Hellfish, I just went through a bucket full of single-barrel carbs on my 181 ci Mercruiser/Chevy II 4-banger powered Model A. Over a period of a year, I tried three small Falcon single barrel Hollies, two Carter W-1s and YFs, two Rochester Bs and even a pair of borrowed Zeniths. I really wanted the "nostalgic" look.
But, I'm here to tell you that I ended up with two of Tom Langdon's Carter-Webbers with electric chokes. Nothing I tried had the driveability, performance, or power of of these carbs. (which can be found on '83 Escorts, by the way)
I've met a couple of guys with three of these carbs on Chevy and GMC sixes and their comments have all been positive. Can't beat proven performance!
I've seen these carbs in junk yards for $10.00 to 25.00! Of course, you'd probabl;y have to go thriough 'em. I got new'uns from Tom, bolted them on my home-made intake and have been happy ever since!
If you want a photo, e-mail me at............. drh@digital-link.net
