Six pack response...
A factory stock vacuum six-pack will not give you a jerk and kick so to speak as the outer carbs open. It should be a smooth transition. This is also true of many 4 bbles. It is only after us rodders start jacking around with the QJ and TQ air valves, and the springs and things in the Holleys that a giant kick starts happening. Sometimes this results in a bog, and the kick is actually a delay that in the long run can slow things down
A good runnin factory sixpack had boatloads of torque and came on in a very predictable way. I had a 69 383 RR when I bought the 6bbl from a friend, and I thought the 383 ran fair. But that 6bbl made the 383 look like it was just parked. In their day, they were an awesome car.
Having said that, I'd love to strap on a 6bbl again for a little ride before I die
My old rig "back then" This faded old photo was taken in either 73 or 74, and by then had a 340 swapped in. You can't see the hood because of fading, but it had the black stripes and air grabber. 4 speed, Dana, trak pak, and aftermarket hang on a/c. Most of the time I owned it, it actually didn't have a 6bbl, but rather various Holley double pumpers and headers.
Me in about 71--72, I was about 24
A factory stock vacuum six-pack will not give you a jerk and kick so to speak as the outer carbs open. It should be a smooth transition. This is also true of many 4 bbles. It is only after us rodders start jacking around with the QJ and TQ air valves, and the springs and things in the Holleys that a giant kick starts happening. Sometimes this results in a bog, and the kick is actually a delay that in the long run can slow things down
A good runnin factory sixpack had boatloads of torque and came on in a very predictable way. I had a 69 383 RR when I bought the 6bbl from a friend, and I thought the 383 ran fair. But that 6bbl made the 383 look like it was just parked. In their day, they were an awesome car.
Having said that, I'd love to strap on a 6bbl again for a little ride before I die
My old rig "back then" This faded old photo was taken in either 73 or 74, and by then had a 340 swapped in. You can't see the hood because of fading, but it had the black stripes and air grabber. 4 speed, Dana, trak pak, and aftermarket hang on a/c. Most of the time I owned it, it actually didn't have a 6bbl, but rather various Holley double pumpers and headers.
Me in about 71--72, I was about 24
