Kid_Again
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- Corvette
- 65 SB Roadster, 66 BB Coupe
So, I've made no secret of the fact that I think a tripower setup just looks so damn cool that I gotta re-install it on the zz454. Well, a while ago at "the other place" both JohnZ and SWCDuke made it pretty clear that they considered trips and side pipes to be creations of the marketing department, having no place on a performance machine.
OK, their opinions are to be trusted and I said, the hell with it, I like side pipes even though i'm just a pawn in the marketing department's hands. But, even though they also had a convincing argument about the tripower being a gimmick, I just felt there was more to the story. I felt MAYBE, just maybe, those engineers were still sore at marketing for coming up with a better idea. The one thing I remembered was one of these gentlemen pointedly asking me if i EVER remember seeing a tripower setup on a legitimate race vehicle. Everybody ran/runs a single four barrel carb. Hmmmm.
OK, so I dust off my old tripower manifold, getting ready to hook up with the guy recommended by Rowdy1 to re-coat the intake and i finally notice how SMALL the carb base bores are in this manifold!!!! Geez, ain't nuttin there! The end bores are 1 5/8" in diameter and the center carb is ONLY 1 1/2". Man, if the original carbs really do flow less than 350cfm, the real volume of air flowing through the carb/manifold combination must be peanuts compared to even a modest 4bbl setup. I can FORGET about putting a 500cfm carb on the center, I'm pretty certain i can't relieve enough metal to make a difference.
No, VNV, I'm NOT going to spend the money to buy the new BG big block tripower manifold when he releases it.
Aw Geez, I'm just a pawn of the marketing department afterall.
Yesiree, staring reality right in the face :eek
I know, I know....I shoulda' known.
****, yes i said a bad word here
OK, their opinions are to be trusted and I said, the hell with it, I like side pipes even though i'm just a pawn in the marketing department's hands. But, even though they also had a convincing argument about the tripower being a gimmick, I just felt there was more to the story. I felt MAYBE, just maybe, those engineers were still sore at marketing for coming up with a better idea. The one thing I remembered was one of these gentlemen pointedly asking me if i EVER remember seeing a tripower setup on a legitimate race vehicle. Everybody ran/runs a single four barrel carb. Hmmmm.
OK, so I dust off my old tripower manifold, getting ready to hook up with the guy recommended by Rowdy1 to re-coat the intake and i finally notice how SMALL the carb base bores are in this manifold!!!! Geez, ain't nuttin there! The end bores are 1 5/8" in diameter and the center carb is ONLY 1 1/2". Man, if the original carbs really do flow less than 350cfm, the real volume of air flowing through the carb/manifold combination must be peanuts compared to even a modest 4bbl setup. I can FORGET about putting a 500cfm carb on the center, I'm pretty certain i can't relieve enough metal to make a difference.
No, VNV, I'm NOT going to spend the money to buy the new BG big block tripower manifold when he releases it.
Aw Geez, I'm just a pawn of the marketing department afterall.
Yesiree, staring reality right in the face :eek
I know, I know....I shoulda' known.
****, yes i said a bad word here
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