three deuce set up???
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three deuce set up???
Perfect Offenhauser manifold with 3 Rochesters, 2 never filled with fuel. What's it worth??
I'm thinking of a cool nostalgia system for my 56 Belair, and this is available locally.
I'm thinking of a cool nostalgia system for my 56 Belair, and this is available locally.
Melting Slicks
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Go to Charlie Price Vintage Speed web site, he has a number of "new" setups from $1200 to more than twice that depending upon bells and whistles. The site also gives prices for rebuilt carbs, linkage, lines, etc. Be sure to add core charges in there, they can add up. Also, the end carbs are different critters than the center carb if you want it to run correctly.
This should give you an idea of what the setups and components cost new. You can find beater sets all up and down the range from $250? up but the carbs could be trash. Good news is you don't have a hood clearance issue with a Bel Air.
Tri power is the way to go!
This should give you an idea of what the setups and components cost new. You can find beater sets all up and down the range from $250? up but the carbs could be trash. Good news is you don't have a hood clearance issue with a Bel Air.
Tri power is the way to go!
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St. Jude Donor '05, '09, '15
I'm running three deuces on SB 65. I like the setup. Runs on the center carb until you stomp it. Fuel economy seems better but I never checked it. Throttle response is great.
As far as worth I agree. Prices are all over the place. I've seen many for sale that are not set up properly and I'm sure ran like crap. I built my set up. Post some details.
Tom
As far as worth I agree. Prices are all over the place. I've seen many for sale that are not set up properly and I'm sure ran like crap. I built my set up. Post some details.
Tom
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I was thinking of a 2X4 setup, and I have one of those, but this set up is CLEAN, and cheap, like 200$. Running on 2 barrels and having 4 kick in when you stomp it seems more sensible than a front 4bl carb sitting doing nothing most of the time, and four kicking in is not as rich as 6 so it may run actually better. I know guys who drag raced in the old days and this was the preferred setup, but they had to make the hood fit on C1s. 
Melting Slicks
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I was thinking of a 2X4 setup, and I have one of those, but this set up is CLEAN, and cheap, like 200$. Running on 2 barrels and having 4 kick in when you stomp it seems more sensible than a front 4bl carb sitting doing nothing most of the time, and four kicking in is not as rich as 6 so it may run actually better. I know guys who drag raced in the old days and this was the preferred setup, but they had to make the hood fit on C1s.
Go for it, just the end carbs if rebuilt properly are worth much more than that....
Check out that web site, they have all kinds of parts if you need any.
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thanks for the input guys, great pics BTW. 
At that price, I could even use it as garage art!
At that price, I could even use it as garage art!
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St. Jude Donor '05, '09, '15
I was thinking of a 2X4 setup, and I have one of those, but this set up is CLEAN, and cheap, like 200$. Running on 2 barrels and having 4 kick in when you stomp it seems more sensible than a front 4bl carb sitting doing nothing most of the time, and four kicking in is not as rich as 6 so it may run actually better. I know guys who drag raced in the old days and this was the preferred setup, but they had to make the hood fit on C1s.
Tom