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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Centreville,VA & Millsboro, DE
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Looking for a good replacement carb to put on my 350. I was thinking about holley 650?
What does everybody think about it?
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Well from what i know and what i've heard Holley's are always in need of adjustment, so if you are good with them then go for it. Otherwise i'd say go for an edelbrock, i run a 750manual on my BB and i've had NO problems with it at all. Just bolted on and adjusted idle is all. If you're good with a holley a 650 should be more than ample for a 350, unless it's a really stout motor. Good luck.
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Im running a 650 spreed-bore Holley with elect choke on my 402. Not enough carb for the BB but worked great out of the box.I needed a spacer under the carb because the lever for the TV cable would hit the intake. Funny thing but the choke only works with air filter off. Plan on geting a biger Q-Jet. More money but there the best.
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I gave away a Holley because I had to fool with every time I drove the car. I replaced it with a Carter and never had another problem right out of the box. I now have Carters on my 66 Chevelle, 71 402, and 350 in the Studebaker. All are fine, right out of the box.
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All carbs are good if you know how they want to be treated. Q-jets are one of the best carbs for a chevy but they get a bad rap. The main thing with them is they are almost impossible to rebuild if they have ever been on a motor that was over heated badly. They are also the most senitive to float ajustment. Holeys also get a bad rap because people always buy the cheap universal ones. If you buy a better one that is turned for your car,they will also run right out of the box for a good long time. They are also the simpleist to tune for a really radical motor,because more radical parts are avalible for them. Edelbrocks are the best if you are a non carb type person.They are by far the simpleist to rebuild just because of their design. Anyone will make your motor scoot if matched to the applacation.
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I would say go with a edelbrock carb if you just want to put it on and go.
They seem to have very good part throttle responce because of their design. I had a Edelbrock 1407 (manual choke 750 cfm) that worked very well on a old 383 I had. I ended up selling the motor and the guy went with a holley he had already. If you are looking for a 1407 let me know as I have one in mint shape for $150.00 . ------------------ Life is good with a 6-71 supercharged 355 in a 72 camaro ![]()
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