Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-18-2022, 09:43 AM
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Re: SBF tri-power woes - smoking like a chimney
Final post (I think).
The issue is that when setting up and tuning the carbs I dumped a ton of gas into the manifold that, of course, made its way into the crankcase, thereby diluting the oil. The...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-18-2022, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-17-2022, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-17-2022, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 12
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SBF tri-power woes - smoking like a chimney
I've installed a vintage Ford performance tri-power set-up (Buddy Bar manifold) on my 347 sbf. The Holley carbs (dated 1964) are List 2436 (primary) and 2868 (Secondaries). Prior to install I...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-23-2022, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 24
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Re: Tri-power Linkage - SBF
Dig it - see photo.
By the way, I downloaded the 3Deuces booklet from HPTrends. Wow, that is a super detailed and useful piece of work - I need to go back and do some steps he recommends before...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-22-2022, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 24
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Re: Tri-power Linkage - SBF
63 1/2 FUTURA (no SPRINT TRIM PACKAGE?)
- No Sprint bling for me- it's a Futura, not a Sprint, and I'm honest about what I drive, so I'm not gonna make a repro Sprint (altho a previous owner did add...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-22-2022, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 24
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Re: Tri-power Linkage - SBF
Thanks Sal and KULTULZ. I was considering taking the route of partial throttle on the secondaries to get more throttle on the primary. The (not so) funny thing about that is when I adjust to those...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-22-2022, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 24
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Re: Tri-power Linkage - SBF
Yeah, Sal, I thought of that. The throttle arms on the primary/secondaries are at a perfect 1:2 ratio, with the shorter arms being the secondaries. This is factory, but I still can't believe they...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-21-2022, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 24
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Tri-power Linkage - SBF
I have an August 1964 Buddy Bar/Ford Performance manifold with the correct Holley 2300 two-barrel List 2867 and 2868 carbs and the proper linkages.
The problem is that if I get the carbs all...
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