NHRA jr stock classes had quite a few '56-'57 chevys running them

In the mid 70's I had a 265 with 2 4 barrels out of a Jeg's Automotive sponsered 56 Chev race car with a 2 speed powerglide with 5:13 gears. The car was in Timmins for a few years than sold to someone in the south less engine and tranny. I think the car was called The Wayback Machine or something similiar. It did not have theBat Wing  Air Cleaner. 

Al

I think they were about 380cfm ea for a total of about 760 cam .  That's about what a stock quadrajet is . 

Hello 409 Safari, while on a visit to my sisters winter trailer in Florida we all went to a cumquat festival and there was a small car show in a parking lot. First I saw a very nice 1961 Catalina         bubbletop and then I spotted A gorgeous ivory and coral 1956 Chevy Belair with an original 265 V8 four barrel. I asked the owner if he put the engine in the car and he claimed to be the second owner and the original owner special ordered the car in 56 in California and normally it would have only been found in a Corvette but the fellow had special connections in Chevrolet and got the car as it sat. The car was a 3 speed standard and this was in the winter of 2012..........regards................T Miller Sebringville, Ontario

In 1956 both Chevrolet and Canadian Pontiac offered the 265 with dual four barrels as a factory option. I have a letter from GM from 1973 that confirms the 265 dual four barrell was available for the Canadian Pontiacs in 56. They did not know how many were sold but it was available. In 1957 the 283 Fuel injection was also availble in Canadian Pontiacs but apparently none were sold. I did a search on 1957 fuel injection units once and there is no record of any units being sent to Oshawa. The site I found had the serial number of the units and what plants and dealers they were shipped to.

Al

Taylor55 wrote:

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In 1956 both Chevrolet and Canadian Pontiac offered the 265 with dual four barrels as a factory option. I have a letter from GM from 1973 that confirms the 265 dual four barrell was available for the Canadian Pontiacs in 56. They did not know how many were sold but it was available. In 1957 the 283 Fuel injection was also availble in Canadian Pontiacs but apparently none were sold. I did a search on 1957 fuel injection units once and there is no record of any units being sent to Oshawa. The site I found had the serial number of the units and what plants and dealers they were shipped to.

Al

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 Excellent (actual) information Al, thanks for sharing.

When i owned my 57 Bel Air four door hardtop (sport sedan), the car came with a factory Power Pack 220 hp single four option. In the mid to late 80's i started putting together a dual quad set up for my 57. I got the correct intake, all the proper repro linkages, all the proper repro gas lines, the decals and minor small parts that were required. Once i came to grips with the cost of the dual four air cleaner and the special carb for the front that had no choke, i had to give up and pack it in. There was no way i was spending that kind of money. I sold everything i had to a guy from Quebec that drove to Toronto to buy my stuff. The positive note is that i easily doubled my investment. Just as a side note the term "Bat Wing" when refering to the dual quad air cleaner is not a period correct term and never a GM term. The word was created by Bill Clement from Lubbuck, Texas that sold mostly tri five Chevy stuff. He made up that term and for some reason it has stuck. Another thing i find odd is folks saying that dual fours created no power and were only for looks ....... what. Cheers.

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