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Old 04-06-2015, 05:50 PM
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As the title says going to a 4150 700cfm Holley double pumper. My question is where can I hook up all the vacuum lines since the new carb doesn't have the same number of vacuum ports?
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The power brake line needs to be from a large fitting on the carb baseplate and no other vacuum line should be hooked in with it. Other vacuum "feed" lines can be bundled together, if appropriate.

One or more stock lines might be fed with 'timed' or 'ported' vacuum. The others will be fed with 'manifold' vacuum. These lines need to be fed in the same manner from the ports on the new carb. You will have to determine which are which from new carb instructions/information and from Chevy Service Manual or info from this Forum (for stock carb fitting types).
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dgheinen, I have a newer Holley Street HP 4150 carb. I recently re-routed my vac lines.
I was splitting the brake booster with headlights, which as 7T1 pointed out is not good practice.
My Carb has 3 manifold vac ports and 1 ported vac port.
I run my brake booster dedicated, from back of intake vac port.
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We don't know what year car you have nor if it still has the factory setup for emissions control, so there is no way to be specific about how to 'plumb' whatever vacuum lines you have. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by dgheinen
As the title says going to a 4150 700cfm Holley double pumper. My question is where can I hook up all the vacuum lines since the new carb doesn't have the same number of vacuum ports?
Go to the parts store and purchase some 3/8" hose and an assortment of vacuum tees and get creative. Most of us with aftermarket carbs and intakes have the same problem. Make a "tree" off of a good vacuum source and you will have multiple connections.

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