Brother, Can You Spare a "Dime"?

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Hey, no big deal, Billy. Just jive talkin' here....


Now, I'm thinking that 2bbls keep coming up here...on V8s...How about the better V6 combos? Less engine parts to buy....In other words, cheaper.
It seems to me a smaller carb would go better on a smaller engine.

I'll just list a few.. If anybody's interested, we can work out the details.

77-78 Buick 231/ 130 hp .Still a great combo.

79 , dual jet @ 140 is okay too.

1980 Buick 3.0 (196) @ 115 hp

Various Malibu and Camaros with the 229 Chevy or even the 200 .Billy knows this one.

Here's an available one ; 1985 Monte Carlo 4.3, TBI . A Bob Shaw combo, since de-factored to less than the Caprice body ,which is competitive still. You could run a 2004R O/D with 6,14's if you wanted to..

We've got more...

The main reason I lean toward 2V combos is it gets into less expensive, less crowded classes. When the restriction is on top of the motor (NHRA does occasionally check carbs) it can actually hurt the combo to enhance the heads and intake ($$$).

77-78 231 I like enough that I have one done in the garage waiting for a Monza or Sunbird. 78 must use a 1.09 venturi carb but NHRA has the 77 all "whored" up again and can use a big carb.

79 to me just doesn't look worth the 10 HP hit.

80 196, check out Monza 78-79 with this engine (blue light special!).

229 can still fly and can be reasonably done. The 200 is the brute here but can only make V and only in a Malibu at 2810 lbs ( big boned drivers need not apply!).

4.3 has #1 qualifier potential but it might push our budget.

My V6 catch of the day? 82 Pontiac Grand Prix 4V 252/170 the only car in the guide with this motor that's not a Buick and the specs are "different"!
In a Buick this has been factored and defactored over the years and it's still good and it has (in 84) a big Q-jet and a .411/.411 cam.
The Pontiac has a small Q-jet and a .357/.366 cam which sound like a bad thing but being a "different" combo than the Buick I believe that a well placed letter to NHRA would get this combo back some HP. The original factor was 165 HP and it was unfairly hit by a Buick which is a different combo. It seems only fair to put it back to at the most 165.
This one just screams "YAC" to me.