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SU Carburetors
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The SU carburetor was the brainchild of the late George Herbert Skinner, born 1872. In 1906, he took out a full patent for his first design for the carburetor.
SU carburetors got you down? Does it seem like everyone you ask for help says, "Those carbs are junk." If that's you, read on:
Welcome to Midel's homepage, here you will find everything you need to know regarding S.U. Carburettors, fuel pumps, parts and accessories, along with our restoration and remanufacturing of various items.
This web page on the Hitachi-SU carburetor is copied from a Service Manual for the Datsun 510, published by Nissan, whose permission to copy we gratefully acknowledge.
SUSearch is an Excel worksheet that can be used by anyone who is trying to fine tune his car's performance by helping to select the best SU needle for his SU carburetor. There are over 350 0.090" needles and over 250 0.100" needles to choose from depending on your carb and jet size! Using the right needle to get the best carburetor mixture per engine condition and load can significantly affect the power output and economy of a SU-equipped engine.
TUNING VS SETTING SU CARBURETORS
Most of us are totally naive when it comes to really "tuning" SU carbs and their potential. In truth, what we all call “tuning” is really not much more than setting the idle mixture. And it usually works...