Which Carburettor for a 407 ??
 

I am trying to get my 407 MOT'd but have found problems with the Holley carb and cannot obtain the spare part needeed so am about to purchase a new carb.
Gregg said that it is not the correct carb for the car anyway and that I should buy an Edelbrock rather than the Holley street avaenger that was mentioned in previous threads.

Pls advise which carb, authenticity is not high on my priorities but reliability & access to spares are together with ease of fitting.

407 Carb, what type
 

Hi,
My 407 has the std 4 barrel Carter which I understand is identical to the Endlebrock that Greg mentioned.
It is a Carter 4BBL.
I have always found Martin Barns of ACCS very helpful, he carries spares for most fuel delivery parts as well as engines and understands the 313 cu-inch very well.
American Car Care Centre, 57-65 Randell's Road, London, N1 0DH.
0207 278 9786.
All the usual disclaimers, in 12 years of owning my 407, if Brian Marelli at Bristol Cars could not come up with the part I required he always managed to find it.

Hope this is helpful

Nick 407 6028

Hello,

actually I couldn't find a Edelbrock that was identical to the original Carter 4bbl carb used on the 313 and 318 Poly V8s. This meant that the 1403, 1404 etc that I bought from Edelbrock (nice carbs, BTW) had different linkages and modification was a bit tricky. Martin can surely help you in sending you a modified Edelbrock but you must ask him.

At the end, finding a Carter 3131S or a 3249 on eBay USA proved quite easy (thanks Jim) and for $150 each (dollars, not pounds) I bought the original carbs 'as new'. Of course you need to buy a renewal kit for the same carbs and have them overhauled ($50+shipping). The car goes quite well now and I didn't have to change the linkages.

Cheers

Stefano

original carb
 

If you are going to try to get a Carter 3131s (original equipment) as Stefano suggests you can get a refurb kit from ACCS (Matin Baynes) for about £28 including replacement pump piston etc. I'm running my 407 on the original carb and it was really rough running when i first got her last year, but after a thorough clean and with the new pump etc, she seems fine now.
Good luck




Dave H

Many tks 4 all the info from you guys but where and what is

ACCS cos I cannot find on Google??

David

407 Carb, what type
 

Please look at my first post, it gave you every bit of information about Martin Barns and the American Car Care Centre. ACCS
Nick