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Old 10-02-2011, 10:14 PM
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Default Single or dual quad 427 s/o?

I've driven a couple of 427 side oiler equipped cobras now, as well as a 392 Windsor.

The 392 had a throttle body injection system which seemed to run well but didn't look that good to me.

Both 427s had a single 4bbl carb, and both ran remarkably well on the street.

Now I'm thinking, I wonder how streetable a dual quad setup would be. I imagine vacuum secondaries and a progressive throttle linkage would be the way to go. I happen to be checking out another car with dual quads atop a single plane "tunnel wedge" intake, with the individual runners connected by a plenum.

I've heard these can run really well from idle to redline if set up correctly. And dang, the dual quads look reeeallly good.

Any thoughts about the dual quad setup for street use? Am I getting in over my head? Or just another case of paralysis by analysis?
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