Thread: Hello Fellow Rodders, New Old Geezer?

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Jim,

Of course you can run it with carburetion. A nice dual-plane manifold and a small carb would work just fine. 700 CFM would be a bit too large for the combo you mention, but the exact carb would depend on the cam you choose.

Richard is much more of a font of information on these combos than I am, because I just can't resist the horsepower. I'll bet he can quote a nice cam and carb size for you right off the top of his head. You'll find different people on this site have favorite carbs - just like they have favorite brands of beer.

An Edelbrock Performer® Manifold (idle to 5500 rpm, dual plane, low rise) sounds like a good choice for your application. If you like Edelbrock carbs, their electric choke, 600 CFM performer carb was on almost every car at the T-bucket nationals this year.

You could use a matching Edelbrock Performer camshaft, and use the whole package, but I tend to prefer Comp Cams bumpsticks.

If you want more performance than that - say 1500 - 6500 RPM range, you can kick it up to the Performer Plus, but I'm guessing those heads won't be up to the task without some work.

I'm not necessarily advocating Edelbrock stuff, but they do a great deal of work in matching their components for an integrated system. Cam/carb/manifold all need to work together.

No matter who you get your equipment from, they have to be matched, or your engine turns out to be a Charlie Foxtrot.

You might want to check this site and click on "Power Package Guide."

The Holley red pump is a good all-around choice, and it goes for a bit less than a C-note from Summit.