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Old 05-19-2011, 01:55 PM   #1
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Carburetor opinions needed

Does anyone have any opinions or experience with edelbrock 800 CFM carburetors?
Good or bad doesn't matter.
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Old 05-19-2011, 01:56 PM   #2
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Re: Carburetor opinions needed

Have had good luck with the 600 and 750...
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Old 05-19-2011, 03:42 PM   #3
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Have had good luck with the 600 and 750...
Glad to hear good things about the edelbrocks.
Anybody have one they hated?
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Old 05-19-2011, 03:46 PM   #4
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Re: Carburetor opinions needed

I love my 750 also.
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Old 05-19-2011, 03:59 PM   #5
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Re: Carburetor opinions needed

might be kinda big for yea ( don't know what you have) but the Ebroc carbs are out of the box ready to run..well.....
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Old 05-19-2011, 04:04 PM   #6
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Re: Carburetor opinions needed

I've had good luck with Edelbrock carbs over the years....pretty simple to tune if you need to....most times, they just run great right out of the box.
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Old 05-19-2011, 04:15 PM   #7
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I've had good luck with Edelbrock carbs over the years....pretty simple to tune if you need to....most times, they just run great right out of the box.
I like that, right out of the box is what I want.
I am soooo tired of my holley
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Old 05-19-2011, 04:08 PM   #8
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might be kinda big for yea ( don't know what you have) but the Ebroc carbs are out of the box ready to run..well.....
Thanks, Glad to hear good things about the edelbrocks. It's got a .030 over 454 that I'm twistin to 7200 so 800 CFM should be about right.
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Old 05-19-2011, 07:29 PM   #9
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Thanks, Glad to hear good things about the edelbrocks. It's got a .030 over 454 that I'm twistin to 7200 so 800 CFM should be about right.
454+30= 460cubic-x-7200 divide by 3456= 958 cfm
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Old 05-19-2011, 07:48 PM   #10
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454+30= 460cubic-x-7200 divide by 3456= 958 cfm
Is that accounting for my motor not being at 100% volumetric efficiency?
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Old 05-19-2011, 08:00 PM   #11
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you might check into quickfuel carbs thats what i use great carbs
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Old 05-19-2011, 09:52 PM   #12
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Very close to 100% If you are running a free fowing exhaust and a loose converter you will use 850cfm at the 7200 mark. Also depending what your lobe seperation angle is on your cam.
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Old 05-19-2011, 04:44 PM   #13
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Re: Carburetor opinions needed

I have ran a 800 for 4 years now no problems at all
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Old 05-19-2011, 05:57 PM   #14
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I have ran a 800 for 4 years now no problems at all
thanks, thats what I was hoping to hear.
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Old 05-19-2011, 06:19 PM   #15
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Re: Carburetor opinions needed

I've got a 800 AVS on mine and no complaints. I got one of the calibration kits as well and have messed with it.......what I really need is a good wideband 02 sensor gauge to really dial it in. Looking at the plugs, it may be a little rich still but since I have a small blower on it (383)....better rich than lean!
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Old 05-19-2011, 06:50 PM   #16
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I've got a 800 AVS on mine and no complaints. I got one of the calibration kits as well and have messed with it.......what I really need is a good wideband 02 sensor gauge to really dial it in. Looking at the plugs, it may be a little rich still but since I have a small blower on it (383)....better rich than lean!
I think ive decide to get one. plugs are cheaper than pistons for sure.
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Old 05-19-2011, 09:48 PM   #17
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I have had nothing but good luck out of Edelbrock carbs. That's all anyone I know uses.
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