396 2bl combo

[Billy Nees]

wade, any time you get into "lower class" Stockers you get into wind issues. The less power you have to work with the worse you are in the wind. Ask some "slow" Stocker guys how much having the track prepped right in front of you slows you down!

[mtkawboy]

40 years ago we stuck a stock 283 4 barrel on our P/S 283/185 4 speed 59 Biscayne and it was worth 1 second also

[Jack McCarthy]

i have that 2bbl 396 intake !

call if ya need one !

jack
502-558-3450

[Dennis P Chapman]

I also have intake - carb and even the air cleaner.

[jimmyparker]

Billy, I've always convinced myself that one reason the wind is a bigger problem with slow cars is due to being on the track for a longer period of time.
I tried a 2 bl on a 220Hp stick car back in the day and it was 1.05 slower. I changed it over at the racetrack and changed it back after one run.

Jimmy

[Mark Yacavone]

In 1972, I was testing our 61 Chevy, 2 bbl, PG, SS/X car at Ct Dragway.
It was running around the new minimum (14.80's ) I stuck on the WCFB from Joe S's 61 Vette, and picked up about a second . No one on hand ,including several S/S racers, even noticed!
Goes to show , some think all slow combos are bogus!

[Jeff Lee]

Of course on a 2bbl it is easier to activate the tilting mechanism with the throttle linkage. Don't forget to adjust the fuel mixture for WOT, not pit cruising!

[FrankChastain]

Mark, did you happen to try the old flat washer trick between the 2 bbl and the intake. Bet Jimmy Parker can relate to those days....Not meaning he did it, but that he saw it.....Frank

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

In 1972, I was testing our 61 Chevy, 2 bbl, PG, SS/X car at Ct Dragway.
It was running around the new minimum (14.80's ) I stuck on the WCFB from Joe S's 61 Vette, and picked up about a second . No one on hand ,including several S/S racers, even noticed!
Goes to show , some think all slow combos are bogus!

[dahkahuna]

well, I hate to say it but I built that combo way back when stock rules meant stock. factory pistons ,presses pins ,stock lift, duration, and overlap stock valves,rods, I did use the cast crank,racing head service did the valve job but the valves were backcut when they showed up so I had to re cc the combution chambers. a RPM 7000 series cam dynamics cam with stock lifters ,valve springs were very low pressure 96lbs on seat 225 over the nose,stock trans was a t-400 no gear set then or aluminum was available then,and I used a Rossi 9" cortina convertor 4800 stall. @4705 racing wt. for Q/SA 14.35 index we went 14.17@84 mph 2 time out, the gear was wrong we started with a 5:57 but the engine needed more like a 586 or 614 it only finished @ 4600 but we shifted @6000 and it pulled good you have to mechanically overcome the over 2 tons of wt. The car was fun it would pull the wheels 3ft and once I raced jerry mcClanahans Q/SA which was running 13.80's at the time and thru first and 2nd gears our wagon went off and hid from jerrys car but plug high gear and he would drive around me. It was early in my racin career so I was pretty green and still learning but my partner didnt want to keep racing so the project was cut short of its full potential.I pulled the engine & trans and sold the car to tony Janes with posi and 557's still in it, It was a 1969 brookwood 6 passenger body. .....memories???..JUST MY2 CENTS

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Jack McCarthy

i have that 2bbl 396 intake !

call if ya need one !

jack
502-558-3450

Hell Jack, I've got the crank out of one. Was never bored for a pilot bushing. Its also 5lbs lighter than any other 396/427 crank we have. Unfortunately it died an untimely death at the hands of a spun rod bearing