- Weber carburetor
Weber is an a Italian company producing
carburetor s, currently owned byMagneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A., in turn part of the Fiat Group.The company originated in the 1920s when
Edoardo Weber produced carburetors as part of a conversion kit forFiat s. Weber pioneered the use of two stage twinbarrel carburetors, with two venturis of different sizes, the smaller one for low speed running and the larger one optimised for high speed use.In the 1930s Weber began producing twin barrel carburetors for
motor racing where two barrels of the same size were used. These were arranged so that each cylinder of the engine has its own carburetor barrel. These carburetors found use inMaserati andAlfa Romeo racing cars. Twin "updraught" Webers fedsupercharger s on the 1938Alfa Romeo 8C competition vehicles. [http://www.vsrnonline.com/Mags/MCT/Plan5_p7.jpg] VsrnOnline MCT Scale Plan Series Number Five, 1935-37 8C 35, 12C 36 and 12C 37 Alfa Romeos, Page 7(retrieved January 1 2007)]In time, Weber carburetors were fitted to standard production cars and factory racing applications on
automotive marques such asAbarth ,Alfa Romeo ,Aston Martin ,BMW ,Ferrari ,Fiat , Ford,Lamborghini ,Lancia , Lotus,Maserati ,Porsche , Triumph andVolkswagen .Genuine Weber carburetors were produced in
Bologna , Italy up until around 1990 when production was transferred to Madrid, Spain, where they continue to be produced today.In the United States Weber Carburetors are sold for both street and off road use. They are sold in what is referred to as a Weber Conversion kit. A Weber conversion kit is a complete package of Weber Carburetor, intake manifold or manifold adapter, throttle linkage, air filter and all of the necessary hardware needed to install the Weber on a vehicle.
In modern times,
fuel injection has replaced carburetors in both production cars and most modern motor racing, although Weber carburetors are still used extensively in classic and historic racing. They are also supplied as high quality replacements for problematicOEM carburetors. Weber fuel system components are distributed byMagneti Marelli , [http://www.webcon.co.uk/ Webcon UK Ltd] , and, in North America, by several organizations, including Interco Products Corporation, Worldpac, marketing under the Redline name. Other suppliers include Overseas Distributing and Pierce Manifolds.Notes
References
* "Weber Carburettors Owners Workshop Manual", Haynes Publishing, ISBN 0-85696-393-3
* "Weber Carburetors", Pat Braden, ISBN 0-89586-377-4
* "Weber Tuning Manual", available from Webcon UK LtdExternal links
* [http://www.webernorthamerica.com/ Weber North America] : Importer and Distributor of Weber Carburetors for the North American Market.
* [http://www.webcon.co.uk/ Webcon UK Ltd] : Supplier of Weber carburettors, Kits and components.
* [http://redlineweber.com/ Redline Weber] : Large Distributor of Weber Carbs, Kits, and Components.
* [http://www.webercarbsdirect.com/ Weber Carbs Direct] : Distributor of Weber Carburetors, Weber Carb Conversion kits and Weber spare parts.
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