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echo: oldcars
to: ROY WITT
from: JACK SCHWENDENER
date: 1997-05-22 11:11:00
subject: 396

RW> TC> DD>> What did Chevy put on cars like the 65 1/2 SS 396 then?  (I'm
RW> TC>> They used 4 bbl Rochester carbs (Quadrajets), some 4 bbl Holley's,
RW> TC>> and the 427 even had three 2 bbls (Hollies) as an option in some
RW> JS> I only remember the tri-power coming in the 'vette ....
RW>They used the same carburators as the rest of the line. Just depended on
RW>the HP rating.  The tri-power didnt' come until 1967 on the 427, I think.
'67 sounds right to me. never saw a tri-power in anything but a 'vette,
but I wouldn't doubt they exist, especially as a dealer installed
option....
RW>Before that, the only other 3 duece I remember was on the 348's in 58 and
RW>59, maybe 60...
Yup. And I have seen a factory cast iron tri-power for the s/b Chevys,
but I don't think they were factory installed, just dealer and over the
counter.
And then there was the Olds factory J-2 tri-power in '57 and the 406
Ford in '62 ....
At one time I had a Cobra Kit tri-power with Holleys on my 289 '64
Comet, but I had too many problems and traded it for a single 4-bbl.
Jackson
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