Been pondering multi-carb intakes for my Stude v8 - '59 259. I know the early cad multi-carb intakes can be modified to work on the stude motor, but have you seen what they've been selling for lately on Ebay? I'm not about to drop over $500 for just a manifold....yet (read: can't afford it). Plus, I know this motor doesn't need a lot of carburetion. The motor came with a single Rochester WW 4-bolt 2bbl carb, and I have access to a few more fer cheap. I've been thinking about running one of Vintage Speed's y-adapters and running two WW's, with non-progressive linkage. My question is, would that work? More specifically, do I need to modify the second carb in any way - such as idle circuits, choke, etc? My alternatives are: 1) Machine the intake to allow a 4bbl to fit, 2) Buy a repro'd two-duece intake for about $250, 3) make my own intake. Any help appreciated!
It should work when you get them syncronized. Each will flow 1/2 of the air fuel mixture that the engine needs so both should run the normal jets and idle circuits. A syncronizer will let you adjust the carbs so that both are flowing the same CFM at any given throttle position. Probably not as good as a dual intake but it'll look *****in and run fine on the street.
Awesome-- thanks for the info! Exactly what I was looking for. While I was searching, I found a thread talking about synchronizers in Tech-o-matic; I'll hafta look at that again. Oh, and damn you and your shiny awesome-looking manifold! j/k...!
Hello, from a fellow Michigan Stoody enthusiast, another low buck alternative is to use the 4 barrel intake from an early 331 Cadillac, these are not as popular and can be bought complete with carb for $50 or less, and the port match to the Stude intake gaskets is excellent, with only a minor reaming of the bolt holes required for fit. Compared to any stock Stude 4 barrel intake, this is like having a fully ported hi-rise, with a little aluminum hi-temp paint it will p*** for a real performance piece - dirt cheap! (and only the late 'sunken' 2 barrel Stude intakes have the cast in pad that allows for machining into a 4v configuration, and they are notorious for having small restricted p***ages) The problem with any Y type adapter is that you get all the problems of tuning a multi carb intake with no real increase in performance, because the airflow still is being restricted by those 2 tiny manifold inlets. I have one of these early Cad intakes, also the 3x2 and 2x4s (and the 390 Cad engine they fit, just bragging Let me know if i can be of any ***istance. -Jessie J.-
you could just weld up the intake to take add 2 more carbs like they did back in the 50's . I have a early 55 caddy 4v intake you could have for $60 plus shipping.
You could ***ist me by selling me that Cad 3x2!! Thanks for the info-- definitely some good points in there. I really hadn't considered the fact that with that Y-adapter, both 2's would still be breathing through one 2bbl's inlets. Talk about being blinded by the coolness. I also didn't know that the oem stude manifold didn't flow well... interesting. I may have to take a step back and reconsider what I want to/can do.... Slag- thanks for the heads up on your intake. I may have access to one locally - but I may take you up on it...
Another option is to go with the Cad 4v intake and use a 2x2 to 4v adapter, then you could run progressive linkage, this would give you the multi-carb "cool" factor while allowing you to run on just one carb at part throttle, just like a conventional 4 barrel carb. However with the added height of the intake, plus the adapter you'll be into the no hood / hole in the hood range this is what I'm considering for my 2x4 manifold to make it into a 4x2 in a row.
I have not done this but just thought it would work. I have seen those dual 4-barrel cast iron cadillac intakes for not alot of money. Put the carbs of your choosing on one of them. They will fit the studebaker, won't they. Neal
Good ideas - thanks!! I did read that Suedesled is going to be repro'ing those caddy 3x2 intakes, I'll have to keep my eye out for one of those. Not sure I wanna go through the hood just yet , but that could be a concern those adapters and intake. A 4x2 would definitely be cool - but that could get 'spensive pretty quick. I think I'm going to look into the oem cad intakes a bit more...
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