 Performance Oriented up for sale, Long time Weber triple throat carb specialist |
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| slivel |
 Nov 4 2020, 10:16 AM
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Old car....... older driver  Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 10-July 04 From: San Diego Member No.: 2,332 Region Association: Southern California  |
Paul Abbott who owns Performance Oriented has announced that he is interested in selling the business. He is in Salem, Oregon and has long been known as one of the best Weber restorers and blueprinters in the business. It will be a loss to the triple throat Weber community if we lose this resource. Sounds like he is going to retire. I had my 46's done by him about 10 years ago and they were perfect. Among the many services he provides; he replaces the bushed ends of the throttle shaft which wear and leak air (causing popping, mixture problems and tuning difficulty) making for a super smooth operation. I hope someone with similar talent will follow on.
Paul has a quite a resume - mechanical engineer, design engineer and VP of engineering for General Dynamics. Long time Porsche owner. His web site has loads of valuable technical information. https://www.performanceoriented.com/ |
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| Lucky9146 |
Nov 4 2020, 11:42 AM
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Always Wanted A Bigger Go Cart Group: Members Posts: 1,621 Joined: 22-September 14 From: Poway California Member No.: 17,942 Region Association: Southern California 
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Got an email from him as a former customer about the sale. I knew this was coming as he had been declining work and ramping down for some time after his move out of CA. Got the chance to meet him last year at the Phoenix Club swap meet and that was great.
He had done my 40's and they were perfect, so much so, that with his test bed engine set up I put them on my car and they ran perfectly, needing no adjustment. He will be a difficult resource to duplicate as he was and engineer's engineer and knew these Webers like the back of his hand with his eyes closed. If you have ever visited his web site (note link in first post) he has so much information posted it boggles the mind. Such a talent he is and so generous to share. I feel fortunate to have found him and have had him do my carbs. I wish Paul all the best in his retirement. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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