Three two barrel Rochester "2-jet" carbs on an Offenhouser manifold. Carbs good, center choke. Medium rise. :D
No air cleaner, no linkage.
$500.00 firm.
Daver. 760-868-3338
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Three two barrel Rochester "2-jet" carbs on an Offenhouser manifold. Carbs good, center choke. Medium rise. :D
No air cleaner, no linkage.
$500.00 firm.
Daver. 760-868-3338
Mopar calls 3-2's 6 packs but, GM calls them tripower.
So if I call them trip-ducks, do I have to put them on a Stude??? I guess I didn't really know that carb arrangements were brand sensitive!!!!
They don't really but the "6 pack" name was given to tri powered 440 Mopar engines. didn't ford call there 3-2 setup tripower also? I guess it could be like all the limited slip rear ends, like GM calles them posi-trac and Ford ( I'm not shure ) calles them trac-loc, really it's the same thing and makes no matter.Quote:
Originally posted by Dave Severson
So if I call them trip-ducks, do I have to put them on a Stude??? I guess I didn't really know that carb arrangements were brand sensitive!!!!
I had a '57 Olds with a J-2 motor in the late 60's, called it a six-pack then. Mainly cuz by the time you were done tuning and sychronizing the flippin' things you were ready for a six pack!!!!!
Not getting on your case Matt. Just getting sick and tired of every dang thing in the world of hot rodding seems to have either a label or be loaded with misconceptions. Everything seems to be getting to be copy cat and catagorized. Gonna give it all up and go back to building scooters, being and individual and being unique is encouraged there.....................
When I put 3 carbs on my 235, it's not gonna be called anything.Quote:
Originally posted by Dave Severson
I had a '57 Olds with a J-2 motor in the late 60's, called it a six-pack then. Mainly cuz by the time you were done tuning and sychronizing the flippin' things you were ready for a six pack!!!!!
Not getting on your case Matt. Just getting sick and tired of every dang thing in the world of hot rodding seems to have either a label or be loaded with misconceptions. Everything seems to be getting to be copy cat and catagorized. Gonna give it all up and go back to building scooters, being and individual and being unique is encouraged there.....................
hope you're planning on side draft Webbers, they used to be the hot setup on the 235's and the big Gimmy inline 6's. Neat stuff !!!!!
I was looking at the offy intake that used the original 235 Rochester carb w/ the 2 15/16" spacing because I couldn't find a kit that used side draft webbers. I know where to find the carbs but, where do I find the manifold?Quote:
Originally posted by Dave Severson
hope you're planning on side draft Webbers, they used to be the hot setup on the 235's and the big Gimmy inline 6's. Neat stuff !!!!!
hmm. Check with the guys an Inglese. Then maybe a "want to buy" on eBay. Hemmings. There was a post on CHR awhile back with the name of a company making inline chebby stuff, can't remember the name of it. Might try a search??? Somebody is reproducing the Fenton headers for the chebbies, I've senn them, just as kewl as the originals.
Speedway motors sells the repro Fentons, I'm also getting a set of those.Quote:
Originally posted by Dave Severson
hmm. Check with the guys an Inglese. Then maybe a "want to buy" on eBay. Hemmings. There was a post on CHR awhile back with the name of a company making inline chebby stuff, can't remember the name of it. Might try a search??? Somebody is reproducing the Fenton headers for the chebbies, I've senn them, just as kewl as the originals.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dave Severson
[B]I had a '57 Olds with a J-2 motor in the late 60's, called it a six-pack then. Mainly cuz by the time you were done tuning and sychronizing the flippin' things you were ready for a six pack!!!!!
:) Dave, Not trying to bust your chops here and that may be what You and your buddies called it but according to my book in 57 Oldsmobile called their 3-2 setup a J2 Tri-power.The J2 option came out mid-year and cost a whopping $83.00. It was 371c.i.Rocket V8---!0 to 1 compression 300 horsepower.
A second J2 option was offered on a limited basis to drag and stock car racers for$395.00.It was not recomended for street use.
I doubt that this one came with a warranty.
The only six-pack carburator setup that I have ever heard of was on Chrysler products.
CLIFFORD is one name:
http://www.cliffordperformance.com/
I don't really care what Oldsmobile called it. Never have been much into what the factory thought it should be called or what it should be used for. What I do know is that for it's day, the car ran very strong !!! After one big wreck with the '57, the motor and trans went into a '50 Olds slantback. A tranny guy buy the name of Jim Haney reworked the automatic, probably one of the first manual valve bodies around this part of the country. The car could more than hold it's own street racing, took lunch money away from a lot of the rich kids driving the "factory hot rods" of the day. Which I had it back.!!!!!!!
:D ....six pack, twelve pack, eighteen pack, or a case....:rolleyes:
....the five bills slid nicely into the ol' wallet. (sold)
I love this Planet. :3dSMILE:
Daver.
Folks...If memory serves me, isn't a 6-pack comprised of 6 single bbl carbs on a log manifold. The last time I saw a 6-pack, it was 6 Stromberg 97s mounted on an Offenhouser log manifold, but that was back in the 60s. Sorry, but 3 2bbl carbs in line are called tri-power or tripps. JMHO.
The only company that used the term 6 pack pertaining to carburation was Chrysler. Example 440 -6 pack .General motors or Ford never used that term.
97s were 2bbl. carbs.if my memory serves me correctly.
:) :)
You're right riverhorse, but too late. The wife already dope slapped me on the Stromberg 97 goof. She reminded me that she just rebuilt hers and it was a 2bbl. My bad. It was most likely Carter carbs they were using. Years before Chrysler picked up on the term "6 pack", rodders were using a system of a tube with plates welded on it to fit to the head intakes and 3 single bbl carb bases. There were 2 tubes, one for each head, and the tubes were connected to each other by means of rubber hoses at the base of each carb. They were hell to tune the carbs, progressive linkage didn't work very well, engines constantly ran rich, but they looked great at the auto shows. They came as kits, some kits came with valley covers. The log manifold fad didn't last very long.
OK so what is ppl going to argu about next!!! no offence matt but who cares what you call them there 3 2's wich make 6barrels tripower 6pack whats the differenc? just what the factory calls them there is no need in well never mind i'm with dave on this one
:LOL: funny thread
I enjoy threads like this, he he he
Lots of carbs, lots of tuning, not for the inexperienced. Doesn't matter what you call them, just when you find a man who can make them work, be sure to call him SIR ! ! ! ! ! !
I agree Dave, didn't mean to argue about it. I just wanted to plop in my $.02 worth of useless nostalga.
There was a time when I could tune those puppies...
Today I walk around with a laminated card in my pocket that reads:
"RIGHTY TIGHTY...LEFTY LOOSEY"
As you can see, I like to have fun with these posts. I don't take them too serious.
One of the times I do get serious is when I pick up a tool to work on the rod. After all, my wife, kids, and grandkids are depending on me.
I think we're all on the same page on that note!
I know what you mean, lakota. The main reason I live hot rods is because you don't have to go by a bunch of silly rules, and you don't have to be a conformist. It's also why I enjoy running my Fords. Lots of guys have bad mouthed my Blue Oval Beasts over the years, but many of the have been looking at the tailights as they said it.
I'd really like a set that you could flip a switch and on the left tailight the word "YOU" would appear, and on the right the word "LOSE". Why is it so few of the others in the street racing crown like me??????? Never have figured it out ........