[MARCELO URUGUAY]

WHY SO MANY PEOPLE USES STROMBERG 97 INSTEAD OF HOLLEY 94 OR ANY OTHER CARB?

 

[poncho62]

You mean, since 1960?

Strombergs, back then were a dime a dozen, they were easy to work on and worked fairly well..

 

[Ghetto Jet]

The name Stromberg sounds cooler too.

 

[MARCELO URUGUAY]

OK

OK, BUT ARE THEY SUPERIOR IN ANY WAY ?

 

[poncho62]

What's it matter, nobody uses them anymore unless they are restoring a 50s hoy rod....are you?

 

[MARCELO URUGUAY]

NOT 50`S. IM RESTORING A 37 COUPE AND HAVE SEVERAL HOLLEY, FORD AND STROMBERGS AND DON`T KNOW WICH TO USE

 

[Pony]

Mesure the bores in the base plate. If I remember right the 97s had the largest bore of all the old one barrels and that made them the most popular. I remember buying a tri power set up with stromberg 97s for my 57 Ford 312 engine back in 1964 and all the old timers that I showed mentioned that the 97s were the best carbs to use.:thumbup:

ps: I was 17 at the time and put it on my engine and the thing would only go to half throttle and about 40mph. I took it to the local old timer hot rod shop, they had quite a good time with me. It seems I had hooked the linkage up backwards. Instead of opening the two end carbs at half throttle it was trieing to shut the already shut carbs.:spank: :thumbup:

 

[trees]

Stromberg 97 was the carb of choice for your 37. If you have one, by all means use it. If you have more than one, the put them on EBay and get enough money to buy more parts. Put a minimum bid of $120 if they are good carbs and see what kind of action you get.

Trees

 

[4 Jaw Chuck]

Here is a good discussion on the Stromberg 97 and why it was desirable as a performance carb.

FordBarn.com Stromberg discussion.