Swap preference for a VC42

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Swap preference for a VC42

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Hello All. I am wondering what the consensus favorite is for a carb swap on a ‘66 with a Hitachi VC42?
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The Rochester that came later is directly compatible.
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Thank you RiverPatrol...! Do you know the part number on that Rochester? How’s the performance?
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Performance is about the same. Lots of mention here of the Rochester model when you search, here's one post: http://www.60patrol.com/forum/viewtopic ... del#p44042
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thank you again. I'll check out the post now.
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