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That's one nice engine.It's cool to see it in an open engined hot rod like that.The beer tap on the fuel pump is a nice touch.What is the car?I can't tell from the photo.

Thanks for the pics,looks good. So you put disc brakes on all four wheels?

Straight Eight is correct.Thicker is better.The more you can insulate the carb from the heat of the exhaust manifold the better.I've heard of guys making them out of 1/4" hardwood like maple.Wood is...

Thanks for the review Spatacuulous.What kind of master cylinder did you use, single or dual?

I saw these on Ebay and I wondered if anyone out there has tried them.
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It's just sort of a combination of the old generator bracket and part of another bracket.

Spud,thanks but I tried those spacers first and they didn't work. I've also heard of guys using wooden spacers but I never tried them.

I believe the stock manifold is from a 41. I adapted it to my 1950 super (263). The stock carbs would have been setup for progressive action. I set the Holley 94s with direct action. Also..because...

I wonder if 3 or 4 carbs would be putting too much fuel through the manifold. I'm running 2 Holley 94's set up with a cheapo fuel regulator set at 2 pounds. Any more than that causes problems.

We used one of their adapters to put a turbo 350 tranny to a 1958 Caddy engine.Very easy to install and worked great. I thought about using one with the straight eight but I've decided to get the...

Buick Guy,that's some piece of work,way beyond my engineering goals.But great to see someone show the straight eight some respect.I feel sorry for that poor Jag.It looks like the valve cover is...

Buick Guy,that's one impressive setup.Looks like engineers gone wild.What kind of starter is being used and what's the rest of that vehicle look like?

Buick Guy, have you put a turbo 350 or 400 in back of a straight eight? If so, what kind of rear end did you use to replace the original.I know the adapters are about $800 then you also have to...

Thanks for the reply. I'm glad to hear that rebuilding the engine would be worth doing. This engine has alot of appeal. Everytime I take it out to a cruise and open the hood I have to scrape the...

Thanks for the reply. I like to call it a "Dynaslow",that's a term the oldtimers used.I did a compression test a while back and did find a bit more variance than there should be.I just wondered if a...

How many of you folks have had your straight eights rebuilt?I've got a 1950 Super that I set up with dual carbs.The engine is pretty tired.It's a 263 and the dual setup helped some.If you've had a...

As far as I know ,the only difference between the two engines is the cylinder bore. Shouldn't be too much of a problem to switch out if you really wanted to. If the 263 was in much better shape than...

Well I've got the stainless deflectors installed in the heat valve boxes and put the manifolds and carbs back together. Runs great,the intake manifold stays much cooler.One thing I noticed, the...

I have double thick gaskets and heat shields made of stainless (looks sort of like fins) under each carb.Although I was thinking of putting 1/4" thick phenolic spacers under them. Speedway has...

A deflector does sound like a better idea.I'm not sure how I could get a deflector to stay in place though.Can I tack weld stainless to cast iron?

Thanks, GOBO

Thanks for the reply.What about this idea. I was thinking of two thin pieces of stainless to put right on top of the heat valve boxes where the gaskets are. You know,where the exhaust manifold and...

I'm looking for some help with fuel perculation. Here's the deal...I've got a 1950 Super set up with a 41 dual intake and split exaust. Two Holley 94's sittin on top.When it's hot it will perc fuel...