These are plentiful at u-pull it and are found on easily on Range Rovers. But are they any good? What's different about them over an SU and so on. Has anyone used them on a mini?

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

so they would just bolt up, whats the technical specifications of 1??

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1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

My brother had twin Strombergs stock on his Hillman Imp GT, back in the 70s.
It went harder after we replaced them with twin HS2 SUs off a Cooper.
I reckon Stromberg parts would be harder to get now- less needle cloices, and the diaphragms are fragile compared to the SU's piston which runs forever.
I'd stay with SUs.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

David Vizard mentions them, but for exsample says something like "either 1.5 inch SU or Stromberg CD, whatever CD stands for. They look like SU's just a bit uglier, but I've seen them around and they look like they have the same stud pattern and are interchangable, a bit like the whole Weber or Dellorto thing. But they are German not British, which probably means that they are better.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

Steve O'Malley told me to stay with SU's in fact of the HS range which will suit the use I need it for. I was just curious but since most performance carby People, who use side draft carbies go with the weber/dellorto or SU it makes sense to stick to it, but if you really want to be different...

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

The CD stands for `Constant Depression' ie they work like an SU (variable venturi).

Didn't XU1 Torana run them??? (been a while since I saw one)

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

im not too sure about where they're designed, but both of mine say "Made in England" on them

my bother in law has them on his hr there ok they don't have any air fuel mixture screws though so you can't get a perfect tune on them.

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Cheers Dan

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The big yellow Mercedse 230 that is just in the carport has a big Stromberg, so I thought German car = German carby, and Stromberg sounds pretty German, not a British name. I was wrong!

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

Yep, I used to race Toranas with them, they work fine, not better or worse just a bit different.
I still have 3 x 1½ and 3 x 1¾ CDs.

They would be the late model carbies and yes they do have adjustment. Pull the damper out and under the oil there is an allen head which changes the height of the needle. A special tool is needed because if you turn the screw with an allen key (which you can do) the diaphragm tears and you wonder why the car can't start. The tool is an outer sleeve with two pins that engage the sleeve on the piston and the allen key goes through the centre of it. The XU1 had the earlier ones with the adjuster ala an SU, that is under the carby and the jet changed height. You may find this useful though it doesn't show the tool.
http://snic-braaapp.org/needle.pdf

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Chris

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