Y-block intake

[55fordtt]

Hey guys i'm building up a 55 ford with the 292 y block. I'm wondering what would be better a 3x2 intake or single 4 barrel? Any ideas on what would be better performance wise?

 

[Bonehead]

I was lucky to find a 2- 4 barrel set up for mine. And it handles the gas really well. I think you could make it run with either set up but more gas is always better.

 

[55fordtt]

All I ever ran was single 4 barrels how hard is it to get all 3 carbs tuned together?

 

[Gastrick]

Not too hard if you run the carbs with progressive linkage and have idle circuits on the center carb only. That's the way I ran the tri-power on my sbc. I never had to fool with it and it ran very well.

 

[55fordtt]

Thanks for the info. Now comes the hard part finding a good 3x2 intake.

 

[Sam_Fear]

The hard part is finding 3 good carbs to put on it for a decent price! The Edelbrock 573 is the best old 3X2 for the Y - it's the bigger port version. I've heard to stay away form the Offy's - bad flow. Prolly OK for street though.

I run a Fenton 3x2 with 2110 carbs. They are a bit big for my motor, but are cheaper than Stromburgs. And running progressive you can keep the secondaries from opening full. I still haven't had time to tune 'em though.

 

[55fordtt]

Thanks for the info. Now comes the fun part of finding all the parts.