Tricked-out Chevy six cylinder engines

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by MacsGTO

I am doing a stock rebuild. I'm relieved that I'm not the only one with carb issues. I am dreading a 3rd rebuild. If you went the high road then I might need to as well. I had a lot of surging and some gasket leaks, then I do a rebuild and now it seems like there's no fuel getting to the carb. I can't think of any reason the linkages would be different and I pretty much need all of them. The PO just had some bent rod welded to more bent rod and all held in with clothes hangers and paper clips. It was atrocious enough that I didn't want to drive it home. Luckily I only lived about 6 miles away.

I would just buy a re-man carb, or better yet...convert to a two barrel holley. I have an adapter that adapts a two barrel carb down a to a one barrel manifold. There is a picture of my old two barrel setup in my build thread. If you convert to a two barrel you will have to fab a new linkage which would be pretty simple. Old carbs like that tend to get stuck floats and after time develop cracks which create leaks. Had this issue with mine. You can get a re-build kit at Napa for like $300 or $400 bucks(I THINK). I'll try and get you some pictures of the linkage I have. If you are interested in converting to a bigger better carb then I can help with that to. You can see info on my 292 in my build thread. T.J. Also....is your air/fuel mixture adjusted right?

[A.T. RockDriller]

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

I would just buy a re-man carb, or better yet...convert to a two barrel holley. I have an adapter that adapts a two barrel carb down a to a one barrel manifold. There is a picture of my old two barrel setup in my build thread. If you convert to a two barrel you will have to fab a new linkage which would be pretty simple. Old carbs like that tend to get stuck floats and after time develop cracks which create leaks. Had this issue with mine. You can get a re-build kit at Napa for like $300 or $400 bucks(I THINK). I'll try and get you some pictures of the linkage I have. If you are interested in converting to a bigger better carb then I can help with that to. You can see info on my 292 in my build thread. T.J. Also....is your air/fuel mixture adjusted right?

I think T.J. meant that the new carb would be $300 or $400.....and the rebuild kit will be about $20 to $25 bucks.

[shok]

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

I would just buy a re-man carb, or better yet...convert to a two barrel holley. I have an adapter that adapts a two barrel carb down a to a one barrel manifold. There is a picture of my old two barrel setup in my build thread. If you convert to a two barrel you will have to fab a new linkage which would be pretty simple. Old carbs like that tend to get stuck floats and after time develop cracks which create leaks. Had this issue with mine. You can get a re-build kit at Napa for like $300 or $400 bucks(I THINK). I'll try and get you some pictures of the linkage I have. If you are interested in converting to a bigger better carb then I can help with that to. You can see info on my 292 in my build thread. T.J. Also....is your air/fuel mixture adjusted right?

Just how well did it run with a 2bbl holley and adapter to the stock 1bbl manifold? At some point I have to do something with my carb and dunno if I want this route, or a weber, or just complete change of manifold and carb together. This is on a 250.

[datguy]

Anyone know a good cam for a 230 inline? im trying to stay away from the clifford products as they are away from my budget. any other cam ideas?

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by shok

Just how well did it run with a 2bbl holley and adapter to the stock 1bbl manifold? At some point I have to do something with my carb and dunno if I want this route, or a weber, or just complete change of manifold and carb together. This is on a 250.

Well, depending on what you have done to the 250...It will help for better performance. But if you do a manifold change like a Clifford and headers..then you may as well bolt on a small 4 barrel or a 500 cfm two barrel.

Originally Posted by datguy

Anyone know a good cam for a 230 inline? im trying to stay away from the clifford products as they are away from my budget. any other cam ideas?

Try "Delta" Cams. 1-800-562-5500 ask for Scott Bennatt.

[shok]

Yes please, pics are always cool. Can you send them through here or do you need my email?

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by shok

Yes please, pics are always cool. Can you send them through here or do you need my email?

Nope! Here are some pictures! The adapter is from Trans Adapt. I got it for $50...if you want it I can give it to you for that price shipped(Or cheaper. lol). I have done some mods to it....But only to make installation easier. The last picture is the old two barrel setup on my 292...

[Twisted6]

X's 2 Try "Delta" Cams. 1-800-562-5500 ask for Scott Bennatt. They are a great company to deal with I have dealings with them for many yrs. On their Regrind/s cams
And I have not had any problems The last big cam I got from them is just under 700 lift.

[shok]

That looks like a convienient place to plumb in water injection or a nitrous line

Thanks for the pics, I'll pass on buying it for now, at the moment I'm sinking my money into a new toy I bought a few weeks ago, an 84 Daytona Turbo.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by shok

That looks like a convienient place to plumb in water injection or a nitrous line

Thanks for the pics, I'll pass on buying it for now, at the moment I'm sinking my money into a new toy I bought a few weeks ago, an 84 Daytona Turbo.

Cool! Well,, It'll probably still be here. lol

[jcramsey]

Got my new carb hat and filter setup on!

[Twisted6]

I sure has a different look to the normal Same O air cleaners.

[TJ's Chevy]

Some good sounding 6 bangers....

You Tube

You Tube

[64chevtruck]

Thank you. Do you have a build thread? Your avatar is kickin.

[sambudo]

Some really good looking L6's.

[Old Truck Man]

The 250 in my 66 GMC short bed . Equipped with a offenhauser intake and valve cover, hedman hedders. It had a holley 390cfm four bbl. but if you don't open the 4 bbl up the gas in the rear fule bowl turns to varnish and gums everything up. Ask me how I know? So I put a 2bbl Rochester from a 283 chev on it. Its backed by a power glide trans.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by Old Truck Man

The 250 in my 66 GMC short bed . Equipped with a offenhauser intake and valve cover, hedman hedders. It had a holley 390cfm four bbl. but if you don't open the 4 bbl up the gas in the rear fule bowl turns to varnish and gums everything up. Ask me how I know? So I put a 2bbl Rochester from a 283 chev on it. Its backed by a power glide trans.

Well..that's why you floor it so the secondaries open up and let the old fuel out and fresh come in...I do that with my 292 now since I have the 600 on there. Once I get going I will leave the pedal at the floor for awhile and let the secondaries clean out. No issues yet. Nice engine you have! I like the 2 barrel idea.

[Old Truck Man]

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

Well..that's why you floor it so the secondaries open up and let the old fuel out and fresh come in...I do that with my 292 now since I have the 600 on there. Once I get going I will leave the pedal at the floor for awhile and let the secondaries clean out. No issues yet. Nice engine you have! I like the 2 barrel idea.

Yea Back in my younger days I constantly exercised the secondairys on everything I drove. This corn gas we have nowadays go bad really fast. Ive found that all I can find is resistor type spark plugs. And point type ignition is too weak to fire a resistor spark plug with the sorry gas. So I install a HEI distributer on everything I drive. I prefer a carter AFB carb for a 4 bbl. They have float bowls on each side that feed both the primarys & secondaries.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by Old Truck Man

Yea Back in my younger days I constantly exercised the secondairys on everything I drove. This corn gas we have nowadays go bad really fast. Ive found that all I can find is resistor type spark plugs. And point type ignition is too weak to fire a resistor spark plug with the sorry gas. So I install a HEI distributer on everything I drive. I prefer a carter AFB carb for a 4 bbl. They have float bowls on each side that feed both the primarys & secondaries.

Yeah, I am running an Edelbrock 600 on my 292 and it runs great.

[Dillon Rock]

Originally Posted by Old Truck Man

The 250 in my 66 GMC short bed . Equipped with a offenhauser intake and valve cover, hedman hedders. It had a holley 390cfm four bbl. but if you don't open the 4 bbl up the gas in the rear fule bowl turns to varnish and gums everything up. Ask me how I know? So I put a 2bbl Rochester from a 283 chev on it. Its backed by a power glide trans.

Is that chain for torque purposes? Never seen that setup before.

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by Dillon Rock

Is that chain for torque purposes? Never seen that setup before.

That is a redneck motor mount and is quite affective I might add...Vernski

[Dillon Rock]

Dig it Vernski. Lol.

[Old Truck Man]

Originally Posted by Dillon Rock

Is that chain for torque purposes? Never seen that setup before.

The chain is for torque purposes. The truck is a factory powerglide trans and uses the factory stock rubber mounts. wihout the chain the engine will upon hard acceleration move enough to shift the trans into low gear. I place a chain on almost everything its a safety feature in case a rubber mount fails.

[TJ's Chevy]

Here's a vid of us revin the snot outta the ol chevy 6. Them flow masters sound good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoiM0nIA_7c

[Twisted6]

Sounds Dang Good for what you say it has for compression.