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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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Im looking to replace the carb. I have a 454 BB with a eldebrock performer 2.0 intake i dont know what cam is in it but i know its not stock it has some left from the way it idles. im not sure what carb would be a good fit .
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Holley 750
I like the DP if you drive hard.


Any comments & trans.?
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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The Holley is good. A Quadrajet is good, too, and will give you a bit better mpg. Though your 454 tells me that's not really a priority.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 12:04 PM
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Yeah mileage is not a big concern its a toy for fun street driving the real question is what size carb for the BB
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Originally Posted by Black76
Im looking to replace the carb. I have a 454 BB with a eldebrock performer 2.0 intake i dont know what cam is in it but i know its not stock it has some left from the way it idles. im not sure what carb would be a good fit .
any 750 carb will be plenty to handle a 454 with a little bit of cam if you have a spreadbore intake then i would use a q-jet if not get a holley what kind of carb is on it now why don't you just rebuild the carb that is on it now is it a qjet thats on it now then just rebuild and tune it.


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whats on it now is a eldebroke 600 i think its old i just finished rebuilding and boring the engine 30 over figured id go with a new carb but i wanted to make sure the engined started and and oil pressure before i got the new carb so far the engine sounds good but is running very very rich
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whats on it now is a eldebroke 600 i think its old i just finished rebuilding and boring the engine 30 over figured id go with a new carb but i wanted to make sure the engined started and and oil pressure before i got the new carb so far the engine sounds good but is running very very rich

If you just finished rebuilding it, why don't you know what cam is in it? It could be idling rough for any number of reasons. My recommendation is to just get the Holley 3310 780 cfm.


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