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03-24-2006, 12:19 PM
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Carb ?
Ok, it looks like I'm in the home strectch of my performance upgrades. The engine's been swapped out (and finally got the rear main seal sorted out) and yesterday, I switched over to HEI. It's running pretty good now but it still bogs slightly when I mash the pedal. I'm thinking it's time for a new carb since mine's an old as dirt Carter that is long overdue for rebuild anyways.
So what carb should I go with? I'm looking at Holley, Edelbrock and Demon but was leaning towards the Edelbrock since it should be the easiest switch with a Performer RPM intake but I've heard mixed reviews on the Edel. Also, what size? I was originally looking at 600/650cfm but then I heard somewhere that you should have 2 cfm per cubic inch of engine for a Holley style carb and 2.3 cfm per cubic inch of engine for a Q-jet style carb. So for a 350, that works out to a 700cfm Holley and @800cfm Q-jet. Anybody else ever hear of this? |
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03-24-2006, 12:26 PM
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Re: Carb ?
1406 edelbrock 600cfm electric choke
1405 edelbrock 600cfm manual choke or a new holley 600 cfm |
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03-24-2006, 12:31 PM
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Re: Carb ?
by the way checked the picture of your truck...
it's freaking sweet.... |
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03-24-2006, 01:05 PM
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Re: Carb ?
Yep, the 1406 was my first choice.
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03-24-2006, 01:09 PM
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Re: Carb ?
Thanks for the kind words! But I must admit, she looks better in the pics than she does in real life. Where have I heard that before???
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03-24-2006, 02:02 PM
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Re: Carb ?
Steer WAY clear of Holley....for an everyday driver.
JMHO Steve
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03-24-2006, 02:02 PM
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03-24-2006, 02:11 PM
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Re: Carb ?
Thanks Matt. I noticed this thread after I posted mine.
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