Many years ago there were log manifold kits for various V8 engines that you could weld together and mount some number of Stromberg 97 two-barrels on, usually six. Nile, a friend of mine had a 53 Chev coup powered by a 270 GMC, on which were mounted 5 Stromberg 97s on such a manifold. At the time I had a 53 Chev coup with a 303 Olds V8 mounting only 3 Stromberg 97s. We raced down the straightaway near the high school. Nile beat me. Hands down. Which goes to show you that 5 Stromberg 97 are better than three. Right?
Back in the day there were bone yards full of old Fords each with a Stromberg 97 that could be had for a couple dollars each. You could change the jets from the outside. So, many of these carbs on log manifolds ended up on hot rods built on the cheap and using trusty 97s. No way could we afford to do it like they did in Hot Rod Magazine with tuned stacks and Hilborne injectors.
Help to educate me here. Seriously, it seems to me that a sufficiently large plenum feeding 3 intake ports doesn't care how many carburetors are feeding the plenum as long as they flow enough air and mix the fuel and air to match the engine speed and load. Be it one, three or five. I'm running two Zeniths on an Offy manifold which seems to be a fairly large plenum with stubs that go beyond the end ports. Runs good. Goes up hill. Gets 10 MPG with a 3700 lb camper at 62MPH. Wouldn't beat Nile's Jimmy though.
