Doing up a tri-power
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60s Refugee
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You know, Pony sell all kinds of carbs. You'd think they would have a more open mind. Myself, after reading all this, I think I'm leaning toward pullin' off those Holley 1921's, pulling the Holley 1940, getting one of the new Pony 1100s and two older 1100's. Puttin' the new one in the center and the old ones on each end.
We have all heard the one about how we should all eat crap 'cuz 2 billion flies can't be wrong.... but really, I have not heard any of you say that it won't work, and won't improve performance. I've learned a lot from this thread! I've also found that there is still more to learn (like why a 1100 needs rejetting), and why the mystical attraction that Webers seem to have. Why some hafta' spend time balancing the carbs and others set them and forget them. I have spent hours reading as many of the old threads on this subject as I could find. After reading them all, they seem to all arrive at pretty much the same conclusion. Guess the best answer is to just get started on the project.
I hope more of you will add your opinions before this is done. I will certainly post my progress as the project develops. I will get all the parts first, then spend a wild day or two cobbeling the whole thing together. For right now the next step is changing my rear valance for dual GT exhaust tips. I got the parts at NPD Michigan last week and painted the valance this afternoon! I'm gonna' miss those rear bumper guards!
Thanks to all of you who have sent me private messages with your ideas. It all helps!
Harry
We have all heard the one about how we should all eat crap 'cuz 2 billion flies can't be wrong.... but really, I have not heard any of you say that it won't work, and won't improve performance. I've learned a lot from this thread! I've also found that there is still more to learn (like why a 1100 needs rejetting), and why the mystical attraction that Webers seem to have. Why some hafta' spend time balancing the carbs and others set them and forget them. I have spent hours reading as many of the old threads on this subject as I could find. After reading them all, they seem to all arrive at pretty much the same conclusion. Guess the best answer is to just get started on the project.
I hope more of you will add your opinions before this is done. I will certainly post my progress as the project develops. I will get all the parts first, then spend a wild day or two cobbeling the whole thing together. For right now the next step is changing my rear valance for dual GT exhaust tips. I got the parts at NPD Michigan last week and painted the valance this afternoon! I'm gonna' miss those rear bumper guards!
Thanks to all of you who have sent me private messages with your ideas. It all helps!
Harry
My personal little heresy is to do three different carbs; one each of the three that were used on the early 60's log heads. One of these guys has a big one in the middle two smaller ones outboard. Kinda cool too. I was trying to put together three glass bowl holleys from e-bay. One was cheap but as soon as there was any interest, it skyrocketed. A third one never came up.
Now I'm thinking of doing two small 2Vs like Demons or something with a divider baffle block-off over the original hole.
Now I'm thinking of doing two small 2Vs like Demons or something with a divider baffle block-off over the original hole.
Jett's_Pony
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Jett's boss at a Ford restoration shop that she worked at could not believe that her car ran so well with 3 1100s on it. They had trouble getting cars running with just one 1100. The center one is from a 240 truck motor and the outer two are from a 170 motor. Car runs great on just the center carb and when you put the pedal to the metal and open up the outers it just gets up and goes. All manual choke carbs since it is easier to fit them all. Don't really need a choke in SoCal. We modified some Mr Gasket air cleaners to fit under the hood. On her first day of school with the tripower she got a little ahead of herself and spun it into a curb. That cost her a pretty good chunk of her paint fund. That is why she ended up working for the Ford shop, to build the paint fund back up.
Jett's Dad
Greg
Jett's Dad
Greg
Jett's_Pony":2c7boybk said:
I've run both 1 X 2Bbl's and 3X1 Bbl 's and although a good 2Bbl seems smoother ithrough the throttle range, the kick from mediocre performance with center 1BBl to all out scream when the progressive outers open up is my preference.
I'm convinced the more efficient runner ports close-to-valves add up to the difference. Please be careful out there...
Pband
