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Old 04-27-2010, 04:30 PM   #23
GASoline71
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Re: New intake mani and Carb.

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Why is the edelbrock performer carb being called a knock off?
They bought the rights to the carb, and they went into production, with a carb that is 99% the same as the ones that predate edelbroks ownership. I have personally built a carb with a carter base, edelbrock top, and most of the guts were edelbrock. That was 10 years ago, but if memory serves, the acc pump was updated, and a couple linkages.... that was it for updates besides small hardware changes.
AFB actually stands for aluminium four barrel... its not a brand or anything.
I get that. That was me calling it a knockoff...

Apples to Oranges... same carb... I personally don't care for them. Again... personal preference, and has nothing to do with my tuning prowess...

I've used them... not my bag.

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