'62 - '63 T-Bird 390 factory tri power

[KULTULZ]

JMO but if you use a bird intake on a galaxie body car it's going to be running down hill from front to back.

Hence ( ) not being able to set the floats correctly. Calibration would be way off.

[scicala]

I think it will work. I don't think the angle is severe enough to not be able to compensate by changing the float level slightly. The bowls face the rear on the tri power setups, so that means on the main jet side of the bowl the fuel level will be slightly lower. I'll compensate by setting the floats slightly higher.
I've done it before without issues.

Sal

[5851a]

I guess that would be right. We don't adjust float bowls driving up or down hills, never thought of it that way.

[KULTULZ]

Not that it is any of my business, what did the owner say about this?

Center pivot floats addresses this problem (driving change in angles) not the carb being initially installed at the wrong angle.

[scicala]

I gave the owner a link to this post, and he wants to go forward with it.

I've done some carb angle testing on flow boxes when I worked at the Zenith Carburetor engineering lab in Detroit, and have done comlete carb flows at severe angles, and feel pretty confident this will work. I know from an appearance standpoint a lot of people will say no, but the ownwer is aware of this and has mocked it up on his Galaxie.

Sal

[scicala]

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Originally Posted by alt63bird

You do realize the reason for the 'stair-step' on a Galaxie manifold is because the engine sits at an angle: with the stair-step, the carburetors are "level" in the engine bay. The 'flat' T-bird manifold is set up that way because the T-bird engine is mounted level in its engine bay.

My recommendation is to find a Galaxie stair-step manifold to use in a Galaxie, and sell/trade the T-bird one towards the stair-step. Trust me on this one.

Hello alt63bird,
I sent you a personal message with a question. Not sure if you've seen it or not.

Thanks, Sal

[alt63bird]

Originally Posted by scicala

Hello alt63bird,
I sent you a personal message with a question. Not sure if you've seen it or not.

Thanks, Sal

Check your PMs to see if you got my response. If not, I may have a 'plan B' to work with.

[scicala]

Originally Posted by alt63bird

Check your PMs to see if you got my response. If not, I may have a 'plan B' to work with.

Yes, I got your response and forwarded your info to the car owner.
I also told you my preference. Waiting to see what the ownwer has to say.

Thanks, Sal