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nkaminar · 05-06-2021, 07:29 AM

I recently bought a rebuilt Tillotson and it works well. No leaks or other problems. Like TN Hammond, back in the 60's boxes of spare stuff was easy to acquire and in a box came spare carburetors, including a Tillotson. I put it on my stock Model A coupe and thought that it performed better, including better idle and improved torque, but the opinion was subjective, not based on any testing data. I eventually went back to the Zenith for some forgotten reason. I now think that the Zenith and the Tillotson are fairly equivalent, given that they both are in good shape. But, again, this is subjective and not based on any data.

The major advantage of the Zenith is that it is cast iron not pot metal.

05-06-2021, 07:29 AM	#10
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,904	Re: Tillotson carb I recently bought a rebuilt Tillotson and it works well. No leaks or other problems. Like TN Hammond, back in the 60's boxes of spare stuff was easy to acquire and in a box came spare carburetors, including a Tillotson. I put it on my stock Model A coupe and thought that it performed better, including better idle and improved torque, but the opinion was subjective, not based on any testing data. I eventually went back to the Zenith for some forgotten reason. I now think that the Zenith and the Tillotson are fairly equivalent, given that they both are in good shape. But, again, this is subjective and not based on any data. The major advantage of the Zenith is that it is cast iron not pot metal. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.