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Marvin Gruber
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Original A/H tricarb set up complete with heat shield and air filters. What is it worth?
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Randy Forbes
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A King's ransom; does it have all the unique linkage bits__throttle AND choke mechanisms?
Seriously though, I don't have a dollar-value for one; it's only worth what two (2) people are willing to pay for it...
Seriously though, I don't have a dollar-value for one; it's only worth what two (2) people are willing to pay for it...
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Randy, it has all the choke parts, one short carb connecting rod is missing but it would be easy to replicate. Heres a picture w/o heat shield. Don't know what to offer the guy.
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I have a complete Triple set up ready and waiting to go in my 62 when I restore it . Its in the same condition as the pic but totally complete . I was offered $1500 CAN for it but its not for sale .
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Think he's wanting a bit more than that. $2500 was mentioned
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I knew there was a reason I bought that total basket case tricarb with original factory hardtop
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I know that there is a special exhaust manifold that goes with the tri-carb, but maybe one can still fit these with their original exhaust manifold made to fit with dual carbs. The picture does indicate that the manifolds and balance tube are part of the deal and I would say that that is the only "real value" in the deal. HS4 carbs are readily available and those above will need to be rebuilt. As for the filters, I would rather use the K&N filter (56-9327) unless you needed the original for concours, and those are unique for a tri-carb.
I would also add that if one were wanting to convert to tri-carb for performance, you would not want to use the original HS4, but rather an HS6 or HD8. Otherwise, one would be better off with twin HD8s. You can check the math, but three 1-1/2" ports (5.3 in^2) is less than two 2" ports (6.3 in^2). And 3 HS6 would be 7.2 in^2, and 3 HD8s would be a whopping 9.45 in^2. And just for fun, twin HS6s is only 4.8 in^2.
I have read that the triple HS6 is most ideal flow volume for a 3 liter competition engine and that the triple HD8 would be way overkill unless the cylinders were bored out to .040". I am sure that there are those here that know more of the works cars than I, but I would be surprised if they were not bored to at least .030" running triple HD8s. We just need someone to build a bolt-on linkage that will work for a HS6 so that all we need to do on a tri-carb is polish out the intakes just a bit.
So, I didn't answer your question, but I will try to with these choices.
If my tricarb car had the wrong manifold/carb combination and I needed this for originality, then I would say $1500 would be as much as I would pay.
If I didn't care about originality and I wanted a bit more performance, I would convert to twin HD8s - setups with manifolds are less than $1500
If I was just tracking the car for fun (ie, not building a race motor), then maybe go through the hassle of setting up triple HS6. Probably cost you $2,000 including manifolds and linkages.
If I were competitive racing and built a new motor for it, I would use triple HD8s. - Priceless!
I would also add that if one were wanting to convert to tri-carb for performance, you would not want to use the original HS4, but rather an HS6 or HD8. Otherwise, one would be better off with twin HD8s. You can check the math, but three 1-1/2" ports (5.3 in^2) is less than two 2" ports (6.3 in^2). And 3 HS6 would be 7.2 in^2, and 3 HD8s would be a whopping 9.45 in^2. And just for fun, twin HS6s is only 4.8 in^2.
I have read that the triple HS6 is most ideal flow volume for a 3 liter competition engine and that the triple HD8 would be way overkill unless the cylinders were bored out to .040". I am sure that there are those here that know more of the works cars than I, but I would be surprised if they were not bored to at least .030" running triple HD8s. We just need someone to build a bolt-on linkage that will work for a HS6 so that all we need to do on a tri-carb is polish out the intakes just a bit.
So, I didn't answer your question, but I will try to with these choices.
If my tricarb car had the wrong manifold/carb combination and I needed this for originality, then I would say $1500 would be as much as I would pay.
If I didn't care about originality and I wanted a bit more performance, I would convert to twin HD8s - setups with manifolds are less than $1500
If I was just tracking the car for fun (ie, not building a race motor), then maybe go through the hassle of setting up triple HS6. Probably cost you $2,000 including manifolds and linkages.
If I were competitive racing and built a new motor for it, I would use triple HD8s. - Priceless!