chevy II 153 four cylinder

With Holley wanting $500 for a 2 bbl I would look at a $140 VW Weber with a plenum intake or two if IR
https://www.partsgeek.com/cpbrbw5-v...r&cnxclid=16779539414750235627810070302008005

 

Holy shit!!

 

Saw this today for $900 with a mega squirt fuel injection control.
Not really HAMB material but found it interesting . Those blowers don't like fuel through them however if you want carbs

 

Interesting and not a bad price.

 

Hell yeah!

 

Who Dat???

 

Very cool!

 

Also that angle build into the valve cover under the breather is neat. Is that one of 12 bolt toms covers?

 

Yes, A friend gave me the tower breather, spent the next 4 hrs building the mount and blending it in, Going to black wrinkle the cover to hide the flaws and highlite the fins

 

I dig it man, whole package looks Great

 

dreracecar, I know you said your intake runners are old VW webers but what is the box you have them welded to? Something you made as well?

 

Yes, started with some 4" x 4" x 1/2" structural alu angle for the top and outside. Machined the top fins with a ball endmill and flycut the thickness on the outside to about 1/4. Used a radius cutter for the corner to match the inside radius. Used another 4" x 4" x 1/4' angle for the back and bottom. Sized the box and welded them together, and again used the radius cutter on the corners. Machined the flanges off the runners, and bored matching holes on the box to weld to

 

Also instead of machining a hole for an oil fill, I used the stock fuel pump mount to make the oil fill direct to the pan

 

Thank you, It looks great!! I was thinking something like that for one of mine, but making it with a throttle body. I can't weld like that so I may not get that idea off the ground.
Great work, like the supercharger!! I have a Potvin end cover and may try something like your set up.

 

Very cool that’s for the peak behind the curtain on how it came together

 

I'm getting this project close to putting it in. I'm going to have some spare parts I will be listing on the for sale page, this weekend...just an FYI. Gene.

 

For what it's worth, that's not a real Weber. It looks like Parts Geek sells a real Weber for a higher price.

 

Could someone recommend me a flywheel? I’m assuming a standard, not lightened is what I’m going to want?
153 with an adapter to early V8 Ford trans with 10” Flathead pressure plate/clutch
Would be going in a model A

 

Good question. I’d also lean towards standard

 

This popped up on another thread here, any one here know what it fits? t

 

If you are using the 153 starter that mounts to the block I'm pretty sure you you are stuck with a 153 tooth 12.5" flywheel. I don't know if the Flathead clutch & pressure plate will fit on that. If your starter bolts to the adapter like the ones for the early Chevy small blocks you'll have to use a 168 tooth flywheel. The 10" clutch 14" 168 tooth flywheel was hard to find but I found one at Jegs. A lot of clutch plates have the right spline for the Ford trans but the hub may not clear the flywheel bolts. What ever works for a two piece seal Chevy small block will work for a 153.

 

That looks like maybe for an Iron Duke. (151)? Maybe 181. Could be adapted for a 153.

 

I believe that is an EVM injection unit drilled for a Fontana/Arias Head based on the Chevy II. They used the same castings for both, you can see the undrilled stock Chevy II hole locations. I have EVM injection on my chevy II midget earlier in the thread.

 

I believe you are right! Thank you BZNEIL, EVM is casted in it, I just couldn't read it. I did go back and look at your picture. Sure wish I had one of those!

 

Would anyone happen to know what the stock oil pressure at idle is supposed to be on a 153 4 cyl?

thanks!

 

Not sure what stock is, but on start up mine is 40psi and 15 to 20 hot. I run 5-50wt Castrol edge synthetic oil (was Syntec). Castrol said this was designed for flat tappet older engines. I have been using it for over 20 years on all my older cars.
Was told by a racer friend that 10psi per thousand RPM is normal.

 

thanks! Are you running a stock oil pump or a high volume one?
Mine running hot is around 20. And 10 around idle. That sounds about what you’ve got going on. I thought it was a little low. But maybe it’s ok.

 

I didn't build the engine, but as far as I know from the builder it has a stock pump. The engine was built a little loose as far as pistons and it has a rattle. I also forgot to shut the fuel off and washed the cylinders down. Does not use oil and runs strong. Has a Rochester 2 jet carb, it runs rich and bogs on right turns. Just got a webber 2 bbl and clifford adapter to change it to.

 

Looks great! Thanks for the info.