Opinions please: Zenith 316 or Weber 34ICH

I need a new carb for a SIIa 2.25 petrol. I've had webers, solex's and
zeniths before, but TBH I can't find much difference between them.
They all seem to give the same fuel consumption, no difference in
performance, and all 3 have given me trouble on numerous occasions
(mainly due to being old and worn out)

Up untill recently I've preferred the Weber over the Zenith, but
having been through 2 2nd/H webers and a 2nd/H zenith, I'm debating
wether returning to zenith this time. Bearing in mind I'm short of
cash I don't want to buy one and wish I'd bought the other.

So, which is the best, the Zenith or the Weber?

Alex

Alex wrote:

> I need a new carb for a SIIa 2.25 petrol. I've had webers, solex's and
> zeniths before, but TBH I can't find much difference between them.
> They all seem to give the same fuel consumption, no difference in
> performance, and all 3 have given me trouble on numerous occasions
> (mainly due to being old and worn out)
>
> Up untill recently I've preferred the Weber over the Zenith, but
> having been through 2 2nd/H webers and a 2nd/H zenith, I'm debating
> wether returning to zenith this time. Bearing in mind I'm short of
> cash I don't want to buy one and wish I'd bought the other.
>
> So, which is the best, the Zenith or the Weber?
>
> Alex

You'll get all sorts of opinions on this - but they seem to all come down to
"a good carburetter is better than a sick one", so the new one is better,
regardless of brand. Some have suggested that the Weber gives slightly
better mileage and the Zenith slightly better power, but others have
disputed this.
JD

Alex composed the following;:
> I need a new carb for a SIIa 2.25 petrol. I've had webers, solex's and
> zeniths before, but TBH I can't find much difference between them.
> They all seem to give the same fuel consumption, no difference in
> performance, and all 3 have given me trouble on numerous occasions
> (mainly due to being old and worn out)
>
> Up untill recently I've preferred the Weber over the Zenith, but
> having been through 2 2nd/H webers and a 2nd/H zenith, I'm debating
> wether returning to zenith this time. Bearing in mind I'm short of
> cash I don't want to buy one and wish I'd bought the other.
>
> So, which is the best, the Zenith or the Weber?
>
> Alex

I'd echo what JD said, either type works when it works, but if there's a
problem then they're both crap. Logical really.

On my S3 we had a Zenith, swapped it for a Weber after a problem, which
went away, but was replaced by a different problem. First was a low
speed tendency to stall, which we put down to the carb simply beong old
and gunky and worn, second problem was a high speed loss of power which
again we reckoned was just a tired carb. In the end a new, as in
brand-new not second hand, Zenith carb set up correctly fixed it. I
expect a new Weber would also have fixed it, but we found a NOS Zenith
at a mates for <cough> a beer 'or three' </cough>


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