[Amc-list] Chrysler BBD on AMC -- good upgrade! (was BBD Parts Needed)

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

The Chrysler BBD as used on 318 V-8s in the last of the "big" (Volare 
body) Diplomats and New Yorkers is slightly different from the AMC six 
BBD. The AMC version has a choke made onto the housing and is 195 cfm. 
The Chrysler version has the choke "spring" in the intake manifold with 
a link going up to the choke plate and is around 250-300 cfm (the 
venturis are about 1/8" larger in diameter). You can't just bolt a 
Chrysler BBD to an AMC because of the choke and throttle linkage 
differences. Luckily the throttle blades are the same size on both 
carbs, just the venturis are a different size! So you take both carbs 
apart and use the base and top from the AMC carb on the Chrysler. Now 
you have a larger BBD carb to feed your AMC! This should work on 
feedback models as well as the standard models. -------------- Date: 
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:29:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Joe Fulton 
<piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> The Mopar BBD has the choke coil mechanism down 
in the intake manifold so it won't work on an AMC. Regards, Joe --- Greg 
Taylor <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Joe,
> > Here are a couple of Craigslist links for Dodge
> > BBD's ... I seem to recall Jim Blair uses them to
> > replace the AMC BBD's ... Jim ????
> > ?
> > http://kansascity.craigslist.org/pts/701871535.html
> > ?
> > http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/733546672.html
-- 
Frank Swygert
Publisher, "American Motors Cars" 
Magazine (AMC)
For all AMC enthusiasts
http://farna.home.att.net/AMC.html
(free download available!)

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