Edelbrock or Holley

[Nvbowtie]

Ok here we are, I am up in the air on which Carb is the better choice.

I do not want to spend alott of time tinkering and adjusting my carb...

so - what is the better choice:

Edelbrock or Holley

(600-650cfm/Elect choke each on a 350, performer manifold.)

[Desert Rat]

If you want something to tweek and go racing get a Holley,but for a daily driver and simplicity go with a Edelbrock.i run Edelbrock on any breathing motors.bolt it on,adjust the mixture screws and forget about it.the one on my truck i bought about 6 years ago,never seen it since.Holleys ive had on the other hand hit the side with something to unstick the float,pop a powervalve,run erratic.ive just not had luck with Holley carbs.except ive had 1 thats been good to me, a out of the box 650 double pumper.i dont recall messing with it much.

[79BIG10]

I agree. I love my 1406 Edelbrock. Never have to worry about it at all. The Holley I've never ran but I hear horror stories about them on getting them tuned and stay tuned unless your a guru.

[1FaastC10]

im gonna be the oddball... neither, go with a QJet. its hard to touch the milage and drivability of a properly tuned QJet with an Edelbrock or a Holley, and the massive secondaries will outperform both carbs too.

[BigRed]

The jury's still out on this one for me. I currently have a Holley that I haven't been too happy with yet. I'm getting a Carter/Edelbrock soon so we'll see how that one runs. I had a Quadrajet on a '82 pickup once and had nothing but problems with it.

[rockman20]

I agree with 1fast, get a Quad.

But if you really dislike the Quad and do not want to run it, then go with Edelbrock. They hold a tune very well and are a dependable carb for street use.

Holley's (Even though I was not impressed with the performance of mine) are suppose to perform quite well for racing applications. But they are a carb that needs babysitting. You are constantly tuning, tweaking, etc on these things.

[Captkaos]

Originally posted by 1FaastC10
im gonna be the oddball... neither

You're not the oddball.. I am Fuel inject it!

If I had to chose from the above 3 for the street, in order it would be:
1) Quadrajet
2) Quadrajet
3) Edelbrock

For racing only, completely different story.
1)Holley
2)Holley
3)holley

[Tom]

Originally posted by Nvbowtie

I do not want to spend alott of time tinkering and adjusting my carb...

For this statement alone the clear choice is edelbrock/carter. Sure the Qjet will outperform it in most every area ONCE ITS SETUP, but thats a pain in the arse. Holley's just aren't street carbs. Edelbrocks are nice and easy to tune and don't take much time to do it.

[CT-Truckster]

ahh get a holley, they are great, easy to tune and all.

[swervin ervin]

There is nothing at all hard about tuning a Q-jet. It's just misunderstood. Most people think they are an emissions carb, only. Very not true.

I wouldn't trade my Q-jet for 2 Holleys or any other type carb for that matter. Best street carb ever built, period!!!

[Nvbowtie]

Thanks for the good advice guys !!

[gchemist]

Edelbrock is my vote. Less tinkering and you know when you hit 65% throttle because the secondaries open.

[allthrtl]

I had a Holley 600cfm on my 82 and I had nothing but hell......don't know what I'll use on the 83, but it won't be a Holley, may just live with the QJet, time will tell....

[Desert Rat]

Qjet probably is the best IF it works right and can find a shop capable,and they tune it to your engine.I have never had luck with them.probably because throttle shafts are always wore out,and need bushings,or some idiot overtightened the bolts and the top is warped.so the price of completly rebuilding one is high,its much simpler to buy a $269 Edelbrock,bolt it on turn 2 srews and forget about it.Id much rather have FI or something but for the person on a budget and for simplicity id say Edelbrock.I can tinker with them, but for someone with very limited knowledge or mechanical skills,or only own a hammer and a crescent wrench as a tool assortment- id say Edel/Carter is probably the way to go.

[allthrtl]

how well does the choke work on the Edelbrock?? Electric or Manual?? The electric choke never worked right on my Holley, had to use the manual, manual choke.....cut off broom handle, LOL....

[Desert Rat]

When i lived in Washinghton both Edelbrocks i ran worked flawless,now that i live in AZ and i upgraded to the 750 cfm,and i bought manual choke,i havent really needed a choke much here,and the 2 electric choke carbs are back in the plastic wraper in the box they came in.Ive had Holleys with funky chokes more than once.I have a pile of old Holleys from 2bbl's to 600's to 780 and a 850.Im going to clean them up,throw a kit in them and off to a swapmeet they go!you wont be dissapointed in a electric choke Edel.i have never once had a problem,im sure someone has though.

[SS79chevy]

Edelbroke is a good street carb but if you want to race a holley or a demon is the best

[ol84]

Edelbrock is great for the street...very efficient. I am not a Holley lover...My next carb for the track will be a Race Demon...I have not heard anything negative about them...anyone else?

[SS79chevy]

if its going no the motor in your sig you will tell a big difference with a race demon over and edelbroke