RE: What size carb?

[david crooks <david.crooks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>My son has a 78 Matador with a stock 360.  The car is his daily
>driver, and has about 60,000 miles.  He's wanting to replace the 
>carburetor with a 4 barrel.  I plan to use an Edelbrock SP2P
>intake that I already have on hand.  My question is what size
>carb should I go with?  Would a 600 cfm be too much?  I'm thinking
>maybe I should use a 500 cfm.  Suggestions?
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Hi Todd,

Considering that the SP2P intake is specifically designed
for low end torque, and not for high rpm operation, I'd
lean more towards the 500 cfm carb myself.  IMHO it'll be
a better match.

Cheers,

Dave