For "Seat of the pants" power on a true budget start by getting rear end gears (3.55/3.91/4.10) a two barrel manifold and carb and a free flowing manifold (Dutra Duals or Headers) and single exhaust. That will have you back on the road in the shortest amount time and money. The other upgrades...
Try asking over at the slant six forum...Couple guys over there might
have a source.
Here's a good article on the Aluminum Six. It mentions searching hemmings for the gasket.
http://www.slantsix.org/articles/dutra-blocks/alm-block-sl6.htm
Welcome...It really depends on how much $$ you want spend and how far you want to tear into the internals. Better performance on a budget could be as simple as exhaust, and a 3.55 or 3.91 gear set. A Holley 390 would also be a better choice as you'll be over carbureted with the 650 unless your...
Agreed...I assumed the carb is a little rich out of the box for this application...just looking for confirmation and a baseline tune...then fine tune from there. :thumblef:
Going to bolt on an 500 cfm Edelbrock 1801 AVS. I'm curious as to what combination of jets and metering rods yielded you the best overall performance?
Engine is not stock...Head Shaved, oversized valves, cam, headers, Clifford intake.
Thanks in advance for the info