800 CFM Four Barrel Street/Strip Carburetor

[rdc767]

Any Holley Guru’s? 800 CFM Four Barrel Street/Strip Carburetor double pumper. Casting says 4780-4 3395 metering block 11398

I bought a used carb off ebay. I took it apart to rebuild it .. new gaskets Hp fast kit rebuild kit. Once I took it apart I discovered there is no power valve. The casting on the metering block is block off. I've tried researching it and no information. How is this going to run? All I can guess is it more of a strip/ carb. I think the carb was modified with different metering blocks? Any thoughts. I plane on using it on a stroked 393 with performer manifold, aluminum heads (2.02 intakes), street/strip cam.
Ron

[Gaz64]

Ron,

Your 4780 is a 800 DP, has it got four corner idle circuit?

Does the primary metering block have a nipple for vacuum advance on your passenger side?

Are the metering blocks on backwards, primary on secondary side?

I've never heard of a "street carb" without a power valve, my listing for a 4780-4 shows a 6.5 power valve and 31 pump nozzles primary and secondary.

Hope this may help.

[wtm442]

The main jets supplied from Holley on that carb were 71's but the secondaries were 85's. Since the secondaries are used under full power, and a big jet size, they really do not need a power valve in the secondaries. Many carbs from Holley have a secondary plate without a power valve, or a secondary metering block without a power valve.

The hole in the plate is not "blocked" off, rather, it was never machined for a power valve.

The power valve in the primary side does the power enrichment, along with the accelerator pumps helping during the transition to WOT.

I'm assuming there is a power valve on the primary metering block. If not, the previous owner removed it and installed a plug for some reason, or used a secondary metering block instead of the primary metering block, just to get the carb assembled for sale. That would be weird, and you might have some problem without a power valve. Maybe not. If this is the case, I would send an e-mail to the seller.

The primary metering block (supplied by Holley) would be number 134-229. The secondary metering block was number 134-230

The 3395 you mentioned is the date code ... carb was built in the 33rd week of 1995.

I have no idea what the 11398 number is for. All Holley metering blocks are numbered 134- with either 1 , 2 or 3 digits after the dash.

[rdc767]

Thanks
Yes the power valve were never machine out. It has two idle circuit adjustment screws on the primary side. There are no 134's numbers on the metering blocks.
It has 80 jets on the primary side and 81's on the secondary.
Could I have the casting machined out for the power valve on the primary side? And go back to the smaller jets on that side (71).
Ron

[Jerry Clayton]

just get the right metering plate and 6.5 pv

[wtm442]

No, you cannot machine out the metering block yourself.

It sounds like the previous owner swapped out the primary side metering block to one that does not use a power valve. Probably was only used for drag racing and it was easier to tune with just the jets. That's OK for a drag race only carb. But street operation without a power valve will suck big time!

Get the correct metering block and swap it out, and use a 65 PV like Jerry said and bring the jets back down to about 70 for initial starting point.

My strong suggestion is to also call Holley Tech.

Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM CST @ 270 781-9741.

They are very good and a lot of help. Have the carb in front of you when you call.

[rdc767]

ok I'll do it.

[rdc767]

Talk to Holley tech and they recommended getting the right metering block . They didn't have the part number on hand??
I went to summit and searched and came up with HLY-34R11196AQ. The orginal jets where 71 and 85. Is that a good place to start? I might be a little big with 800cfm. Should I drop down on jet size or does that matter to get a proper mixture.
Ron

[wtm442]

Ron
I looked at that Summit part and it looks like the right one. You want to use the new one in place of the one with idle screws and no provision for power valve. I'd leave the 71's in the primaries, unless you have any smaller ones (65 - 68's maybe). I assume you have not started the engine yet and need to break it in. I'd also install a 65 power valve.

If you have not run the motor yet, I would not go full throttle until at least 30 minutes at about 2800 - 3000 RPM to break in the cam, unless you have instructions for a different type of break in period.

I would also put in some smaller jets (around 74 to 76) in the secondaries during initial start up. You do not want to be too rich on initial start up.

The 800 cfm carb is a little big for your cubes, but it will work.
Good Luck