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Either engine is good and has great potential for performance and reliability, even stock they're fun and have tons of torque down low.
Those cross rams are way cool. 4jets are not bad, I was running one on my 55' olds before I went to 3x2. Kits can be a pain to acquire I used an...
You'll never break it if its in good shape especially in that light car. Mine is stock and in the original two-ton car and I have abused it...
Thanks fellas, 55dude and Kustom, that's what I was afraid I'd hear. Been trying to convince him to get a 235-292 to replace it because the way he...
A buddy of mine wants to swap his 3 on the tree for a 4spd on the floor. Car is 51' chevy deluxe. Do we need a different bellhousing or is there a...
Just to clarify what I mean, if this manifold has a carb over each set of intake runners(two carbs on each side) you want direct linkage, if they...
You could make it work well either way. A photo of the intake would help get more specific info in return. If they are four 2's in a row you could...
what is the car?
I was in an auto parts store lot with my 55' Olds. The hood was off the car and this tatooed rockabilly looking guy comes up to me and announces...
Nice man! I love those mid 50's caddies. I think your car will be the coolest in the lot at your school! I'd keep that ol' motor for later use,...
Used JB to fix a nasty crack in an iron manifold and its still holding 7 years later, I don't even own the car anymore but my friend has had no...
Its never a matter of can't and always a matter of what works best for the application. As already stated if your secondaries are closed fully,...
Yep, thats what I'm running. Ran great when the rocket was stock, and even better now that its more cubes, bigger heads and cam. I posted a...
This guy has got to be kidding us! Two Bit, if your serious there is only one reason... more speed = more fun. there is your answer. Wait! I...
Dirty Thirty, you've already answered your own question. The secondaries are often called "slaves" or "dumpers". At idle the primary carb does...
I cannot take credit for this trick as Ross (Ross Racing Engines) in Ohio taught it to me over the phone. I used Lacquer thinner and a very small...
That is one of the most beautiful cars ever made, make sure you drive it out to Bob's in Burbank when its done so I can admire it in person.
Run whatever gives you the most reliable speed for your buck, and the chevy only crowd can't say much if you beat them.
Here's Barris' exterior and another perfect one, just pulled them off the merc picture thread a few pages forward.
Its easy and does not have to cost a grip! Mine are from a 57' Olds and do have the proper end carbs with no idle circuit. It is way faster than...
really depends on how fast the rust out there. I'd say the falcon and the truck look savable, while the trim pieces bumpers etc. from the olds,...
Been running Pertronix for 8 years now, hasn't failed me yet. Big improvement over points, speed and mileage and it just feels smoother. And you...
I've got maybe 6 or 7 of them laying around somewhere, I have at least one no idle circuit base for secondary use maybe two, its easy to seal...
They are good, my mom used to drive a 72' cutlass convert and it was fast and reliable even with a shitload of miles on it. Internals are higher...
If there is white smoke (white=water, blueish color=oil) coming from one header pipe and oil dripping it sounds like a head gasket leak or a small...
Those are way bitchen and way rare, how could you even ask such a question?
Droplord yours has a filter at the bottom? I was assuming your avatar is the car in question a 55 like mine, just curious if I'm missing something...
Use the B port. That goes directly down through the base and into manifold. It will have manifold vacuum at all times and that is what you want.
This car has already been mentioned for obvious reasons! In my humble opinion it is perfect. Its got exactly the form I always wanted for the 55'...
I've seen mine very recently, just an oil baffle and a filter that closely resembles a scratchy dish sponge. You do have to pull the valley pan to...
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