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Old 02-25-2018, 12:38 PM   #21
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I picked up a real nice set of 48's at the Early Bird Swap Meet last Saturday and a Thicksun PM7 off Craigslist. Started the install this week.
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Old 02-25-2018, 04:03 PM   #22
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I hate to be a wet blanket, but for driveability, a small four barrel (390 Holley, WCFB, early Rochester or Stromberg) is a bit better than a dual carb setup. I only use them on cars with hoods, though.
you could get rid of your carb altogether. just run your fuel lines directly into your manifold and you pedal would be hooked up to a petcock with a bell crank on it, controlling gas flow, when you rev it up, it opens the petcock more. UPDATE! UPDATE! THIS WILL NOT WORK! DISREGAUARD THIS COMMENT! honestly I got pm'ed by someone who was going to try it. maybe.. DO NOT TRY!

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Old 02-25-2018, 07:42 PM   #23
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you could get rid of your carb altogether. just run your fuel lines directly into your manifold and you pedal would be hooked up to a petcock with a bell crank on it, controlling gas flow, when you rev it up, it opens the petcock more.
And this helps, how?
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Old 02-26-2018, 07:42 PM   #24
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Just going to add my 2cents worth. This applies to the slingshot setup on a small 221 standard cam. Its very noticeable that it needs heat to work, mine doesn't run very well until the engine comes up to temp [its painful!]. Im not that convinced that its any better than a single carb either. In fact I'd say in most aspects the single carb would be a 'faster' setup, most certainly in traffic.
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