Did the 57 Chevrolet with the base 283 use a Rochester 2 barrel and are nice rebuilt ones available at a reasonable price?
https://nationalcarburetors.com/Chevrolet-1955-1958-265-283-Rochester-2GC_p_901.html https://www.carburetorcenter.com/pr...rolet-rochester-2gc-carburetor-remanufactured Best bet is to find a good core and take to a carb shop you trust if you don't want to rebuild yourself.
Have you tried to find a reasonably priced 2G small base core lately? They have just about disappeared. I think they are getting scarce as they are used on a lot of aftermarket two and three carburetor manifolds for other makes as well as on mild flatheads. Large base carbs? They're all over the place but the small base models are getting scarce as hen's teeth.
I seen em in the $25-$50 range around here. took me a couple years to get 3 matching ones. Super ez carb to build
Hello, When my friend first got his 57 Chevy, it had a two barrel carb on it. It was ok to drive on the street and to high school. But, it lacked power when wanting to accelerate on flat surfaces or up hills, like in our local mountains for toboggans and skiing. So, we sold the whole manifold and carb to another teenager and bought a 4 barrel carb complete with manifold. Now, that was more power and we could feel it instantly. Around town and daily to school, it was perfect. He had to go up to the top of Signal Hill slopes and then down hill to the high school, It was reverse on the way home, but still needing extra power to get up those steep slopes. If there was a full load of teenagers, then the added power was definitely needed. Jnaki He was now on a roll and within months, he made a deal with an another friend with a Corvette that had dual quads. That owner did not like the dual quads and lucky situation fell right into my friend’s hands. We would do all of the work on the exchange, dual quads to the single 4 barrel. And vice versa on the Corvette. The owner of the Corvette was so happy to have a simple 4 barrel, yet have that little extra power when he needed it. But, the big difference was my friend’s 57 Chevy Bel Air Hardtop Sedan. Now, it had daily driving speed and when it was necessary to add a few more horsepower, a simple extra throttle gave another 4 barrel’s worth of power. It was perfect for daily driving and at the late night Cherry Avenue drags location. YRMV Note: That extra power of an additional 4 barrel was perfect. But, for your Chevy v8, a four barrel carb and manifold will make driving around easier and less work from your motor. We eventually did another carb swap on a different 1956 Chevy sedan. The 56 chevy came stock with a two barrel 265 v8 motor and wanted a 4 barrel. The swap was simple and made that 56 Chevy a little better when driving around as a daily to high school and late night activities. Not fast, but, fast enough…
Charlie Price buys them all up. They were on millions of cars but not all Chevrolets and linkages are different. China makes them now but if they are anything like the fake Holleys they are really POS!
Those small base 2g's went more miles, and some are still going, than any of us can imagine. Yeah, they had their limitations for power, etc. but if you were looking for reliability, milage, and longevity, they were the ticket. IF you could find a stock one that needed a rebuild, that's the way to go.
I wish they did, but all they make are the large base versions. And don't automatically think the Chinese carburetors are junk I know of several people that have used the Chinese replacement carburetors with great success. Also the reviews on Amazon generally run in the 4 or 5 star range, and the comments indicate that they were made by knowledgeable people..
I am running this one on the SBC 350 in my 40 for the time being. It came on the 283 originally intended to go in it. I rebuilt it, and it runs great up through mid range, then starts to flatten out. Good enough for now until the C4B and four barrel goes on it. If I can ever get the car over here! https://youtube.com/shorts/4yfojOm4AzI?feature=share
Early model by the linkage but right side fuel inlet shows later. Nice use of the V-100 pvc valve. Correct placement from 1961-1967.
I haven't really looked in a few years, I'll pay attention at the coming swaps. I was getting them for $10-$35 for the small base side feed models and still have a few.
I didn't have problems before either. The last year or two, they have just disappeared. Right now, I am looking hard at Carter BBD clones that have the same mounting bolt pattern. There are tons of them made overseas available for under $100 that are rated pretty high, but the throttle linkage and fuel inlets are a problem..
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