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Well, I just aquired a polished Edmunds water heated 2 deuce intake for my 235 that takes two holley 94's or stromberg 97's. Are there any other carbs with that bolt pattern? Has anyone else used an intake like this? I know 97's were used a lot on sixpacks so I would think tuning wouldn't be too hard. I have never seen a 97 up close so I don't know the tuning in and outs. Any suggestions? Is there a place on the web that details tuning these suckers? Vintage speed has some trick adjustable main jets that look nifty.
-Josiah

I know that since the rebirth of vintage hot rod stuff, the price of good Stromberg 97's or the 94's has gone up a lot.Quality rebuilds are in the $150 range on your core.There are several shops rebuilding and or reworking these style carbs for use on vintage engines multiple carb set ups ,especially the flathead FoMoCo V-8's.You might want to search the web or buy a street rodder type magazine to look at the ads.As with most multiple carb sets ups, you have to reduce the flow of the high speed jetting system to prevent over riching at wide open throttle..The reduced vacuum signal on two carbs may also cause a part throttle lean condition.As far as I know(not much)only early Strombergs use that bolt pattern.Don't be afraid to make an adapter to use different carbs Two Strombergs would flow about 400 cfm,good for a 235 engine. Plus if would be different than the usual Rochester setups in appearance.

I just got an Edmunds 2x2 yesterday. I think I want the 97's but like Tony says they are usually spendy. It may be a while before I decide on which carbs I want to use and getting the $$. But darn it looks good on the bench!

Hey, I thinck You you did real good getting that intake , I think you better heat it because you can , and I think prettry highly of " Stromm bergs" , I found an old shop local that had a alot of old " S/B " carbs, or parts, way cheap. That makes me think they made alot of them, the one I bought was a BXOV-3/ W,/an adjustable mane jet. Still in part of the box it came in, W/ the instructions wire tied to it. I have since looked for more, W/no luck. But I think your on to sommthing. Dont give up , and dont loose that intake , it can't be replaced .You can find the carb's for it, it may take a wile, certanly look for "S/B"though, in the end you'll be glad you did

Well, I ended up getting a set of 4 good Holley/Foard 94's (well, three plus a parts carb) for $105 for the whole package. They have the same base as the strombergs and are apparantly easier to use in multicarb setups. They were originally used on the flattie V8's. I am going to clean them up and rebuild them and use them. They will be differant and look great. This is going to be a pre-1960 vintage truck rod with a hot 235 and double deuces. I will either get a set of fentons or weld up a tube header. I am thinking the latter, because last time I welded I did such a good job I surprised myself. I am going to keep the "Chevrolet" script valve cover on the 235 and paint the engine chevy gray and highlight the casting numbers and lettering on the valve cover with the body color, which will be armour yellow. Carbs

Dennis,
Is your manifold the 3-bolt Stromberg or the 4- bolt Rochester 2GC pattern? If it is the 4- bolt then Rochesters are easy to come by and rebuild. I might give up my extra carbs if I end up having enough parts to make 2 sets.

Josiah,
My manifold is the 3-bolt type. I have 2 carbs now but not sure what they are. Says **** though. That's about all I know about them. I'm still leaning toward the SBs though.

If they say **** then they are Holley 94's. Similar to stromberg, but more modern design and better on gas if you tune them up right. You have to modify the power valves to get them to work well in multi carb situations. Their opening vacuum needs to be reduced about 50%.