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Old 10-16-2012, 08:25 PM   #10
Redcap
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Re: stock chevy 292 with 4 barl intake

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Originally Posted by 69gmcc10 View Post
we are saying 500. If you run the carb calc that redcap posted even at 100% volumetric efficency your engine is only going to swallow 422 cfm and realistically your ve is closer to 85%
I would think one of the Holley 390 cfm carbs would be perfect for a 292, but I have never messed with a Chevy inline-6.

I will say that the 390cfm ran great (once someone else tuned it...) on an old Ford 300-6 I used to have long ago.
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