Re: [AMC-list] Carter WCD base pattern

[Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 1bbl carb may be simple, but it sucked for fuel economy on every 6 cyl I've ever had! I made 2 bbl adapters for pretty much every inline 6 cyl I had since I had a '61ish P30 van (actually mini bus) with a 292 and factory 2 bbl carb with 4 speed that got 20 mpg.
   My '66 Nova with 194 only got 14 at it's best, so I swapped in a 2 bbl from a 283 and got 25 mpg from it. I did a Carter BBD on my 230 in my '65 Belair and got 20 mpg, even though I did a bit of drag racing with it (first car I ran NO2 on)
   I have done the 2 bbl swap on many AMCs and Jeeps too (my son had just completed the swap on the '76 DJ 232 he had before going back to Canada, but didn't get a chance to enjoy it)

Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10

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" From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
" 
" 
" What carb did the Ford 200/250 use? Did they have a 2V model or were
" all 1V? Those have the carb close to the valve cover also. I don't
" recall ever seeing a 2V, not that I've seen a lot of them...
 
with the 12-port head in australia and argentina the stock carb was a
2bbl, but the i6 was a major engine in those markets.
 
afaik amc was unique in offering a 2bbl i6 before the gas crisis.
pontiac offered a 4bbl option to their ohc i6 but everyone else's plan
was to move you up to a v8 if you wanted more than the absolutely
cheapest powertrain.  chevy [for one] had a marine 2bbl setup but
never used it in cars.  mopar offered a 2bbl 225, in the late '70s
when mileage ratings began to matter, and the buick v6 was always
2bbl.  kaiser offered a 2bbl on their tornado ohc 230, but they didn't
have a v8.
 
and i recall, when my folks bought a '65 bel air wagon - the 230 i6
[which they got] was rated 20mpg, but the 283 was rated 23!
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Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10

 		 	   		  
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