66 230 rochester 1bbl dual carb linkage

[papaws66]

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/big-11510flt/reviews
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/he...make/chevrolet
anybody see a difference in these headers, other than brand and price?

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by papaws66

okay. and even with two original sized carbs, it'll have enough vacuum?
just trying to get my facts straight before i go dump my cash into something that won't work..

Originally Posted by papaws66

sorry for all the questions... but is the three carb setup worth the extra cost? ($299 vs 279 for manifold and an extra $179 for another carb..)

Originally Posted by papaws66

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/big-11510flt/reviews
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/he...make/chevrolet
anybody see a difference in these headers, other than brand and price?

I ordered a set of Hedmen headers once and returned them for their cheap quality....The welds where poor and the metal was thin as a tin can. So basically what I'm saying is that those are crap. A good quality set of either Clifford headers or Tom Langdon's headers will be a much better choice...Clifford's short tube style headers cost $340 and Tom Langdon's cast iron non-tubular headers are something like $280 or less...I don't remember any more..You can see on his sight Langdon's Stovebolt.com for pricing. To be quite honest...a single 4 barrel carb would be MUCH better then the dual single barrels...not only will it be much easier to tune, but you'll get better mileage and you will be able to cruise easier. Remember that any dual single barrel or 2 barrel will not out perform a single 4 barrel. But to have the older style looks of dual carbs gives it more of a "cool" factor as well imop. So lets look at it cost wise...

Cifford manifold : $299
Offenhauser manifold $279
Clifford headers(short tube) $340
(Long tube) $420(?)
Hedman headers $204
Tom Langdon's headers $277
Two new Model b rochesters. $327.94 from summit
Edelbrock 500 cfm 1404 4 barrel $309.97

So....With a Clifford intake, Tom Langdon's headers and an edelbrock 500 yer looking at $885 and whatever shipping. Now if you were to do the same thing with two new rochesters, an offenhauser intake and Langdon's headers yer looking at $883...no difference, but the issue with the offenhauser is that the water lines are hard to hook up...the clifford intake utilizes heater hose for the water heated intake. So if you want good lasting quality...go with the clifford intake and either a set of Tom Langdon's headers or clifford's headers...the premium carb would be a 390 holley, but a mildly jetted down 500 edelbrock should work as well....and you'll want to convert to an hei as well.