It’s time for more Gen 7 Big Block 8.1 testing. This time it is a special setup where an 8.1L is getting an intake and carburetor, plus a distributor! Yep, a distributor. It’s going into a boat and we wonder how much more power it makes this way, or if it just moves the power and torque curves because of the intake design. Let’s see.
Video Description:
CAN YOU RUN A CARBURETOR ON YOUR GEN 7 8.1L BIG BLOCK CHEVY? WHO MAKES A CARBURETED INTAKE FOR THE 8.1L? HOW MUCH POWER DOES A CARBURETOR MAKE? IS A CARBURETOR BETTER THAN EFI ON THE 8.1L? HOW MUCH POWER DOES A 425-HP HO 8.1L MAKE ON THE DYNO? CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO WHERE I FOLLOWED ALONG WHILE MY BUDDIES ANDY MITCHEL AND STEVE BRULE RAN AN HO-VERSION OF THE 8.1L GEN 7 496. DESTINED FOR A 28-FOOT BOAT APPLICATION, THEY EQUIPPED THE MOTOR WITH A DART DUAL-PLANE INTAKE, EDELBROCK CARB AND MDS DISTRIBUTOR FOR A QUICK DYNO SETUP. HOW DID THE CARBED, HO-CAMMED 8.1L COMPARE TO MY STOCK AND ZZ502-CAMMED EFI 8.1L?
