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Wow! Now that's a reaction.
DV, you must an EFI convert. Don, I've owned one Edelbrock carb, and it went into the trashcan.
20 - 30 years ago, that's what most people said about Rochester Quadrajets. Into the trash. Bolt on a Holley and it will run. And that's exactly what I did, and it worked.
One would think that the Barry Grant Demon carbs to be an improvement over Holleys.
Althouth my experience is mainly Pontiac & Oldsmobile, some 289 - 302 Fords, my engines have always ran well with Holleys.
Not that they don't have quirks and problems. If you get a cold casting, it will never run right. And the metering block surface on the throttle bodies will warp and have to be milled flat, and accelerator pump transfers always eventually leak, etc., etc. Holley's got a new one to cuss about now. Instead of cork gaskets, they have sealing type gaskets now I swear they epoxy on. Nearly destroyed the carb trying to get the metering block off.
Then spent 4 hours with an exacto knife & laquer thinner getting the shredded gasket off the parts.
I thought this question would be an, "Oh yeah, we always use a #65 on those". Save some time dialing it in.
This Holley may not have a permanent home atop this motor. EFI seems like the way to go here, and I'm no stranger to programming computers.
Anyone favor any particular EFI system for warm street 351W's? Holley Pro-Jection, Edelbrock, Accel, OEM Ford?
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