292 intake manifold
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292 intake manifold
I have a 292 in My 55' F100. The motor came with 3 manifolds, one of them is for a 2 barrel holley. The part# is B9EA-9425-B ... Will a 500 CFM 2 barrel Holly fit on this manifold ??? With the gas prices these days and since I have this manifold already I was hoping that this would work. Also if it does can I sand blast the manifold and powder coat it ? Any help or feed back before I have to go looking for a 4 barrel manifold and carb?
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It will bolt on as the original 2300 came out on the 57 at 300cfm. (that is a 59-60 manifold) I think 500 cfm in a 2 bbl will be too much; that is primarily a racing carb. Consider an Autolite/Motorcraft off a 60-70's SBF or FE.
Cheap to buy, easy to rebuild, decent performance.
Cheap to buy, easy to rebuild, decent performance.
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Thanks for the help. Why do You think that it would be too much? I was planning on getting a Mummerts intake for a 4 barrel and using a 600 cfm holley on that? Is kinda looking for performance increase with the carb. on it. Will this not do it?
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Installing a carb that's too big reduces part throttle metering accuracy, especially with a 2bbl carb. I'd be looking for an Autolite 4100 or a Holley 450cfm carb, not a 600cfm carb. You might consider getting a ECZ-B iron intake, it will make your engine quieter than with an aluminum intake and it will perform better when cold.
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Would a 350 cfm be a wiser choise? The reason I am trying to go this way is that I already have the 2 barrel intake. Was just thinking that this would be a cheaper route w/o spending the money for a new intak and carb when I have this. Also I was thinking that the 2 barrel would be cheaper to buy for one and more fuel efficiant? You will have to excuse that lack of knowledge it has been a long time since I have tinkered with auotmotive stuff.
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a 500 CFM carb is fine......
As long as it is NOT a 2bbl.... thats a large Venturi diameter for a 2bbl I think thats probably what 286 merc meant
a 500 CFM Edelbrock 4bbl would be a nice choice for a Y IMO, you would probably have to jet it down to 4% leaner at cruise and power modes, but its only a rod change, which is 2 screws and 2 minutes, and an $8 set of metering rods
I could walk you through it easily if your not familiar with the procedure.
I think it would provide excellent crisp throttle response and decent mileage, with the other two barrels standing by for fun time
As long as it is NOT a 2bbl.... thats a large Venturi diameter for a 2bbl I think thats probably what 286 merc meant
a 500 CFM Edelbrock 4bbl would be a nice choice for a Y IMO, you would probably have to jet it down to 4% leaner at cruise and power modes, but its only a rod change, which is 2 screws and 2 minutes, and an $8 set of metering rods
I could walk you through it easily if your not familiar with the procedure.I think it would provide excellent crisp throttle response and decent mileage, with the other two barrels standing by for fun time
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