Well I guess we are starting with a different t engine. He is supposed to be getting another 312 from a 57 mercury on Monday. We will tear it down and see if that one is buildable. I took the manifolds back over to bois shop yesterday and ya they won't work. Does anyone know what carbs I will need to use on his dual quad intake?

They came with teapot holly's but carter wcfb's will also fit.

Do you know what size and can you buy rebuilt or new ones?

Hutz,
I think you can pull this off. I have pics from other angles.




Lawrenceville, GA

Hutz. Which dual quad intake are you working with? There are several variants to the carb spacings on the various 2X4 manifolds and some of those with the longer center to center spacings promote using the longer carbs (ie. Holley 4150’s) in an inline fashion. On the flip side of this, the 500 cfm Edelbrocks can be used on most of the available 2X4 manifolds when used with the appropriate carb adapters. The next issue of the Y-Block Magazine will have an in-depth article on dual quad testing where a large variety of carburetor pairs are used on the various manifolds. Here are some pics of some of the various carb setups that were recently tested.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

• TED, i will look forward to next issue of mag to view the results of your hard work and test results, but am curious how did the offy cross ram adaptors fair against normal setups, i know ! i cant wait for mag, ha,ha. Thank you. regards bill.

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 Down Under, Australia

Well we are trying engine number two for the overhaul. The machine shop called and block is not usable. So he went to a farm and found a 312 from a 56 Mercury. He had to pull then engine and he brought if over today. THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND!!!!!



So engine is a little dirty and has signs of sitting for a long while. OK no big deal lets see the inside.



Kindof starting to look like a horror movie.



Haven't seen these spacers before.



AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!



Previously #1 rod.



A couple of parts that fell out of the block when we flipped it over. The cam is in about 10 pieces. My buddy says this is a sign for what is to come for my engine!!

Cross ram ...coooll! way to jiggle the fuel



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

Well we got lucky on engine #3. They found another 312 engine so I took it apart and this on is in good condition. I was a Ford rebuild it had the tag on the side it has been bored .040in, .010 on both the mains and the rods. Had to chuckle because they had two different style push rods. I do have a couple of pics of the intake that we will be using. If anyone can tell me were I might be able to find carbs or adapter plates that would be great.

If you are going to run holleys, Speedway has the adaptors. Teapots and WCFB do not require an adaptor to fit your manifold.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.