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Burt4x4 · 03-17-2009, 09:45 AM

So what is this truck going to be used for?
Your current plan sounds more like a car engine than a 4x4.

Holly is a great carb, just don't get bouncy(rutted fire road or sand dunes) or at any steep angles/hill climbs. That Holly will barf into your intake. Q-jet is the best carb for off-raod. I ran the Edelbrock 1901 for years on my 350.
Don't get me worng the truck will be fun to drive for sure, just some sacrafices to think about, but again depends on what the truck will be used for.
My .02c

03-17-2009, 09:45 AM	#20
Burt4x4 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,842	Re: 71 4x4 BBC Swap: Doing what I should have done the first time! So what is this truck going to be used for? Your current plan sounds more like a car engine than a 4x4. Holly is a great carb, just don't get bouncy(rutted fire road or sand dunes) or at any steep angles/hill climbs. That Holly will barf into your intake. Q-jet is the best carb for off-raod. I ran the Edelbrock 1901 for years on my 350. Don't get me worng the truck will be fun to drive for sure, just some sacrafices to think about, but again depends on what the truck will be used for. My .02c __________________ 1972 K5 MPFI454/Sm465/Np205/D60/14FFd/Re-Centerd H1s w/Swamper Iroks Last edited by Burt4x4; 03-17-2009 at 09:48 AM.