Re: [AMC-list] Carter WCD base pattern

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

...and Oldsmobile had a 2bbl 455 with 510 ftlbs toque. : )

Ken


Quoting "(Sandwich Maker)" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> " 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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