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Billy Nees · 03-23-2013, 11:10 AM

You have to have enough carburetor to fill the volume of each cylinder no matter how many cylinders you have. Buick found that out in the 70s when they started playing with their V6s. In other words, you would ideally want the same sized carb on a 231 V6 as you would have on a 306 V8.
Find the restriction in the motor and make everything else work around that.
I don't think that you'll get much argument on going with the better carb unless the carb is too big to begin with. You can pay people to make the heads and intake work.

03-23-2013, 11:10 AM	#2
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,499 Likes: 3,603 Liked 7,783 Times in 1,743 Posts	Re: Carb vs. head question You have to have enough carburetor to fill the volume of each cylinder no matter how many cylinders you have. Buick found that out in the 70s when they started playing with their V6s. In other words, you would ideally want the same sized carb on a 231 V6 as you would have on a 306 V8. Find the restriction in the motor and make everything else work around that. I don't think that you'll get much argument on going with the better carb unless the carb is too big to begin with. You can pay people to make the heads and intake work. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K