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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 30-06-16, 10:14 PM

Replies: 30 408 Engine Question Views: 14,071 Posted By Bob318 Earlier versions used the Carter WCFB four barrel... Earlier versions used the Carter WCFB four barrel rated at roughly 425 cfm or something along those lines; in '60 or '61, they switched to the AFB. Today, for a relatively stock 318, you'll want the...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 30-06-16, 10:08 PM

Replies: 30 408 Engine Question Views: 14,071 Posted By Bob318 My feelng has always been that it's perfectly... My feelng has always been that it's perfectly okay to make performance/reliability/practicality upgrades, and Bristols are no exception. Based on sheer horsepower per cubic inch, it's hard to beat...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 02-10-15, 06:12 PM

Replies: 30 408 Engine Question Views: 14,071 Posted By Bob318 Many bottom end parts DO interchange Actually, the 318 A series polysphere and later LA wedge-head versions (at least into the early '70s) use the same forged crankshaft, connecting rods, oil pump, water pump, timing gear, and many...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 02-10-15, 06:07 PM

Replies: 3 408 Exhaust Manifold Views: 2,128 Posted By Bob318 If you need a driver's side exhaust manifold for... If you need a driver's side exhaust manifold for your 318 poly, I just restored one and put it on ebay yesterday. Good luck with your car!

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 02-10-15, 06:05 PM

Replies: 30 408 Engine Question Views: 14,071 Posted By Bob318 Quick corrections The older, 318 polysphere A-engine was still used in Canada for 1967 (US vehicles got the LA wedge-head engine that year). And as for carburetion, ALL 318 poly engines were two-barrel-only starting...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 02-10-15, 05:59 PM

Replies: 30 408 Engine Question Views: 14,071 Posted By Bob318 Years 318 poly was used in US Actually, the 313 and 318 A-series poly engines are essentially the same, save for a slightly larger bore on the 318. There was even a 326 version in 1959 only, and only in Dodges (this had hydraulic...

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