There’s at leas one guy around here that made a Sniper work on a 235 with positive results so far. I don’t think it was a performance thing so much as a drivability thing.
I’m really surprised Holley hasn’t created a system with the one barrel GM pattern yet…given the size of that market.
Yes, that's what my thinking was. The six cylinder Fords don't really gain any performance - maybe fuel economy improves - but you don't have the carburetor issues anymore. The Autolite 1100 is an excellent carburetor but "new" ones are all foreign made and, like the Chinese Rochester Bs, they are crap.
The conversion requires an electric, in-tank pump with a built-in regulator.
I wonder if the person you're talking about adapted the Autolite replacement or if he used one of Holley's other units.