Does anyone have any experience with a dual carb intake on a flathead 170? I'm curious about what carbs have worked well and how the linkage was set up to operate both carbs smoothly and in sync. Two of the stock carbs would be the obvious choice, but are there any others that have worked well? I keep thinking about the progressive two-barrel Holley-Weber carb from the 1500-cc Pinto; two of them would be about the right throttle size for the 2800-cc Studebaker engine. Even having to use an adapter, the Pinto carb's two barrels are much smaller in area than the throttle size of the Studebaker's stock one barrel, so an adapter shouldn't cause any restriction. But the Pinto carbs may also be too bulky to fit two on the intakes that are available for the 170. I have access to both an Offenhauser and a Morgan intake, though the carb spacing is just about the same.
Linkage is the other problem. With stock carbs, would it work to add a second stock linkage bracket that pushes the linkage rod across the top of the engine to the second carb? Anyone have any ideas or experience with this?
Thanks.
Linkage is the other problem. With stock carbs, would it work to add a second stock linkage bracket that pushes the linkage rod across the top of the engine to the second carb? Anyone have any ideas or experience with this?
Thanks.
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