4 barrel on a 6 cylinder?

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  1. Mav3rick.

    Mav3rick. New Member

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    can i put a 4 barrel carb on a 6 cylinder?
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Yep...but I don't think you wanna do that.
    I'd advise going to this website and learn all you can about the Ford 6 cylinder. You should find all the 6 banger answers you need right there.
    http://www.fordsix.com/index.php
     
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    Go with half a 4-bbl. No, not a standard 2-bbl. Go with a Holley/Weber 2-bbl (those carbs came on 4-cyl and V-6 Pintos and Mustang II's) . It works like a 4-bbl in that it has a small primary and a larger secondary which opens as you full throttle. It's like half of a Quadrajet. Otherwise, for cruising, you are using only the smaller primary.

    If you go 4-bbl, don't go with anything bigger than 390-cfm, put on a header, and install a mild cam.
     
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    I put a four barrele Holley on a 240" six.
    It had a mild cam in it but everything else was stock.
    It woke that six up on the high end and the throttle response was great. It was a 390 cfm four barrel designed by Holley for the application.
    You can put a fourbarrel on anything but it has to match your application if you want it to be servicable.
     
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    the problem is that head flow really sucks so a 4bbl would be a waste since you cant get it all into the cylinders anyway. im running the same carb hawko mentioned and i really like it, not really any match for a v8 though but i have taken down a few 305 chevys with it. you could probably get all the stuff to swap for just over $100 and its well worth it
     

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