I just purchased a 63 valiant signet 200 convertble. The car has been redone already. The guy put an offenhauser twin single barrel intake on it. Sure looks cool. Being a usually V8 only guy, bought this car strickly for to and from work...much better gas mileage than my 4X4. Is there a better intake to get more HP. I keep hearing about the supersix intake. Is that a better intake? I already know, and want a hyperpak...but don't think good for daily driver. Give me some opinions guys.

Aussie speed intakes seem to be preferred, also the most expensive and they only come in 2 and 4 bbl. I'd think for a daily driver you'd just want to keep the 1bbl? It would be cheaper to bump up compression than to buy one of these manifolds brand new.

For a street car (and from my own experience) it is very hard to beat an Offy 4 bbl intake and a vacuum secondary 390 Holley.

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I never got mine working right. I had trouble with hesitation off the line. How did you solve that? I tried different power valves.

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Usually for off-the-line stumble, I check the accelerator pump.

Here's what Ma Mopar recommended with this combination (so I'm using it for a baseline setup on the Aussie Speed).

Primary jet 49
Secondary jet 52
Power valve 25R-591A-65
PV channel restriction .052"
Idle air bleed .078"
Hig speed bleed .043"
Diaphram spring Yellow

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If you're after MPGs for a daily driver with reasonably snappy acceleration, a 4bbl isn't the answer. A 2bbl ("Super Six") is.

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no no no no no - the dual single-barrel haas real potential on an almost stock 225!
(well, i'mnow stating vested interest, since i've got a Speco dual single-barrel jobbie i'm rebuilding, to go on soon)

but the dual single is a real even flow - if the carbs are well balanced, each cylinder gets a nice amount of go juice.
and the visual balance is hot, too!

i'm going dual stock carter bbs's, one of which is stripped and being cleaned currently.
i'm planning a dual 2" exhaust with a modified stock manifold (chopping out the heat box to create two banks of three cylinders) equalising thru a 2x2" in/out muffler,


well, enough about my build.

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six 'n out

Jetting will depend on your altitude and vehicle.
I've always wondered where Mopar got the idea for using 49's, I've always had to jet 51-52 primary then 52 for street or 53-54 "power" in the secondaries. Most moderate builds will want a 10.5 or 8.5 PV.
In general it's better to statr with the "Stock" jetting and work up or down from there.

-D.Idiot

I always got a stumble at about 6.5" of vacuum. Tried getting a power valve to come in just before that, but couldn't get it right. Carb was new and did not have an accelerator pump problem.

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Carb was probably a touch lean and needed more primary jet. These little carbs are touchy about the air bleeds being plugged too.

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Thanks. Good to know.

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Also double-check the size of the PV restriction passage... that is a drilled passage in the carb's main body so it is often over-looked and not altered.
You can change PVs forever and still have a lean transisition stumble, if the restriction 'passageway' is to small.
DD

If this is a daily driver and you care more about MPG's than opening the hood to show off - I would follow Dan's advice. I know where I can lay my hands on a cast iron super six intake If you are interested. I would be interested in the Offy dual one bbl and carbs if you feel the need to change it over. Just a thought. Nice daily driver by the way!

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MPGs are important, but not the only concern. One or two mpg I don't care about. My truck was getting only 10 mpg, I already am getting 15-16 mpgs with this little car. So far I'm about as happy as pig in poo. I just got a 833OD and when I get it buttoned up, I was told I'll get around 25 mpgs. Eventually I plan on doing a twin turbo/dutra dual exhaust set up, and then HP is my major concern. But for now, if I can get 5+ mpg with a supersix intake, great. Might get 27+ mpgs after the OD. Money in the bank. But to reiterate, it's all about major mpgs, not a few.

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