03-03-2011, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Diego,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF1715, Roush Built 434 ci Stroker, Dart Block, Ported AFR 205 Heads... 561 hp / 547 tq, Former Roush Show Car, Completed and Prepped By Olthoff Racing.
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Originally Posted by Scott_Tucker
We are talking about the shiny silverish plating correct? Not the natural goldish color?
I worked for a carburetor shop for 4 years and came across this plating problem many, many times. It's not the alcohol in the fuel, it's Holley's poor quality control on the plating process. We had many brand new out of the box carburetors that did not work because the plating had chipped off and clogged the passages. If you get one where the plating actually stuck you probably won't have problems.
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iIn my case it was actually eating the aluminum in the metering blocks. My mechanic was shocked at the damage. |