Brad, Makes sense to me, although I seem to recall hearing that these oldies were getting expensive -- probably from someone who wanted to sell one to a restorer. They can't be rare -- they made zillions of em. And just about as many versions, each requiring a different rebuild kit! Were these carbs stamped with ID numbers? If so, you might be able to narrow your search a little.
I'd love to hear the results of your experiment, although strictly from the standpoint of CFM, putting one of those little winkies on a 350 is sort of like fitting a 2-barrel. Which makes it no less fun! SM On 2/25/04 10:10 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My experience has been that the older intakes are worth $$$ only to those who > want or need them for a specific reason; I had a '64 WCFB intake and a '66 4G > intake for a long time before finding people (both list members, incidentally) > who were interested in them. Same goes for 4G carbs...which are still sitting > in my basement, Gary! ;^) They're out there but not worth as much as you > might think. > > I think from a performance standpoint the modern intakes and carburetors offer > wider variety and better bang for the buck but the older stuff has a coolness > that can't be duplicated. I'm half-tempted to rebuild one of my 4Gs (both of > which are missing the tags so finding a kit might be tough), get a matching > intake, and put them on my '77 C10 guinea pig (350) just to see what > happens... > > Brad O. > >> Without meaning to deflect the technical drift of this thread, I had a >> thought: >> >> Whatever happened to those old Carter (WCFB?) and Rochester (4CG?) >> four-barrels that I remember coming with up-rated 283s? They flowed far >> less than 600cfm -- nearer 400 or 450cfm, I think -- and seemed to do the >> business pretty well. >> >> But then, I suppose both these carbs and the manifolds designed for them are >> now collector's items and pricier than Fabrege eggs. >> >> SM >
