Carter Carburetor Numbers

Carter fed the fuel to the Chevy engine prior to 1967 using two very different models of carburetor. The WCFB and the AFB. The WCFB was used as far back as 1955,usually on vehicles with standard or manual transmissions.Sometime later the AFB came into use,these two carbs are easy to distinguish from other carburetors. The Carter was wider then they were long. You may even find the odd Carter carburetor out there with "Quadra-Jet" on the side. This was due to the demand being so high that Carter had to manufacture the Quadra-Jet as well as Rochester. Carter Quadra-Jets have an aluminum metal disc pressed onto the left side of the carb body with I.D. codes on them.

Carter WCFB Carburetor
The Carter WCFB Carburetor saw use of 55'-66' Chevy V-8

Number BBL Year & C.I.D.Model ApplicationsComments
2218S455 265Corvette,Passenger1st design,195 HP
2351S455,265Corvette,Passenger2nd design,195 HP
2362S456,265Corvette2x4 BC,rear 225 HP
2362S457,283Corvette2x4 BC,rear,1st design,245 HP
2362S457,283Passenger2x4 BC,rear,w/o race cam
2366S,SA456,265Passenger
2366SA456,265Corvette210 HP
2366SA457,283Corvette1st design,220 HP
2419S456,265Corvette2x4 BC,front,225 HP
2419S457,283Corvette2x4 BC,front,1st design 245 HP
2419S457,283Passenger2x4 BC front,w/o race cam
2505S,SA457,283PassengerAuto Transmission
2555S457,283PassengerMan Transmission
2613S461,283Corvette2x4 BC,front,1st design,270 HP
2613S457-60,283Corvette2x4 BC,front,270 HP
2613S457-60,283Passenger2x4 BC,front,w/race cam 270 HP
2614S457-61,283Corvette2x4 BC,rear,270 HP
2614S457-60,283Passenger2x4 BC,rear,w/race cam,270 HP
2626S457,283Corvette2x4 BC,front,2nd design 245 HP
2626S461,283Corvette2x4 BC,front,1st design 245 HP
2626S458-60,283Corvette2x4 BC,front, 245 HP
2626S457,283Passenger2x4 BC front,w/o race cam
2627S457,283Corvette2x4 BC,front,2nd design 245 HP
2627S458-61,283Corvette2x4 BC,rear, 245 HP
2627S457,283Passenger2x4 BC,rear,w/o race cam
2655S457,283Corvette2nd ,design,220 HP
2656S458,348PassengerAuto Transmission
2657S458,348PassengerManual Transmission
2669S458,283Corvette230 HP
2669S458,283Passenger
2816S459-60,348Passenger Auto Transmission
2817S459,60,348PassengerManual Transmission
2818S459,283Corvette230 HP
2818S460,283Corvette1st design,230 HP
2818S459-60,283Passenger
2859S458,348PassengerTurbo Thrust
2897S459,348PassengerTurbo Thrust
3012S459-61,348PassengerTurbo Thrust
3059S460,283Corvette2nd Design,230 HP
3059S461,283Corvette230 HP
3059S460-61,283Passenger
3060S460-61,348PassengerManual Transmission
3061S460-61,348PassengerAutomatic Transmission
3181S461Corvette2x4,front,2nd design,245 HP
3182S461,283Corvette2x4BC,front,2nd design,270 HP
3190S462,327Corvette,PassEarly Powerglide transmission,250 HP
3191S462,327Corvette,Pass250 HP
3221S461,348PassengerTurbo Thrust,late 61
3269S462,327Corvette,PassManual Trans,300 & 340 HP
3270S461,409PassengerHi-Perf
3310S462,327Corvette,PassengerPowerglide Transmission,300 HP
3361S462-64,409Passenger2x4 BC,front
3362S462-64,409Passenger2x4 BC,rear
3460S463,327Corvette,PassengerPowerglide,300 HP
3461S463,327Corvette,PassengerManual Trans,300 & 340 HP
3499S462-65,409PassengerHi-Perf
3500S463,327Corvette,PassPowerglide Transmission,250 HP
3501S463,327Corvette,PassManual Trans,250 HP
3696S464-65Corvette,PassPowerglide Transmission,250 HP
3697S464-65Corvette,PassManual Trans,250 HP
3720SB465,327CorvettePowerglide Transmission,300 HP
3720S/SA/SB464,327CorvettePowerglide Transmission,300 HP
3721SB465,327CorvetteManual Trans,300 HP
3721S/SA/SB464,327CorvetteManual Trans,300 HP
3783S464-65,409PassengerHi-Perf
4027S466,327
Manual Trans,275 HP
4028S466,327
Auto Transmission,275 HP
4479S255-67,265 & 283Truck

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