Re: [AMC-list] 77 Matador carburetion

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

A Weber progressive 2V carb would certainly work, and should improve 
economy, but not the 32/36. You'd need a bigger one. I don't know enough 
about them to make a recommendation, but I'd be looking at something 
that would flow at least 500 cfm for a 360.

A Holley 2300 500 cfm 2V would be a nice replacement for the factory 
Motorcraft 2100/2150. Easier to tune than the factory and is just the 
primary half of a 4V, so enough people around who know how to tune them. 
Should bolt right on.

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Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:52:23 -0400
From: Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx>

OK, lotsa stuff on here about the 32/36 Weber for the sixes... However, 
I just bought one of the Steve Green cars from a fellow in 
Fredericksburg VA (see 
http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/cto/1937648066.html ), and now I'd 
like to get it running better. Has a stock 2v that the PO tried to 
rebuild, but he said he couldn't get it quite right.

My first inclination is to throw a 4v on there, but wanted to find out 
if anyone had any suggestions on what would be a better improvement for 
economy and reliability. With a strangled 77 V8 and a desire not to mess 
too much with the original character of the car (smoothness, luxury, 
etc), I am not really interested in performance so much.

Would the Weber work on a 360? Is there a better choice with which to 
replace the factory 2v?

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