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Seems to me the data I've seen suggests the Holley carb makes more horse power at the upper end of the rpm band than the Webers. But the Webers did better at low and mid range rpm. Single four produced 'enough hp'? An effective way to dismiss the Webers question if you ask me. Shelby went to 2X4 intake for Le Mans in an effort to increase hp over a single four! On THAT track, with it's demand for max hp I could see not using the Webers.

Dry sump because of reliability issues and not required on the small blocks? Balderdash I say! If your looking for max hp it's logical to go dry sump, and the small blocks would have benefited to that end as well.

That motor in CSX3002 (the Turd?) pictured above was the first 'experimental' all alloy 390 side oiler.