DID SOMETHING SILLY STR12 INTAKE LOL

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@A56



Sorry, you are annoyed at me for not knowing?
:lol:
Oh that’s a good one that can’t be true! LMAO
Sorry, never stated I ever owned a cross ram.
Fuel puddling can happen on any intake but I now get this is for a specific intake where as I read/thought I understood it as the carb itself. Whoooops!
The clutch pack in my brain must be slipping....
Anyways, now I get it. Thank you.
:lol:
Z-28’s are at best nice to look at - :poke:

I did flip a ‘79 Berlinetta once after a few fixes and minor body work. Made back 4 times the money invested. Totally a killer deal. I wouldn’t mind owning one again for at least enough time to get to know it some.
:steering:
@A56



Sorry, you are annoyed at me for not knowing?
:lol:
Oh that’s a good one that can’t be true! LMAO
Sorry, never stated I ever owned a cross ram.
Fuel puddling can happen on any intake but I now get this is for a specific intake where as I read/thought I understood it as the carb itself. Whoooops!
The clutch pack in my brain must be slipping....
Anyways, now I get it. Thank you.
:lol:
Z-28’s are at best nice to look at - :poke:

I did flip a ‘79 Berlinetta once after a few fixes and minor body work. Made back 4 times the money invested. Totally a killer deal. I wouldn’t mind owning one again for at least enough time to get to know it some.
:steering:
Wow, now I'm confused, but hey pass that joint over that you're smokin'.:realcrazy::rofl:
 
Adding more damns to the base isnt going to do anything for fuel puddling. All is takes is a higher idle, when cold, with a few "blips" of the throttle while warming up. Drove mine daily, zero problems. My wife even drove it a few times. No explosions
 
Adding more damns to the base isnt going to do anything for fuel puddling. All is takes is a higher idle, when cold, with a few "blips" of the throttle while warming up. Drove mine daily, zero problems. My wife even drove it a few times. No explosions
I believe that applied to carbs, but your setup is really nice.
 
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When my dad built his 413 max wedge he ordered the max wedge cross ram intake kit from mancini & it worked awesome. Really great throttle response.
 
I like these intakes and for what they sell for, I wonder why edelbrock doesn't build a small run of them. I think they would sell, but what do I know!
 
@A56



Sorry, you are annoyed at me for not knowing?
:lol:
Oh that’s a good one that can’t be true! LMAO
Sorry, never stated I ever owned a cross ram.
Fuel puddling can happen on any intake but I now get this is for a specific intake where as I read/thought I understood it as the carb itself. Whoooops!
The clutch pack in my brain must be slipping....
Anyways, now I get it. Thank you.
:lol:
Z-28’s are at best nice to look at - :poke:

I did flip a ‘79 Berlinetta once after a few fixes and minor body work. Made back 4 times the money invested. Totally a killer deal. I wouldn’t mind owning one again for at least enough time to get to know it some.
:steering:
You should drive a really nice, restored 69 Z-28.
I have. Nice to look at at best? Chevy did that one right. Wicked car. That 302 is really fantastic!
Belongs to a friend of mine.

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You should drive a really nice, restored 69 Z-28.
No I shouldn’t. I’ve driven them with there only owner before they were old. (Car)
I have. Nice to look at at best?
Year dependent, yes! Wait, HELL FRACKIN YEA!
But I have to say, to bad your prescription glasses no longer work. Go back to the eye doctor as well as having your funny bone checked.
Did you miss this? —> :poke:
WTF?
Chevy did that one right. Wicked car. That 302 is really fantastic!
An absolute screamer. LMAO
Belongs to a friend of mine.
It is nice! No doubt.

FWIW, I’m not an absolute MoPar or no car guy.
Though most think I am via what’s in my driveway.
I am a absolute 100% pro American car guy. And in any shape. Full restoration, Survivor, hot rod, low rider, rust bucket, I don’t care. It’s American, being it on and bring it with pride. I don’t like every make and model. But if it’s American made, I got a parking spot for you.

If it is an ugly Camaro, I got a spot for you.
Rusted out rambler, check, minted out E body, check, run of the mill stang, check, IDGAF.

Don’t assume! You have done a ton of that already.

I’ve driven 4 different generation Camaro’s. And not just a around the block or had it for a day chit. The ‘88 was my least favorite except that my brother let me drive it for months when I needed his help. Also the first run of the current flavor. It only eek’s out the ‘88 by a hair.
I have driven ‘69 and a ‘79, which I like the ‘79 the best.
And as far as I’m concerned, it’s the best looking one of the bunch. AND IDGAF what your opinion is or what you like or think.
:rofl:

:thankyou:
Drive on through now....
 
Is the Str-12 considered a single plane style intake? How does it compare to a single plane like a victor 340 or strip dominator for street hot rod?
 
No I shouldn’t. I’ve driven them with there only owner before they were old. (Car)

Year dependent, yes! Wait, HELL FRACKIN YEA!
But I have to say, to bad your prescription glasses no longer work. Go back to the eye doctor as well as having your funny bone checked.
Did you miss this? —> :poke:
WTF?

An absolute screamer. LMAO

It is nice! No doubt.

FWIW, I’m not an absolute MoPar or no car guy.
Though most think I am via what’s in my driveway.
I am a absolute 100% pro American car guy. And in any shape. Full restoration, Survivor, hot rod, low rider, rust bucket, I don’t care. It’s American, being it on and bring it with pride. I don’t like every make and model. But if it’s American made, I got a parking spot for you.

If it is an ugly Camaro, I got a spot for you.
Rusted out rambler, check, minted out E body, check, run of the mill stang, check, IDGAF.

Don’t assume! You have done a ton of that already.

I’ve driven 4 different generation Camaro’s. And not just a around the block or had it for a day chit. The ‘88 was my least favorite except that my brother let me drive it for months when I needed his help. Also the first run of the current flavor. It only eek’s out the ‘88 by a hair.
I have driven ‘69 and a ‘79, which I like the ‘79 the best.
And as far as I’m concerned, it’s the best looking one of the bunch. AND IDGAF what your opinion is or what you like or think.
:rofl:

:thankyou:
Drive on through now....
Hmm. Glasses are ok. Had surgery on my funny bone in Nov., so not good there. Sorry that my little comment upset you so much you had to type out a whole page.
Driving on through now.
Again, sorry I caused you to completely lose your mind over camaros.
 
Adding more damns to the base isnt going to do anything for fuel puddling. All is takes is a higher idle, when cold, with a few "blips" of the throttle while warming up. Drove mine daily, zero problems. My wife even drove it a few times. No explosions
Just did something silly or some might say dumb or what ever. Just bought a small block STR12 cross ram intake. I have a 408 that im going to put in the barracuda. Just thought that would look awesome & if it works as good as the big block one my dad had its another plus. I have heard good things & bad things about them. Like you can run them on the street. They are an all out race intake. Well im going to find out. Just have to locate linkage. As soon as I get it I will post some pictures.
Here ya go...……..

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I have an STR-12 in my '68 FB, #1405 & 1406 Edelbrocks. Choke works fine (when I remember it's there). Start car, idles at about 900 RPM, let it warm up good though, kind of twitchy with an AT when they are cold, but once it's ready, it runs fine. Mine is just a street car, don't plan on racing it.

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I'll say this, and take it for what it's worth...the guy giving you advice has probably never had his hands on one, let alone worked with it.

... there is a good explanation of dual carb application sizing. And it's not what everyone says.

David Vizard wrote it up in his book Super tuning carburetors, remember your drawing your vacuum through 8 venturis so the pressure drop is far less, so they flow far less. Its a good read. I ran 2 390s for about 2 minutes until I popped the 1/4 inch custom top. Then I ran a single 650 Demon on a 3/8 plate and it ran great. Probably could have ran a 750 on the 340 but it was a street car, no track time.
 
Is the Str-12 considered a single plane style intake? How does it compare to a single plane like a victor 340 or strip dominator for street hot rod?
Imagine a dual quad tunnel ram that someone flattened: take your hands and put them together like you are praying, there is your tunnel ram. Now fold your fingers together like your going to crack your knuckles..there is the STR cross runner pattern. Put the carbs at each side over the opposite feeding runners. The plenum volume was huge, should have come stock with 2 core plugs what would blow out before the top cracked and buckled during a backfire. Triple check your timing and spark plug routing before you break it in! I went from this to a Strip Dominator and picked up a tad on the low end but felt it was a little soft up top, like the power band on the SD was lower than the STR? SD was supposed to be good to 8000 but I never got it that high.
 
Imagine a dual quad tunnel ram that someone flattened: take your hands and put them together like you are praying, there is your tunnel ram. Now fold your fingers together like your going to crack your knuckles..there is the STR cross runner pattern. Put the carbs at each side over the opposite feeding runners. The plenum volume was huge, should have come stock with 2 core plugs what would blow out before the top cracked and buckled during a backfire. Triple check your timing and spark plug routing before you break it in! I went from this to a Strip Dominator and picked up a tad on the low end but felt it was a little soft up top, like the power band on the SD was lower than the STR? SD was supposed to be good to 8000 but I never got it that high.
I plan on using a victor 340. Car is a dodge dart sport 360 a 292 mopar purple cam, 3.91's out back and a 9.5" FTI 3400-3600 stall converter.
 
Imagine a dual quad tunnel ram that someone flattened: take your hands and put them together like you are praying, there is your tunnel ram. Now fold your fingers together like your going to crack your knuckles..there is the STR cross runner pattern. Put the carbs at each side over the opposite feeding runners. The plenum volume was huge, should have come stock with 2 core plugs what would blow out before the top cracked and buckled during a backfire. Triple check your timing and spark plug routing before you break it in! I went from this to a Strip Dominator and picked up a tad on the low end but felt it was a little soft up top, like the power band on the SD was lower than the STR? SD was supposed to be good to 8000 but I never got it that high.
Great explanation. What is your opinion of the recommendation to have one carb utilize a choke on the STR-12?
 
Great explanation. What is your opinion of the recommendation to have one carb utilize a choke on the STR-12?


I can tell you I haven't run a choke since 1981 or 82.

There is no reason for it. Even where I live where 105 in the summer and single digits in the winter are common, I don't use a choke.

I also never ever run heat through an intake manifold. No reason for that either. Once the engine gets some temp in it, the heat going through the intake is a serious negative. That's one reason why so many guys can't run any compression on pump gas.

I've seen engines turn cast iron bright blue from all that heat. How in the hell is the carb supposed to deal with all the heat under it?
 
You could start an STR-12 with one carb covered! I dont run a choke either on a V8. Only chokes I got working are the Mazdas carb and the first 1920 equipped slant I had.. That thing was awesome! literally one pump to set it and the car started cold (if it had gas in the carb) under 1 revolution and held a high idle for as long as needed. I cant remember if it let itself off or I had to blip it to release it. The Mazdas Nikki carb props open the throttle until you punch it and it releases like an Edelbrock. Wonder if I could adapt that progressive 2bbl Nikki onto a 2bbl slant intake? Has a cool clear glass fuel bowl. and a bypass fuel inlet so the little electric pump just keeps pumping fuel pas the carb back to the tank. So much for rusty tanks! You just have to keep on top of the fuel filters.
 
I have an STR-12 in my '68 FB, #1405 & 1406 Edelbrocks. Choke works fine (when I remember it's there). Start car, idles at about 900 RPM, let it warm up good though, kind of twitchy with an AT when they are cold, but once it's ready, it runs fine. Mine is just a street car, don't plan on racing it.

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Sweet looking. What for linkage & throttle cable are you using ?
 
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