This all started when I wanted to mount a McCulloch VS57 Supercharger to my 8BA motor. I purposed the question to another group that specialized in Superchargers. Can one make a Stromberg a Blow Thru Carb? After finding almost no information or help, I was sure I had honestly broken the internet.
I turned to one of the best guys on the market to ask about stromberg questions. That’s right, Clive at Stromberg97. Clive is honestly one of the most helpful guys I have had the pleasure to speak with and he is always so supportive when it comes to THE FLAT-SPOT. Within 24 hours this was the great answer he gave me.
Clive: ” You need to seal a lot of the carburetor passages to ensure that the inside of the carb sees the same pressure as the outside (usually the inside of a carb works at atmospheric pressure).
One area is to pressurize the float chamber. He drilled a hole into the float chamber from the top of venturi just under the air horn. Alternatively, you need a tube from the top of the float bowl to the incoming sealed airflow box. You don’t want to suck fuel in from the fuel bowl bypassing all the jets etc.
You need to seal the throttle shafts in the two side bushes. This is not easy and rubber O-rings can stop the carb returning to idle easily.
Seal the idle screw ends
Seal the choke shaft in the two bushes
Seal the float bowl vent in the air horn, where it comes out just behind the accell pump lever fulcrum lever and screw/spring. The vent goes to the hole underneath where the accell pump spring and felt washer sits. Maybe seal the vent hole with epoxy, but it needs maybe a leather washer around the accelerator pump top where it goes through that hole.
You also need to upjet quite considerably because you are increasing the volumetric efficiency of the engine which means it has a virtual bigger cubic capacity. “
Now if you’re a little overwhelmed, don’t feel bad, so was I. Now I have realized my limitations and I’m now converting over to a 4bl intake with a Holley blow thru carb. I wanted to share this information with you guys and let you know that it is technically possible. But takes some real skill. If you would like to see someone that did it and made it work check out this video. His engine sports two blow thru Stromberg’s and I have to say, if I had the skill I would for sure do everything I could to make this happen on The Flat-Spot truck project. This may not be a totally dead project if I can find someone with more experience then I. But I will post any updated or new information as I find it.
We got this comment after posting and wanted to share it.
“Hey, that’s my car! Most of my experience on blow through carbs was gleaned from 11 years of tuning our Bonneville record-holding vintage Dodge flathead four banger. That motor is a 212” 1928 Dodge Fast Four with a Vortech-supercharger and Holley two barrel. It produces about 240 RWHP on 100% methanol and 10% of boost, and is the fastest flathead four cylinder roadster on the planet.
More info can be found here – www.fastfourspecial.com or www.moparmontana.com
Thanks, Pete Hendrickson”
Thank you Mr. Hendrickson for reaching out and giving us some more information on you, your business, and the amazing work you did on this project.