There's a fair goodly bit of power in that old thing if you tune it carefully .

No need for dual carbies / headers, a dual outlet exhaust manifold will do the trick ~ splitting it will rob power .

Your '53 was the last year of Babbitt Pounder "Target" lube 216 .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better