new intake on a '72 with a 350
December 8th, 2008, 2:41 PM
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new intake on a '72 with a 350
My father is looking to put a new 4bbl carb on my brothers '72 1/2 ton chevy pickup, so I have just a couple of questions.
1. The truck is stock, what is already there?
2. Will we need to change the intake manifold? Would a spacer work? or will the stock manifold work?
3. what kind special stuff will the new carb have to accomidate? i.e. valves, vaccum lines ect?
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1. The truck is stock, what is already there?
2. Will we need to change the intake manifold? Would a spacer work? or will the stock manifold work?
3. what kind special stuff will the new carb have to accomidate? i.e. valves, vaccum lines ect?
Thanks
December 8th, 2008, 2:57 PM
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RE: new intake on a '72 with a 350
l your leaving it pretty open ,what do you have now 2 brl ,quadrajet ? i do not like adaptor's they can cause a whole host of problems .you will have vacuum hose issues ,air cleaner ect .
December 8th, 2008, 3:29 PM
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RE: new intake on a '72 with a 350
Thats the problem, I don't know what is on there. But in doing some looking around, I found that we can just put an adapter spacer on and then put just about any 4bbl carb on it, which is what they are wanting, something cheap.
December 8th, 2008, 3:37 PM
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RE: new intake on a '72 with a 350
well can you take a picture with the air cleaner off and e-mail it seabee2@mchsi.com if you are bound and determined to use a adaptor ,you might not have to if it is a quadrajet ,just get a spread bore holley or carter afb . if it,s a 2brl it not worth it or possible .
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RE: new intake on a '72 with a 350
Picture coming soon, I am not where the truck is (its in CA, Im in AR), so my dad is going to take a picture within the hour.
December 9th, 2008, 12:00 PM
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RE: new intake on a '72 with a 350
well you already have a 4 brl rochester quadrajet on it ,you might try a eldebrock afb style i belive the part number 1400(stock a milage ) (1406 stock performance ) 600 cfm might need a 8036 bracket
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