1961 Ferrari 250TR Spyder engine fitted with 6 Weber 2 barrel downdraft carburetors. See also the 500 TR and Testarossa models The Ferrari TR, or 250 Testa Rossa, is a race car model built by

Weber is an a Italian company producing carburetors, currently owned by Magneti Marelli Powertrain S. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A carburetor (North American spelling or carburettor ( Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and Fuel for an Internal Magneti Marelli Holding SpA is an Italian company which deals with development and manufacturing of systems modules and high-technology components for the Automotive p. A. , in turn part of the FIAT group. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer

The company originated in the 1920s when Edoardo Weber produced carburetors as part of a conversion kit for Fiats. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer Weber pioneered the use of two stage twin barrel carburetors, with two venturis of different sizes, the smaller one for low speed running and the larger one optimised for high speed use. A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of Wood Staves and bound with Iron Hoops The An aspirator, also called an Eductor-jet pump or filter pump is a device that produces Vacuum by means of the Venturi effect.

In the 1930s Weber began producing twin barrel carburetors for motor racing where two barrels of the same size were used. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. These were arranged so that each cylinder of the engine has its own carburetor barrel. These carburetors found use in Maserati and Alfa Romeo racing cars. Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and Sports cars established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. Alfa Romeo Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automaker founded in 1910 Twin updraught Webers fed superchargers on the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C competition vehicles. A supercharger is an air compressor used for Forced induction of an Internal combustion engine. The Alfa Romeo 8C name was used on road race and Sports cars of the 1930s ^[1]

In time, Weber carburetors were fitted to standard production cars and factory racing applications on automotive marques such as Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Lamborghini, Lancia, Lotus, Maserati, Porsche, Triumph and Volkswagen. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles History Abarth is an Italian racing car maker founded by Italian-Austrian Karl (Carlo Abarth in Turin in 1949 Alfa Romeo Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automaker founded in 1910 Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, England. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Ferrari SpA is an Italian Sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village Lancia Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and Sports cars established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951 and Moritz (Maurice Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann &

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. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy

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. Fuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an Internal combustion engine. They are also supplied as high quality replacements for problematic OEM carburetors. Weber fuel system components are distributed by Magneti Marelli, Webcon UK Ltd, and, in North America, by several organizations, including Interco Products Corporation, Worldpac, marketing under the Redline name. Magneti Marelli Holding SpA is an Italian company which deals with development and manufacturing of systems modules and high-technology components for the Automotive Other suppliers include Overseas Distributing and Pierce Manifolds.

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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 Ltd

External links

• Weber North America: Importer and Distributor of Weber Carburetors for the North American Market. The Haynes Owners Workshop Manuals (commonly known as simply Haynes Manuals) are a series of practical manuals from the Haynes Publishing Group aimed at both the
• Webcon UK Ltd: Supplier of Weber carburettors, Kits and components.
• Redline Weber: Large Distributor of Weber Carbs, Kits, and Components.
• Weber Carbs Direct: Distributor of Weber Carburetors, Weber Carb Conversion kits and Weber spare parts.