3x2s vs 2x4s
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Melting Slicks
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3x2s vs 2x4s
Anyone know why Chevys BB Corvette used three duces instead of duel fours. When the first BB 427 hit the streets a guy here on Long Island used to drive around with the hood off his new Corvette with duel fours sitting on top. Was it a faster and better set up?
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......but if i were to go multiple carbs, it would be dual quads, i love to hear them "ring"after all, the flat head guys were running multiple deuces before the first 4 barrel was conceived
i never did understand the mystique behind the 3x2 set ups or their popularity......jmo.....
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It was a "bit oversized" for street use. CFM of around 1050 or so. Created an instant bog for most street cars that used it. But it had "bragging rights"
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Yes they did. It was a BIG four barrel, with the secondary throttle plates siamesed together into a single plate.
It was a "bit oversized" for street use. CFM of around 1050 or so. Created an instant bog for most street cars that used it. But it had "bragging rights"
Larry
It was a "bit oversized" for street use. CFM of around 1050 or so. Created an instant bog for most street cars that used it. But it had "bragging rights"
Larry
Back in the day, a friend of mine had a 375 hp Nova, 4 speed car with either 3.36 or 3.08 gears. His wife bi****d and moaned about how hot it was in the car, so on the same weekend, he put a Holley 950 cfm 3 barrell, he put air conditioning on it. I bet him I could outrun him on foot for 100 feet (and won). What a POS those carbs were!
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Yes they did. It was a BIG four barrel, with the secondary throttle plates siamesed together into a single plate.
It was a "bit oversized" for street use. CFM of around 1050 or so. Created an instant bog for most street cars that used it. But it had "bragging rights"
Larry
It was a "bit oversized" for street use. CFM of around 1050 or so. Created an instant bog for most street cars that used it. But it had "bragging rights"
Larry
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