Preditor Carb??

[bignbad]

Has anybody used a preditor carb?Are they any good.I herd some of the old timers like them.I havent herd much of the preditor carb in the last 15yrs..Damn i sound like i am getting old...Dont wanta do that now.

[knuckledragger]

I used to run one on a sand dragster.It worked great.I don't think it would be a good street carb.I don't think it has idle circuits.

[keenan]

my stepdad has one in his storage trailer he used to use on his jet boat he said is was a bad mutha****** i think there pretty unique

[hugger6933]

If you can still get them you could buy a kit to convert it to a street carb?[coffe can?] I had a friend that had two on a tunnel rammed small block. They are [were] different to say the least. I don't know if he ever got it to run right be he changed so much stuff at one time to know what worked and what did'nt. Jim

[turp mcspray]

I don't know if they are still being made, but they did have them with idle circuts for street use. A buddy of mine used to run one on his mud race truck, and loved it.

[409impala1]

i've got one i may part with.

[bignbad]

Is there a choke on it for cold weather?Is it a good streetable?Hey 409 i just might be interested in it.I aleast like to try one

[prostreetC-10]

You absolutely do not want one for the street. Most of a applications where you here guys say they did alright is with balls out throttle. There is an idle circuit which helps the thing "idle". I believe it's the off idle and cruise throttle that will kill you. I just don't believe they have any real effective way of metering fuel down low in the R's.

I always tell folks that if they were an effective all round carb they would still be being produced or someone would have bought the rights like Edelbrock did to Carter. Neither is the case.

Absolutely no choke provision.

[KrazyRay]

I had a predator on my circle track car back in the 90's. It has a variable venturi which allows you to shove massive amounts a gas into your engine. Horrible fuel economy. Its only good for racing IMO.

[Shane]

plus they're uglier than 7 miles of bad road ...

[Clyde65]

I had one on a 68 Cutlass years ago, as stated, not very street friendly at all, however if your going from light to light, it will drain your tank and feed a huge ( BB) motor with plenty of fuel.

[prostreetC-10]

Originally Posted by Shane

plus they're uglier than 7 miles of bad road ...

Or 9am the next morning with Mrs. "oops" laying next to you!

[bignbad]

Originally Posted by prostreetC-10

Or 9am the next morning with Mrs. "oops" laying next to you!

It's a carb there not to look pretty...I like the looks of them.They also look simple..Holley should make somthing like it.I bet if holley made one you probley have one.And it would catch on...
Besides it under the hood,under the air cleaner. Who's going to see it?They are stilling be made.They have a website.
http://predatorcarb.com/home.html
I woundnt mind trying one to see first hand..And who send its going to be on a street motor..

[OhOneWS6]

Originally Posted by bignbad

It's a carb there not to look pretty...I like the looks of them.They also look simple..Holley should make somthing like it.I bet if holley made one you probley have one.And it would catch on...
Besides it under the hood,under the air cleaner. Who's going to see it?They are stilling be made.They have a website.
http://predatorcarb.com/home.html
I woundnt mind trying one to see first hand..And who send its going to be on a street motor..

Here is a distributor for them.

http://www.callieskustoms.com/Callie...-Predator.html

[prostreetC-10]

Originally Posted by bignbad

Holley should make somthing like it.I bet if holley made one you probley have one.

Holley has this weird concept......if it aint broke......

Holley has been around since 1903 and it appears they know what they are doing. Also appears that they know how to make a damn good-looking carb in the process!

[prostreetC-10]

Oh yeah.......Merry Christmas!!!!!

[63chevyll]

Originally Posted by prostreetC-10

Holley has this weird concept......if it aint broke......

Holley has been around since 1903 and it appears they know what they are doing. Also appears that they know how to make a damn good-looking carb in the process!

best damn quote of the year....

[prostreetC-10]

Thanks! ......and another thing!!! LOL

Just look at the other high end carb builders that all use the Holley platform:

Bigs
Willys
Barry Grant
Pro Systems
Bill Mitchell
Braswell
BLP
AED
Quick Fuel
Proform
Pro Comp (or Pro Crap as I like to say)

and on and on but I hear Santa coming so I have to go. Enjoy your families!!!

[Hlindeen]

bignbad - my dad ran a predator carb on his 427 nickel block he had around 13.1 compression on the motor with a 930 cfm predator 1 barrel carb and he said he had to adjust the carbs air and fuel mixture 3 times a day in the morning going to work in the afternoon and at night when he went home in the evening if you didnt adust it properly it wouldnt run right but he also ran alcohol in his motor, or half and half 93 octane with aviation fuel, but he said once you got it adjusted right it ran like a strippid a## ape! hope this helps and these carb are very simple to work on ill send you a picture some time of it. Hunter

[prostreetC-10]

Just picked one up on Saturday. Still head scratchers.