Re: Proper air cleaner for 352 V8?

Posted by BH On 2011/3/6 21:50:51

bhappy -

The '56 Exec and Clipper Customs should have a Carter WCFB-2384S 4-bbl. carb.

However, Clipper Custom, Executive, Patrician, and Four Hundred - '55 and '56 - used the same intake (see parts book, Gr. 5.0829) and the same Carter fuel filter (see Gr. 9.110) and supply tube (see Gr. 9.205) from the fuel pump, (see Gr. 4.0312) - whether Carter or Rochester. The only difference in carb linkage appears to involve choice of transmission (see Gr. 9.135 and 9.1353).

While, the choke heat tubes (see Gr. 9.109) and distributor vacuum supply tubes (see Gr. 4.0312) vary by application, they can be bent to fit.

So, it wouldn't be hard to swap Rochester for Carter 4-bbl. carbs. Whether the Rochester carb on your car is properly calibrated for the displacement is another matter.