Where are you guys running your vacuum for the brakes on your big blocks?

Discussion in 'Wet behind the ears??' started by Matt Ennis, Apr 5, 2021.

  1. Matt Ennis

    Matt Ennis Well-Known Member

    My 350 had it built into the carb. The new carb doesn't have it and there isn't any room in the manifold.
     

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  2. Quick Buick

    Quick Buick Arlington Wa

    The red nipple( pic 2)is the vac for the PB vac... You need to adapt to it.
     
  3. 436'd Skylark

    436'd Skylark Sweet Fancy Moses!!!!!

    No the red nipple is for the pcv valve. Run the power brakes off a port on the the intake.
     
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  4. Matt Ennis

    Matt Ennis Well-Known Member

    The only ports that are left open are the small ones, will that be enough vacuum? Not sure if they make a barb that big for them so i may have to downsize the line?
     
  5. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    It is the 1/8” pipe thread hole behind the carb, closer to driver side.
     
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  6. Quick Buick

    Quick Buick Arlington Wa

    Rear half of your intake ( pic 3 ). port 1 pass side = trans modulator... port 2 center = PVC. port 3 drivers side = Brake Vac port need to adapt to it..
     
  7. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    The red capped port is for the climate control vacuum storage on the firewall. The power brake booster feeds off a fitting on the intake manifold, rear driver's side. The PCV valve is fed by the large front port on the Q jet base plate.

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  8. Quick Buick

    Quick Buick Arlington Wa

    That should give you a idea.
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  9. Matt Ennis

    Matt Ennis Well-Known Member

    Thank you guys
     
  10. Matt Ennis

    Matt Ennis Well-Known Member

    Any idea where to pick one up at?
     
  11. Quick Buick

    Quick Buick Arlington Wa

    NAPA?
     
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  12. FLGS400

    FLGS400 Gold Level Contributor

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  13. ToddsGS

    ToddsGS Founders Club Member

    Thanks Rich for the referral! I greatly appreciate them.

    This is what I offer . . . . Comes with the correct Hardline, Fitting for the Intake and Rubber hose to hook to the Booster Fitting

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  14. srb

    srb Well-Known Member

    Maybe I'm overthinking this, but how do you actually line up the fitting? It's NPT, what if the fitting points forward? Or can you always turn it an extra half a turn?
     
  15. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    They seal long before they are as tight as you can get, so, yes, you line it up as you approach maximum tightness. It works out. Since I am using an SP1 intake, I just use a straight nipple.
     
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