Steve;
-Real RACERS use what they can to gain an edge, brand name be damned.
An ol' bracket-racing buddy of mine used to run a "pumped" 454 Chevy
with tunnel-ram and 2 (count em', 2) HOLLEY 1100-cfm Dominators. Not a
smart move to get your face or small family pet too close to the
intake stream with the scoop off. All this HP ran in a '74 Chevy C-10
P/U. Ran in the 10's, as I recall. Also was his daily-driver! One
lunchtime I even sat in the back when he "jumped on it" on the freeway
on-ramp & spun the driveshaft up through the bed of the truck. This
was a 2-six pack lunch.
Phil
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Subject: Re: Edelbrock Carbs
Author: Steven Laifman <av342@lafn.org> at ~INTERNET
Date: 11/27/96 12:02 PM
Ray,
Will you accept close enough"? I just acquired my Tiger several months
ago, and parted with my '66 Mustang convertible. The Mustang had a 289
to wihich I added a mild street cam, an Edelbrock "Performer" lo-rise 4
BBL intake manifold, and a 600 CFM Edelbrock carb with electric choke.
The model number of the manifold is 7121 (non-EGR). The carb was 1406
(Non-Emission tune). Ran like a charm. Smooth Idle, quick response, no
bogging, no flat spots. This is a Carter carburettor that Edelbrock had
design modifications modified by Weber, with bead poliched outside.
The Primary venturiis are smaller thatn the two barrel, giving good
ecenomy and low speed performance. When you stand on them, the
secondaries are opened by a balanced flap that measures air flow. The
higher the air flow required (more power) the further the secondaries
open, giving you the extra two venturiis. All tuning is by jets and
springs, and a wide selection are available, but mine ran fine out of
the box. There is only one accelerator pump, but if I hadn't told you,
you'd never know. The major advantage over Holleys is there is only 1
gasket in the carb, and it is horizontal and above the gas level. Hollys
hahave vertical gaskets that are wet by the gas and tend to leak. I've
heard that "real" racers only use holleys, but I do know two things.
The Edelbrocks were trouble free for over twenty thousand miles, and
REAL racers uses Webers.
Steve
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