DV and dscott- My tuning expierences with Hollys is very close to yours. Years ago I helped a dyno tune shop that tuned muscle cars and hot rods. While I don't throw the Holleys away the word we always used on Holleys was Rich>to rich. It was hard to tune that out of them. Big Mikes adjust a Jets is one of my personal secrets (not anymore) that I was planning to use on a dominator or a 950 for my bomb. They require air bleed work though. A Holley is really a big end carb only.
When Barry Grants Demons first came out about 2 or 3 years ago the folks I trusted said they weren't there yet either. That has changed lately so I'm told , by the same sources above. So maybe a king demon will go into my pressure box first. Word to the wise, don't use a used demon, so I'm told.
Anyway , the demons I have tuned lately are much more stable(less finikey) than Holleys. A demon MUST be tuned however. I to like Edelbrocks carbs (Carters?) and for the costs, they will work very well and really don't need that much, even box stock. Have you two looked at the Carter versions of the Edelbrock carbs. (really vice versa) They really are much better built, even though parts are harder to get, they are a bit better runners.
So a question to you guys- Either of you know of a throttle body setup of fuel injection that works in a pressure box of a 500+ cu/in motor? So far I have scared everyone to death except Kinser(very expensive)and Rons fuel injection. (home of the flying toylet bowl thats really a port setup) I plan on running 7 to 11 lbs of boost, nothing to wild here.
The Hot wire Holley setup is junk, not a option. In posts above you guys eluted to the new, greater holley setup. So is it now a option?
DV-The torque thing is soooooooo true! My advice on drag racing though is to dump the tach. It will cost you a motor sooner or later. Use engine throttle stops for your launch and a shift light together with a rev limiter. You will go faster too. PS- if your front wheels are up in the air much you are loosing E.T. Better to spin the rear wheels a bit, and you will get bigger speed numbers to. Somehow, somewhere, I think you allready know this though.
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