Mr. Sinister
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Yup it’s an engine but who is the manufacturer?
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Yup it’s an engine but who is the manufacturer?
Mr. Sinister
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Packard
Kuz
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Packard straight eight?
Mr. Sinister
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The offset plugs give it away. I think Packard was the only company that did that, that I know of. Cool car, Frank. Is it yours?
that guy from "full custom" did one of those on his show...crazy stuff he did
Mr. Sinister
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No I spotted it at a local pik n pull on the sale lot.
That's purdy cool. You don't see those often.
Mr. Sinister
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I thought it having a 4 bbl was especially cool.
I'm alMOST 100% certain that was added. But who really knows?
Mr. Sinister
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I’m sure it is, electric choke on a Round top Packard, I don’t think so.
EDIT*** it’s NOT electric ****
But was it 4bbl before
Looked like a Carter WCFB carb ?
Tommy
Tommy
Is that one of the one that fit old hemis
WCFBs were used on several different makes .
GM used them on a lot of applications .
Tommy
GM used them on a lot of applications .
Tommy
33IMP
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Already solved by the time I saw this thread, but I was gonna say
Packard. The only company that I know of that used a four barrel carb on a straight eight.
Saw this Packard eight in an Intenational pickup at a local show
Homemade manifold and drive for the 4-71, headers look like two right halves of a small chevy set, with a homemade flange.
Packard. The only company that I know of that used a four barrel carb on a straight eight.
Saw this Packard eight in an Intenational pickup at a local show
Homemade manifold and drive for the 4-71, headers look like two right halves of a small chevy set, with a homemade flange.
Man,,,,,I really like that,,,that is a well thought out system !
I know it’s not a race setup,,,,but it should be very reliable for street service .
Tommy
33IMP
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....."only company.....?" Well, I was wrong. Buick had a 4bbl straight eight..... but only in 1952, and only in a roadmaster. (wcfb, white cast four barrel) But it wasn't a flathead.
had a 54 roadmaster 1st year of the nailhead
to start it it had a switch on the carb with(i guess) a diode in wiring so you would just hit the gas peddle to get it to crank once it started it stopped cranking
to start it it had a switch on the carb with(i guess) a diode in wiring so you would just hit the gas peddle to get it to crank once it started it stopped cranking
33IMP
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The lady across the street, many many years ago had a 56 Buick. Same deal. Turn the key, floor the gas pedal to get it to crank.
Yeah thought it was a cool idea
Bought it on the cheap
Knew nothing about it
Put a battery in it
Found a piece of metal shorting out the points
Made a gas supply
Turned the key and nothing
Repaired the wire to the carb
Hit the gas pedal and it started cranking
Wtf ....ha
Bought it on the cheap
Knew nothing about it
Put a battery in it
Found a piece of metal shorting out the points
Made a gas supply
Turned the key and nothing
Repaired the wire to the carb
Hit the gas pedal and it started cranking
Wtf ....ha
33IMP
Well-Known Member
Exactly. Lots of dual four barrel GM apps in the late fifties.
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