Now granted, there is romance in multiple carbs, but a good streetable set up would be a plain ol' single four barrel set up. IF you could find an intake. But inlines are an easy animal to feed. A homemade intake, one out of tubing aint too hard to do. I had a buddy back in high school days that butchered a stock 235 intake and made the heat riser "box" into a four bbl intake with just a flange plate and no step down adapters. He sucessfully used a WCFB Carter off of a '56 Chevy. It ran nice on his 243ish size (235 bored .060") engine. No doubt one of those would go well on a 261, as you would have smaller primaries than any of the dual single bbls have giving you better drivability. The WCFB Carters have a weighted air valve on the back barrels so when you floor it, the back two bbls dont come in until the airflow is enough to swing this valve open. They worked great on 265 V8s and carbs dont know whats under 'em, so a 261 is well in the ballpark. Some factory 265s even had two WCFBs-again "no hill for a stepper"(261). Being able to just bolt on the proper intake would be a definite plus. Your lower pickup gearing would hide any small stumbles during off idle transistions. my thoughts.
