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Some quick research reveals that all autolite 1100 1 barrel carbs have a 1.4375 throttle blade, and depending on the year it could have either a 1.10 or 1.20 venturi, rated at a whopping 150 or 185 cfm, respectively. The issue is there is no clear info on which year got which carb. Max comp. ratio is calculated to be 11.5:1!
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I was looking at a '62 Impala wagon 327 300hp 4 spd. How fun would it be banging gears in a 60 year old chevy wagon!!!! They came with a 380hp 409 as well but I don't remember seeing it in the class guide.
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Yes 283,327, and 409 in that year.
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Cool car but it stopped being a "Dime Rocket" when it started being a collectable.
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[QUOTE=Glenn Briglio;656584]What size is that 1 barrel carb , smaller one
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Do you have the car? engine? If I were starting from scratch with this combo I would get a good, solid reman short block and head and a good c-4 and just get the car running with what I could scrounge up. See what is available from cam manufacturers and get something on the small side. Try and borrow a converter or "buddy-up" with a sympathetic converter manufacturer who will work with you and just put it in to see how the car reacts. Don't put too much gear in it. What you're looking for is how and where this combo is going to make torque and HP. Once you have a rough idea of that, you can start to improve in the right direction. If you think that you're going to just throw together the correct combo on the first try, especially when you're dealing with a one-off combo like this then you had better look at another combo.
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If you're running an 8 inch rear, you're out of luck if you wanted to run more than a 4.11 gear. For reference, the 6 cylinder nova currently has a 4.88 gear even with the 26 inch slicks I'm running.
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