ORIGINAL: Sport_Pilot
I borrowed a friend's two-barrel setup until I could get a big Carter AFB and the appropriate manifold.
Odd, I also once had a 55 Chevy with a 327. Except it was bored to a 333, had 30-30 Duntov cam, double camel hump heads, headers, Eldebrock manifold, and a beautiful Holly four barrel. I think it was 750 CFM. Without posi traction it would burn out as long as you kept the throttle down, well almost. Had a Carter carb and the Holly is much easer to maintain and make fuel adjustments with. But outside of that the Carter is a good carb. The later Rochesters that came in the large late 60's early 70's Buicks were also good carbs, but also hard to make adjustments with.
I concur about the scream VS growl statement. I to enjoy both.
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This was in 1964, right before Holley became popular. In fact, at that time, Holley carbs were avoided by the unenlightened (me).
I would have been infinitely better off with just one of those Rochester four-barrels on a good manifold than even with the Carter AFB carb, which turned out to be too big for my engine. Something that flowed about 650 CFM would have been about perfect.
To another gentleman that mentioned not much room for the 327 in the 55 Chevy, believe it or not, the block was physically about the same size as the 265 CID that the Chevy came with originally.
What I would give to have that car right now and in the same condition as it was when I bought it. It had been customized and repainted by the original owner. He had even modified the suspension and it was a great modification. I've owned nearly half a dozen 55 Chevies and not one of them handled like the beauty with the 327 on board.
Anyway, it sure would be nice to drive to the flying field and carrying models in that car today. Talk about a conversation starter. Youth is wasted on the young.
Ed Cregger