Carburator choices

[pflaming]

I quite familiar with the single and the dual carb setup. It seems I've read that guys who raced these flatheads used  dual barrel carburators. What's to know about that carburator? 

[pflaming]

Research reveals a number of dual barrel choices. I'm wondering which is the most practical choice and will it require a special mount? Will probably need some linkage modification as well. A 218 engine, with Dual exhaust pipes, a dual barrel carb, and an improved distributor, probably electronic, in front of an overdrive transmission should make for a nice power package with improved gas mileage. I should add, I'm building this Suburban for me. Too old to build another car. 

[pflaming]

I'm still researching. Found Weber Carbs. Will a dual barrel carb decrease gas mileage or is that caused by driver use? Mor air, more power from more air or more fuel or both?

Edited October 16, 2017 by pflaming

[Rumblin Rolf]

20 hours ago, pflaming said:

Research reveals a number of dual barrel choices. I'm wondering which is the most practical choice and will it require a special mount? Will probably need some linkage modification as well. A 218 engine, with Dual exhaust pipes, a dual barrel carb, and an improved distributor, probably electronic, in front of an overdrive transmission should make for a nice power package with improved gas mileage. I should add, I'm building this Suburban for me. Too old to build another car. 

Hi! I'm working on very much the same set-up exept I'll go with three single barrel Carters. Have you considered another camshaft? I guess your gearbox with O/D will leave you with column shift. Since I want my shifter on the floor, still with O/D, do you have any idea how to fix that?

[pflaming]

I'm not interested in switching cams, nor double or triple carbs, those choices are too complicated for me. I have fabricated a floor shifter for my R 10 OD. It is a variation of the regular transmission floor shifter I fabricated as shown in this picture. Will install as soon as my knee replacement operation heals.

I built this Suburban from three parts Suburbans, to sell at Pismo Beech, but when this leg heals, I will finish this for me, sell all extra car parts,  stop wrenching and start fishing the High Sierra Mt  lakes and streams that are in my back yard. At 79, it is time to scale back.

Edited October 17, 2017 by pflaming