Which carb is a better street performer, the tall Weiand or the Thickstun and which is rarer. I have both for my Merc flathead and not sure which one I want to run.
This doesn't answer your question directly, but if I were in your position, I'd try them both and choose the one that works best for my use and driving style. It's not like changing flathead intakes is a major undertaking. Bob
I bought the Thickstun first because I really liked the looks of them on a flathead but I went to Hershey yesterday and a friend of mine up there had the tall Weiand with carbs. Up close and personal it really looked cool to me so I bought it, now I need to sell one, I'm leaning towards the Weiand, I just wanted to know some background on both.
You will see alot more Thickston intakes than you will Weiand. Both are good intakes. The Thickston is being repoed. The Weiand I like better, it is a rarer intake. I have used both, you really cant tell the difference in performance. I liked the Weiand better because you dont see as many. I have a cople of them hanging on the wall. A friend of mine said he saw one at Hershery this year for 750.00, dont know if it sold.
Both run great. I would run the Weiand. Just because it is old. I've had lots different new intakes,I'm running a old Edelbrock regular tall 2
That's a good price. They have really come in price recently. 1/2 of the $1,400 E-bay price from last year is about right. Did your Wieand come with the carbs? I saw one on someone's table with carbs. but it didn't have the price marked on it. I p***ed it without asking. The story goes that the Wieand's were cast pre-war. They did a nice job for a pre-war intake for many other brand cast in the pre-war period are pretty rough or crude. The intake runners enter the ports with a 90 degree curve and then a straight shot in vs. the PM-7 that come in at an approx. 45 degree angle. Supposedly PM-7 stands for "port matched, 7" tall". Like others have mentioned, they both will do the job and look cool! The Weiand is older, but I'm sure hoe much "rarer" since that term is used without really much thought. For example: V-8 Riley OHV conversations are rare with like 4-5 sets made. Anything that was made in m*** quan***ies like the Wieand isn't really rare, just hard to find one for sale. Does that make sense? Good luck and good score. Tim
I'm still collecting parts, and like both--actually, where can you get a PM-7? I'm looking around, and can't find them--are they out of production or do you just need to dig? JW in MN
I've been running a tall Weiand for a few years now, and once the carbs got dialed in it's been excellant. I also love Thickstun stuff (have a couple old intakes and new head covers), but since they are made in repro it kinda spoils the "rare" factor for me. .
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