Carb selection help, please ?
Hey Bill. Welcome aboard.
Posted by Bill;
a ThermoQuad off an Olds "W" car (I don't know the CFM rating of that carburetor). I like the way it runs with the spread-bore manifold and carb a lot better than the square-bore. IMHO,
GM's came with a Rochester. Very similar in a manor. The vacuum secondary carbs are very good for the street and when these carbs are dialed in right, there real good.
there was a reason why the factory equipped these cars with spread-bore: that's what they were designed for.
There an emissions carb and designed to be as such. Nothing more.
However, there was talk between the auto makers and the carb makers. They all wondered out loud near each other and said something like,...
Auto guy talking to another auto guy....
"Damn, we need this carb to perform super in our super stock class. Do you think it'll have enuff CFM to run?"
Carb guy..."I think I can make some adjustments"
Auto guy...."I hope it can whooop *** from a dead stop and wide open throttle."
Carb guy...."I think I can make it work."
Auto guy..."I hope they can make tuning kits for the track guys."
Carb guy...''I think we can do that. You know, we make things happen."
LOL