a had a friend who owned the 12 cylinder XKE [E-type] ... fortunately he was a professional mechanic, because he was always tinkering with a spider web of twitchy little wires that interconnected the FOUR carburetors ...
Yes, the FOUR Stromberg CD-4 carburetors, nasty things. They use an antiquated (even then) diaphragm system. They would rupture without warning. We carried 4 spares and an impact wrench - got our time down to about 7 minutes!