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Old 05-17-2012, 07:30 PM
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Engine swap

I have a '92 camaro rs 25th anniversary edition. It currently has the stock 305 with a TPI, I believe. But I want to swap it for a 350 running a 6 pack carb.

My question is, do I need to do any conversion or am I safe because I'm doing the whole engine swap?

And does anyone know who makes a 6 pack carb?
Old 05-17-2012, 08:39 PM
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Re: Engine swap

There will need to be a bunch of conversion work done to use a different induction system.

There's no such thing as a "six-pack carb". A "six pack" is a trio of two-barrel carbs. Multiple carb setups were used because multiple small factory carbs had to be used to get enough flow into large or high-performance engines. As soon as large enough 4 bbls started coming out, everyone abandoned multiple carb setups for practical use.
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Re: Engine swap

Originally Posted by Apeiron
There will need to be a bunch of conversion work done to use a different induction system.

There's no such thing as a "six-pack carb". A "six pack" is a trio of two-barrel carbs. Multiple carb setups were used because multiple small factory carbs had to be used to get enough flow into large or high-performance engines. As soon as large enough 4 bbls started coming out, everyone abandoned multiple carb setups for practical use.
Look at the welcome to the carburetor forum at the top. It will give links to what needs to be done to swap to carburetor.

As to the six pack carb Apeiron is right. I might add that they were designed to have only the center carb for idle and the front and back open like the secondaries on a four barrel. They look sweet but can be hard to piece together a complete setup. The carbs are available rebuilt but some places do not offer all three. The front and back seem to be a little different from the center. This setup can be hard to properly tune as the front and back need to flow the same for proper tuning to keep from lean or overly rich conditions not to mention proper jetting.
I have seen complete setups sell for 1200 at swapmeets. This isn't asking price but what was actually paid. It included intake, carbs, linkage, fuel lines, and air cleaner.
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