C-26 with front carb only

[425/409ER]

I have some kids that want to put a early SB in a 4th gen Camaro. The car is a V6 so no great loss there, the problem I told these guys is carburetor to hood clearance. Here is an idea that was floated by me and I would like to ask you guys this. The one kid said if he used a C-26 Edelbrock intake and just ran off the front carb, would the car run ok? I know my kids SB ran fine with one in the past but I would thing that you may have to turn the front carb backwards to get the primaries closer to the center of the intake myself. I am not sure how it will go when you boot it to the floor? I think the rear cyls would run lean but who knows. What do you guys think?















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[Don Jacks]

I WOULDN'T do it,period. Get a single 4bbl[Performer type] or possibly the Performer EPS type.Anything "hotter" will likely have hood clearance issues.What type of head is on this engine?

 

[425/409ER]

The heads are just stockish GM heads with a good valve job. The reason is that the engine is set so far back that the carb interferes with the wiper assy. I like the idea of using the dual quad but the car really needs a flat type single 4 intake manifold. I am not sure which aftermarket intake is the flattest but the C26 is by far the lowest I have seen so far.

 

[wristpin]

Runner length would be so different that engine and carb would be virtually un-tunable and run way worse than the V6.

 

[wristpin]

I might have an ultra low 4bbl aluminum intake laying around. Pm me if interested in it or info about it

 

[425/409ER]

I might have an ultra low 4bbl aluminum intake laying around. Pm me if interested in it or info about it

Sounds good.

 

[425/409ER]

Runner length would be so different that engine and carb would be virtually un-tunable and run way worse than the V6.

Didn't the 1970 375/396 have a very low flat intake mainfold? I had one and it seemed to work ok.

 

[wristpin]

Low intake would work fine. A dual four barrel with either carb blocked off wouldnt work.

 

[1964SuperStocker]

Wouldn't be able to keep the fuel air mixture suspended properly because its not designed for that kind of use. Now if you were to tap the intake for a fuel rail, stuff it with injectors and just use the valves on the carb for air control it would work pretty well. I have seen this done. But there is a ton of work to get that mess to work right.

 

[La Hot Rods]

Wouldn't be able to keep the fuel air mixture suspended properly because its not designed for that kind of use. Now if you were to tap the intake for a fuel rail, stuff it with injectors and just use the valves on the carb for air control it would work pretty well. I have seen this done. But there is a ton of work to get that mess to work right.

Isn't that the way the car was sent from the factory?