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56 Merc Carter 4 bbl carb

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When I put the 292 in my 55 I will have have a few choices for a carb and will eliminate the Holley teapot so it will either be the 56 merc Carter or a 57 intake with a modern carb,I prefer mechanical secondaries and the Merc Carter 4 bbl is vacumn so does anyone know if I can take parts from a GM version (which I should have somewhere in the shed) and convert it as I doubt the secondary diaphram is readily available and cheap.   I will most likely use a 57 intake and modern carb but if I want a old look might consider the carter and was wondering if anyone used that carb and how did they work and are they any better then the teapot and can I get parts to rebuild it.

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Forum Post 56 Merc Carter 4 bbl carb By junkyardjeff ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post The Carter will work fine, but I'd think hard about changing it to... By pegleg ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post The Carter is a very good carburetor. It is much more difficult to... By marvh ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote] 56 Merc rated their 312's at 235HP and 312's with Holley's at... By Oldmics ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post You might try these guys for hard to get carb parts and/or kits.... By Ted ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post You can get a '57 looking carb from Holley, new. I'm sure aficionados... By charliemccraney ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post Looks to me like you could just install the gm Carter. As I remember... By Hoosier Hurricane ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post John, That's definitely the way the newer thermoquad, and the still... By charliemccraney ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post Jeff: Just for info, YBM recently published in issue #97 a 16 carb... By PF Arcand ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post I looked it over and resembles a Rochester 4GC and nothing like a... By junkyardjeff ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post Jeff: The '56 Merc carb is a Carter model WCFB. I had heard that... By Hoosier Hurricane ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post I've heard that they mean "Will Carter Four Barrel" and "Aluminum Four... By charliemccraney ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post Charlie:
I have heard the same as you Will Carter Four Barrel...
By marvh ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post The Carter carb used in the ‘sixteen carb test’ in the Y-Block... By Ted ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post Marv As one who is studying all of the dual quad 56 information,I was... By Oldmics ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post oldmics:

I was going to send you a PM however your mail box...
By marvh ( 15 Years Ago )
Forum Post I ran 2 wcfb's carters off a Chevy back in the day on a 312. Worked... By ejstith ( 15 Years Ago )


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