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Why? Is it a stock engine? If so, there's no way in he!! that engine can make use of that amount of fuel. Now, if you've beefed that puppy up with a big block or massive heads, cam and headers, just cut a hole in the hood and mount 'em up.
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It would interesting to know how the 1960s 283s worked with dual-quads compared to the modern offerings.
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I've got dual quads on top of ZZ4 in my '65. I added for BLING 
as 2 500 CFM or 1000 CFM is way more ZZ4 can handle 600-650 CFM is probably max. BUT like I said I added for BLING -- WOW factor
I have linkage set that 2nd carb barely kicks in and seldom used.
George
as 2 500 CFM or 1000 CFM is way more ZZ4 can handle 600-650 CFM is probably max. BUT like I said I added for BLING -- WOW factor I have linkage set that 2nd carb barely kicks in and seldom used.
George
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carbs or bicarbs?
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For Paul74....
The 1956-61 dual quad set-up on Chevy/Corvette 283's was more of a marketing ploy than "necessary". 'Souping-up' a V8 engine was the cool thing, man.
More carbs were better! But that engine had a fairly radical cam and the hi-performance heads....and those quads were little 'ol WCFB's, not big Holleys or Q-jets.
The 1956-61 dual quad set-up on Chevy/Corvette 283's was more of a marketing ploy than "necessary". 'Souping-up' a V8 engine was the cool thing, man.
More carbs were better! But that engine had a fairly radical cam and the hi-performance heads....and those quads were little 'ol WCFB's, not big Holleys or Q-jets.
