I fail to see the advantage of putting approximately twice the necessary carburetor volume capacity onto an engine just for the bragging rights of having a 4-barrel. The secondary barrels on that carb will never open, unless you run engine-destroying RPM in 1st. or 2nd. gear. If you have a good reason to run extreme speeds, and build the engine to survive at speed, that's one thing. I do it all the time with round track race engines that are expected to be worn out, or blown up with less than 1,000 miles on them. I guess building an engine for looks instead of reliability or practicality is OK, I just don't see the point. So far as using a carb that's easy to repair- - - - -I prefer to use one I don't have to think about for 20 or 30 years, kind of like the Carter 1-bbl. carb on the 1951 Chevy 216 I just acquired. I doubt if it's had more than an idle mixture adjustment since the 1970's.
Jerry
