Faust,
Welcome to the Inliners' BB and (we hope) to full Inliners membership.
I really liked the Stromberg BXOV-2 carburetors that came with a McGurk dual-carb manifold that I acquired in 1956. It was very easy for a sixteen year-old kid to install and set up. I ran it with and without chokes. It definitely ran better when cold and started easier with both chokes operating (from a manual push-pull cable). Maybe chokes are not needed in Apple Valley, but they are in Missouri, and probably also in Massachusetts.
I have also run 235s and 261s on the street with a Harper manifold with three Stromberg 97s, and chokes were also a benefit - much easier to start when cold. I currently have five Strombergs (two 97s as primaries and three 48s as secondaries) on a 278 cubic inch 261. There are chokes on the two 97s, and I will soon be adding hot-coolant heat to the bottom of the intake manifold.
Many people seem to like the Carter/Holley Weber carburetors that
Tom Langdon and others can provide.
