Twin SU Carburettors

Triumph Spitfire or MG Midget?

I don't agree there, if you look at the manifold it is angled, neither the MG or the Spitfire had angled engines.

I'd say a Dolomite 1750 if it wasn't for that large spring on top holding the lot together. This is a rare bit of kit for sure.

True - I missed that in the pic...

Weren't that many slanted engines using Twin SU's were there?

That's what threw me, was the TR7 engine slant? I don't think ive ever had the privilege of looking under the hood of a 7

BoB

Strombergs and different manifold

SAABs had slant 4 engines, more or less 1/2 of the Triumph V8. Perhaps they used SUs?

I think (and may be wrong) that SAAB used Stromberg carbs and had a quite long intlet manifold with a seperate pipe to each cylinder.

Been looking at google images and that seems to confirm my fading memory.

Nope they are miles bigger than even the biggest fitted to these cars. I'd guess at a 6 cylinder Jag or something.

The Volvo P1800 had SUs on a slant. I know a guy with one but don't know it well enough to say if these match.

Hi, Can't say I recognise this setup, and I've been in the trade 40 years!!, all I can think is that it may be a conversion kit for something.

The inlet manifold has 4 ports, I just cant think of a 4 cylinder engine that would need carbs this big, biggest SUs ive ever seen.

BoB

The images on the P1800 site look very similar, but there are a few differences that indicate they aren't these either. They are about the closest I've found though, only the early one's (1963 ish) had the water tube along the top, later one's lost that tube, then went to Stromberg's, then eventually to injection.

As I recollect the carbs themselves were made in differening ranges of sizes (throat diameter), with needles, jetting, damping etc. adjusted for the differing cars to which they were fitted.

I think the clue might be in the manifold to which they are attached. I don't think it looks like the one from my old Mark 1 spit and they look a bit big for the Herald Coupe I used to have, if that eliminates a couple of possibilities ......

Rover 2000TC, of around 1969 vintage. Dave

I have since been told from someone from another group that you can tell what car they came from by the ID tag on the float bowl. This reads AUD533F, anyone know a web site I can punch this number in?

BoB

I think I have found a site, seems they are from a 1971-1979 2000 TC P6. the AUD 533F is the front and there is a AUD533R at the rear. here is the site if you are interested

BoB

Front carb from a 1971-73 rover 2000 p6 tc

Burlen's site

AJH

Wow we must have been there at the same time!

AJH

Only thing is, it seems you can read better than me, 1973, not 79