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Old 01-12-2010, 11:03 AM   #1
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edelbrock 1407

Is a Edelbrock 1407 carb too much for a stock 350 with just headers and true exhaust.
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Old 01-12-2010, 12:27 PM   #2
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Re: edelbrock 1407

Yes. But it'll run fine if you tune it correctly.
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Old 01-12-2010, 02:03 PM   #3
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Re: edelbrock 1407

so it wont suck alot of gas?
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Old 01-12-2010, 03:15 PM   #4
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Re: edelbrock 1407

its a carb, of course its going to suck alot of gas.
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Old 01-12-2010, 03:28 PM   #5
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Re: edelbrock 1407

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so it wont suck alot of gas?
Not if you tune it properly. If you leave the calibration as it comes from edelbrock then will likely run very rich and waste fuel.
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Old 01-12-2010, 03:47 PM   #6
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Re: edelbrock 1407

www.edelbrock.com has tuning tips and techniques for their carbs. The 1406 is jetted (.100) for performance (manual choke) while the others in the series have slightly smaller main jets.
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Old 01-12-2010, 06:35 PM   #7
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Is a Edelbrock 1407 carb too much for a stock 350 with just headers and true exhaust.
It will be fine, could most likely take a lil more.
Tune tune tune. You do not need a special meter to tune your carb,
you just need to know how to read a sparkplug.
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Old 01-12-2010, 10:41 PM   #8
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Use a vacuum guage to tune it!
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