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Old 04-23-2021, 08:35 PM   #27
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Default Re: What does this intake manifold fit ?

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Originally Posted by tubman View Post
Yeah, but Ford engineers decided the Merc needed a bigger carb. You would think they would have wanted a larger one for this as well. Perhaps nothing suitable was available at the time. I had a Stromberg at one time that had "LZ" on it rather that "97"' was that a larger carb?

Edit : As to the 283's and 307's; they have Rochester 2G's that flow at least twice as much as a 94 or 97.
The Lincoln V12 did use a higher flow version of the Holley 94, and some years had a 4 bolt base. Not sure about the years they used Strombergs.

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