mean60impalagene
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03-18-23 11:20 AM - Post#2855899
Has anyone changed the carb from thee mono carb to an upgrade?
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Tony1963
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03-18-23 04:35 PM - Post#2855903
In response to mean60impalagene
If you are running three Monojets, that's a considerable upgrade from the factory setup. The engine can definitely pull in more air as you have tripled the intake capacity.
I see going any other route as a waste. Be sure that you have a free flowing enough exhaust to be able to handle the additional intake airflow.
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bobb
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03-19-23 12:28 PM - Post#2855925
In response to mean60impalagene
ive heard of holley weber 2 barrel conversions. you wont get tons of power out of that engine. i would do a compression test, better yet a cylinder leakdown test and cam inspection before spending any money on it.
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Tony1963
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03-19-23 01:00 PM - Post#2855930
In response to bobb
That's a great point. That engine was never known as a horsepower giant, but that little inline six made enough torque to move each of the Chevrolet vehicles (except Corvette) over its lifetime as the base engine.
Perhaps it is best served in its stock configuration?
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