This is for a premium rebuilt Stormberg 97 style, Model 48, 2-Barrel Carburetor used on Ford Flathead engines and many custom applications. It is definitely one of the rarest of the series and I seldom have any nice ones, so don't miss out! It has been rebuilt and adjusted by the best and largest classic carburetor rebuilder in the world. The best available new gaskets, seals, leather accelerator pump, inlet seat/needle, pump springs and power valve are used to bring it to better than new condition and ethanol-proof. You get a new throttle shaft, bushings and accelerator pump rod. It comes with correct size .048" main metering jets (or your choice of size) and polished steel fasteners all around. Each carb is bench-tested and set to specifications.

Before you buy one of these rebuilds anywhere, be sure to ask if the emulsion tubes were removed and cleaned and replaced if needed. They have several very tiny holes that can plug and cause significant performance issues and if the last builder put the jets in too tight, their ends will be crushed smaller. A special tool is needed to remove them without damage as they are a press fit and they always get stuck if allowed to sit without fuel in them for a while. 

This was Ford's offering in 1934 & 1935 for their flathead V8's and has a 1 1/32" venturi like an aftermarket Big 97 (compared to the .97" and .81" later models) for less money and can flow at 180-250 cfm depending on your engine and intake, compared to 150-180 for the 97.  It is definitely the rarest of the series that lived only few years. Ford made a switch from Stromberg to Holley in 1938 when they gave Henry a quote that was 10-cents cheaper. This carb is compatible with any intake with a 3-hole mount, so you can increase your horsepower if you are running one of the smaller ones. 

If you have or buy a Chinese knock-off you can be pretty sure it is eventually going to start leaking (engine fire?) around the bowl gasket and jet plugs, probably just before the threads that hold the accelerator pump lever give up. Those "type" carburetors are made of cheaper metal and the passages are cast instead of drilled like the originals - read as "not accurate". The shafts are a softer alloy (instead of real yellow brass) of some sort, and quickly wear where they are in contact with the steel inserts in the throttle body. Changing the shafts can be a big deal (heat, pry, ream, etc.) if you have not already had to do it. So, while you can buy replacements, get ready for a "fun" swap someday. 

I rebuild over 50 of this particular style carb each year so you can be confident that it will be right. Many carbs have "factory quality" issues due to the lack of the quality control at the time they were manufactured, so I check and correct the problems such as warpage, uneven sealing surfaces, throttle body and throttle plate wear and corrosion that cause fuel to seep out or drip into the carb at idle and after shutdown. The auction photos are actual customer carbs.

If you have a like carburetor that is repairable (check with me if not sure), I will send you a rebate of $60 when I receive it. Okay to write with any questions as they will not be shared on the site.

Note that the carb has a new throttle shaft and the only ones provided by Stromberg have an extra connector on the lever end like the model 97 that replaced it. This does not affect operation and gives you the option to change the pump stroke if you desire.

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