Carburator
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Racer
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Carburator
I have a 1984 coupe that has been switched over to a carb,it has a holly on it now,but I would like to put another one on it could someone let me know what make I should get,and where is a good place to start looking,Im looking for the carb with electric choke. Thanks
Burning Brakes
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I have a 1984 coupe that has been switched over to a carb,it has a holly on it now,but I would like to put another one on it could someone let me know what make I should get,and where is a good place to start looking,Im looking for the carb with electric choke. Thanks
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best "out of the box" carburetor for what you are doing.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-1406/
600cfm is plenty big enough for a stock 350 that won't rev over 5500
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-1406/
600cfm is plenty big enough for a stock 350 that won't rev over 5500
Racer
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I have a 1984 coupe that has been switched over to a carb,it has a holly on it now,but I would like to put another one on it could someone let me know what make I should get,and where is a good place to start looking,Im looking for the carb with electric choke. Thanks
Burning Brakes
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Identify the one you have and rebuild it. Buy a Holley book and between the book and the rebuild kit you'll be fine. New gasgets, accellerator pumps, secondary springs, floats and needle seats.....Pretty simple with the book.
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600 is plenty for that 350
Have a couple 600s here with vacuum secondarys quick change kit and electric choke. Be going through them soon and offering them up for grabs. They get a lot more attention than just a kit and cleanup.
IMO 750 too much for what you have. A 600 will easily support 350hp
I buy rebuildable Holley cores, too.
Have a couple 600s here with vacuum secondarys quick change kit and electric choke. Be going through them soon and offering them up for grabs. They get a lot more attention than just a kit and cleanup.
IMO 750 too much for what you have. A 600 will easily support 350hp
I buy rebuildable Holley cores, too.
Burning Brakes
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I had 1 at the time and put it on my 74 Cutlass with a rocket 350 and the car was a beast. I used 1 on my 77 Grand prix that I bought from Summit but this one had vacumme secondaries and didn't seem as responsive. Maybe a 650 would be just as good, I've also have had alot of good experiences with older Carter AFB's. I have used brand new q-jets from the dealer (pretty expensive) with great results, I've had nothing but trouble with rebuilt q-jets.
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I had 1 at the time and put it on my 74 Cutlass with a rocket 350 and the car was a beast. I used 1 on my 77 Grand prix that I bought from Summit but this one had vacumme secondaries and didn't seem as responsive. Maybe a 650 would be just as good, I've also have had alot of good experiences with older Carter AFB's. I have used brand new q-jets from the dealer (pretty expensive) with great results, I've had nothing but trouble with rebuilt q-jets.
Burning Brakes
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I remember when they started making them, but I'm afraid of change and haven't really been into all of it for a while. When I had my AFB on my cutlass it was a time when you only really seen one on a Mopar, but that was the best carb I ever had.
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Burning Brakes
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Ya know.....Ya got me thinkin, It was 20yrs ago but it was the AFB that ran the best on my Olds. A friend was rebuilding a Roadrunner and I sold it to him and went with a Holley THEN a Q-jet (rebuilt) and though they were o.k., the car ran the best with the Carter. It WAS an older one and I remember it having a little metal tag on it too. I guess my friend knew what it was because he sure wanted it.