62Ranchero200
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Greetings Ford Six Fans,
After deliberation, I think I'm leaning towards a 2V adapter and either an Autolite 2100 or a Weber 32/36 for my '80 200.
The 200, installed in a 2,400 pound '62 Ranchero, is stock except for a Clay Smith 262H cam, headers, and some pocket porting. I have the largest log head with the largest valves and log intake. I plan to replace the DuraSpark with a DUI distributor soon. My goals are: low to midrange torque and off-idle response - to me, this is the same as "stop light to stop light". The Ranchero is not a daily driver, so I'm not very concerned about fuel economy, and I doubt I will ever drag race it. If I can do the beforementioned and also gain horsepower on the top end, so much the better, but the car will not spend much time at the top end.
A large 1V like an Autolite 1101, Carter YF or Carter RBS would probably be "more bang for the buck", but the 2V would probably be the largest performance increase I can get without a $2,000 aluminum head conversion or custom machining on the large log head.
From what I've read and heard, the Autolite 2100 is very durable and simple to tune, and the Weber 32/36 can perform very well on a 200. I'd like to hear about anyone's installation experiences with either of these two carbs - especially how much throttle cable or linkage modification was required, and how much carb tuning was required to get the best performance post installation. The existing Holley 1946 has a throttle cable now, but that may have to be replaced or relocated with a carb update.
If anyone has driving impressions with either of these carbs on a 200 with a 2V adapter, I'd like to hear them.
Thank you,
Bob the Builder
After deliberation, I think I'm leaning towards a 2V adapter and either an Autolite 2100 or a Weber 32/36 for my '80 200.
The 200, installed in a 2,400 pound '62 Ranchero, is stock except for a Clay Smith 262H cam, headers, and some pocket porting. I have the largest log head with the largest valves and log intake. I plan to replace the DuraSpark with a DUI distributor soon. My goals are: low to midrange torque and off-idle response - to me, this is the same as "stop light to stop light". The Ranchero is not a daily driver, so I'm not very concerned about fuel economy, and I doubt I will ever drag race it. If I can do the beforementioned and also gain horsepower on the top end, so much the better, but the car will not spend much time at the top end.
A large 1V like an Autolite 1101, Carter YF or Carter RBS would probably be "more bang for the buck", but the 2V would probably be the largest performance increase I can get without a $2,000 aluminum head conversion or custom machining on the large log head.
From what I've read and heard, the Autolite 2100 is very durable and simple to tune, and the Weber 32/36 can perform very well on a 200. I'd like to hear about anyone's installation experiences with either of these two carbs - especially how much throttle cable or linkage modification was required, and how much carb tuning was required to get the best performance post installation. The existing Holley 1946 has a throttle cable now, but that may have to be replaced or relocated with a carb update.
If anyone has driving impressions with either of these carbs on a 200 with a 2V adapter, I'd like to hear them.
Thank you,
Bob the Builder