SMALL BUT MIGHTY
May 06, 2022
4 minutes
JEFF SMITH
The hot rod industry is always searching for something different. While the quest for horsepower is never-ending, not everyone is interested in the quest for that last ounce of power. Sometimes the search is aimed at recreating the past, and induction systems have always been right at the top of that list of must-have items.
Among the more desirable induction systems for any engine, but especially an early small-block Chevy, is the classic three two-barrel system. Back before the dawn of big cfm carburetors, the 3x2 (or even a 4x2) system was highly desirable and often employed the small-base Rochester two-barrel carburetors. An entire 3x2 system barely flowed 600 cfm (using the more common
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