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In trying to stay era correct I am thinking of installing dual carbs and dual exhaust on my 216, can any tell how this set up typically runs?

Other than the typical multiple carb idiosyncrasies that setup has been around forever but when it's all said and done you still have a low-pressure oiling engine that's not suited for high performance use.

That's why so many people (myself included) throw in the towel and just get a 235.

Of course nothing beats cubic money so if you really have to have the 216 Beck's Machine and Tool will modify one for full pressure oiling and just about anything else you may want.

Hopefully someone who has one will chime in. The prevailing wisdom is that the dual carbs and dual exhaust will improve performance but whether it does enough to justify the cost is questionable. Czechman is right in a way - you still have a 216. But back in the day they were able to really soup-up them babies. A good read is California Bill's book about them (I forget the title) and another one from the early 50's that details the high performance mods done to those "low-pressure oiling engines". I too am fond of the era-correct hop-up parts. Good luck.