Fuel Pump in earlier V8s

[Claude]

Originally Posted by pasini s

Hello,
I have read Kevin's remarks about the carburettors and I would like to add
that the 'large' Edelbrock 1406 (600cfm) that I tried on my 409 was probably
a bit of an excess for the engine. As my Carter was beyond repair I bought a
1403 (500cfm, similar to the old Carter 3131/3249) and having enlarged the
holes for the secondary throttle valves on the intake manifold (pls see
http://www.stefanopasini.it/Bristol_...nifold_Mod.htm for details) it now seems to work pretty well. The 1403 is cheap (I bought
it for $200), its linkages are not as different from those of the Carters as
the 1406 are, and has the advantage of an auto electric choke as well.
Cheers Stefano

Reviving an old thread. I am currently in the USA, and may have a few kgs extra allowed on my luggage allowance when I head home in three weeks. My 411 S1 came with a 383 which my rebuilder says blew up at some point and the block was replaced with a 400, but the Bristol 383 heads (which he reported were "high performance" were bolted on to the 400 block.

The barn-find car's carb was corroded, so when I was packing the container to move to NZ 13 years ago, I bought a new replacement, which from memory was a "Carter" by Weber. When the engine came back from rebuilding, it ran awful, but as I had other problems with the work done by the shop, so I just stuck the car in the garage for another day.

That day is now coming, and last time I was in the states I picked up a used 383 with transmission that I popped in the container. The 383 is now down with Bob Schmidt's mechanic in South Island, NZ to be sold or rebuilt and sold. However, I kept the carb off that engine, to add to my choices when I open the hood (bonnet) and try to get the beast running right.

Given the very inexpensive prices from folks like JEGS ($229), however, my best solution may be to buy a bolt-on carb and sell the old ones on NZ's auction site. Thus, my question:

What carb should I buy? What number is a direct bolt on that will have the least problems. I am not looking for performance, but economy is fuel use.

Edelbrock 9906 Edelbrock Performer Factory Remanufactured Carburetors looks interesting and is priced right. It is a rebuilt 1406. Bob Schmidt pointed me to a Chrysler web site that speaks highly of Edelbrock, but before I make the decision, I would appreciate experience or knowledge from others in the Bristol fraternity.

Thanks
Claude