

[Speedtouch]

Did you ever find out what they were from? If not, put the part numbers up on here - I have an old SU tuning book which lists all these...

[jimmyspeed]

nah was waiting to sell !!! actually quite suprised to see this thread up again !

will brave the cold and go get the numbers!

i did find a list online which gave models the carbs were fitted to, but it was the manifold i thought would have a definitive answer !

[jimmyspeed]

Heres all the numbers - On the carbs main body is AUC6020 ac , as well as 6031 which is hand written scribed on somehow

on the float chamber is 1208 mcl2

Manifold has AEC911 and sg 6800

thanks speedtouch

[E30BeemerLad]

MGA 1500 ?

[Speedtouch]

Carbs were apparently fitted to the MGTD Mk II:
http://www.ttalk.info/TDMKII.htm

But those have a distinctive MG logo cast into their intake plenums, so it still leaves a mystery over your intake

[jimmyspeed]

Thanks alot speedtouch !!!

does the book say that they were solely fitted to the mgtd ?

will log on to a few specialist mg forums and see if they know more

found this online and it show the plenum is very similar to mine but like you say lacks the logo- was suprised to see what the mgtd looks like! is like a cartoon roller !

http://www.automaniaphotos.com/images/M ... 20(10).jpg

[Speedtouch]

No problem. My book doesn't actually list these at all, surprisingly; earliest listing is for a 1949 Ford E93A.

The 1960 MG Magnette III has a pair of AUC961 - MG TDs aren't listed