Fast, what were you doing in 1962? That's when a friend of mine back in high school put a 3-carb manifold on a 216, and then adapted three Stromberg 97 2-barrels to it. A week and four engine fires later, he was back to a single carb. Some of us with more than a passing amount of experience are willing to share half a century of our real-world knowledge, but we're ridiculed for doing it. Yes, there are ways to make multiple carbs work. Sometimes, though rarely, they actually perform better and/or get better gas mileage, but the smart way to bet would be on the opposite result. I know how to make a 3-carb setup on an inline six do that, and I've got a project in mind that will have that type of fuel system. It definitely won't have three or four times more carburetor than the engine can handle, however. I'm stubborn, not stupid!
Jerry
