Thanks Dodger7 - Biill's advice was exactly what I needed and I appreciate your comment on the carb size - I have also read somewhere that a good 'rule of thumb' is to double the cubic inches displacement in order to calculate the cfm e.g. 318 cid requires 636 cfm carb rounded up to 650 cfm - exactly as you specified On Jun 23, 12:50 pm, Dodger7...@xxxxxxx wrote: > I believe that all it info that Bill sent you was all correct, as you have > stated the manifolds are scarce, they are no longer manufactured, so the > availability of the item is from private sources/individuals, as for as > manifolds, if memory serves, the aftermarket/aluminum one is a 7503 unit, and > the factory/cast iron, is a 1859229, they came on the 1957-61 polys. > As for a carburetor, I would recommend one in the 600-650 cfm range, > you will probably need an adapter to mount the carb to the manifold, or > have the manifold machined to fit the carb..... > > In a message dated 6/23/2011 6:23:12 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > > y1topbanan...@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > Should it be a good fit, what carburettor is recommended? > > > > > > > > > (I want to polish the ports, perhaps put in a mild cam and insert > > valve seats for unleaded petrol). As this is my first forum posting > > please forgive any breach of protocol. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. To post to this group, send email to 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en.