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Bugjam1999 · Jun 11th, 2021, 14:29

Hi all,

I’m helping a friend with a 1978 244, fitted with a B21a engine.

Is there any advantage to a Pierburg CD175 over a Stromberg CD175, or vis versa? The car currently has a Pierburg fitted and it runs poorly- for clarity, I don’t think this is a fault of the carb, rather years of poor maintenance.

We’re going to rebuild the carb as a starting point- but he also has a complete Stromberg as a spare.

Given that the rebuild kit is the same and we’re in exactly the same starting point with either, is there any reason to pick one over the other?

Cheers

Jun 11th, 2021, 14:29	#1
Bugjam1999 Master Member Last Online: Today 12:00 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London and Cambridge	Pierburg Or Stromberg CD175- which should I fit? Hi all, I’m helping a friend with a 1978 244, fitted with a B21a engine. Is there any advantage to a Pierburg CD175 over a Stromberg CD175, or vis versa? The car currently has a Pierburg fitted and it runs poorly- for clarity, I don’t think this is a fault of the carb, rather years of poor maintenance. We’re going to rebuild the carb as a starting point- but he also has a complete Stromberg as a spare. Given that the rebuild kit is the same and we’re in exactly the same starting point with either, is there any reason to pick one over the other? Cheers