You don't have to understand an object in order to love it, but knowledge certainly helps. Paradoxically, few pieces of automotive history are as misunderstood, or as loved, as the Weber carburetor.

Good looks aside, common sense says that having eight times as many carbs can give you eight times the headaches, and Webers have earned the unenviable reputation for being little devils to tune. Well ...

At its core, a carburetor is simply a metered air leak. Its job is to mix air and fuel, and provide it in the proper amounts to the engine at the right time. That's easy enough to do if you are drag ...