Buying new carb this week....any suggestions???? Edelbrock or Holley...????

[71BroncoBoy]

Looks pretty decent for $4K. FYI...The pic you have labelled as "Choke button?" is actually the high beam switch.

yea that was a mistake..oops

 

[TOFIC]

walker949 I just checked out the Autolite 4100 and http://www.ponycarburetors.com I tell you I am tempted in one of them 4100's that they make into a 480 cfm carb.


you will never regret it. Got a 2100 from those people and man what a difference from my holley 2350. tech support was great carb was everything you could ask for.

Had a 4100 but needed a 2100. Pony even worked a deal with me to get mine. great people

TOFIC

 

[jbeyer]

Autolite 2100 (2hole) or 4100 (4hole)
Ford factory stock
Pony carbs for one.
Closest to FI you will get without changing to FI
Starts fast, idles sweet and lots of go when you need it.
easy to set up
supurb tech support
You gotta try one
TOFIC

they sound good...how much differenr are they than the stock 2100? do you run them with the stock intake also?

 

[TOFIC]

they sound good...how much differenr are they than the stock 2100? do you run them with the stock intake also?

they are completely different
All the faults of the stock carb (stumbling, rough idle etc) are engineered out and the carbs are tested on REAL motors before shipping. completely new, all instructions included.
Told them what I had (355, mild cam, standard exhaust, automatic tranny) and they built the carb to fit my needs. It was perfect.
HIGHLY recommend these people know their stuff!!
TOFIC

 

[griff]

Autolite 2100 (2hole) or 4100 (4hole)
Ford factory stock
Pony carbs for one.
Closest to FI you will get without changing to FI
Starts fast, idles sweet and lots of go when you need it.
easy to set up
supurb tech support
You gotta try one
TOFIC

I love my truck avenger, but this was going to be my suggestion. Truck avenger is expensive and gets bad gas milage. I think someone said you can get a rebuilt 2100 for like $90. On a stock motor a 2100 would run better anyways, unless you plan on spending time and money changing jets and stuff.

 

[mustangmarty]

I have no clue what vehicle mine's off of, I got it in a trade.

I can get some numbers off of my carb, but it'll be Sunday before I can. Let me know.

Yeah, that'd help me out a lot. Thanks.

 

[MarsChariot]

I used a Holley for years and hated it. Changing the jets was especially ridiculous with the front bowl being removed to do so. I tore it off and went with an Edelbrock. With off-road needle and seat it runs mucho better than the Holley ever did. Ditto the 2100; nice compromise carb, but not up to my style of tilted and bouncy wheeling. The Edelbrock seems completely happy.

 

[73stallion]

i think the guy at vato zone is full of $hit!!!

one other idea, summit racing has their road demon jr carbs on clearance right now. you might check their clearance or specials sections if your looking for a good deal.

 

[mark76bronc]

Holley, most definately, user tunable. parts easily accessable. easy to work on. for off road, spring loaded needle and seat, vent whistle, raise vent tube to within one fourth inch from air cleaner. have a good carb shop help with jet selection. a worn throttle shaft does not deem it junk! the carb shop can rebush it. my carb works awesome on road and off. for less than 75.00 in parts.

 

[71BroncoBoy]

Holley, most definately, user tunable. parts easily accessable. easy to work on. for off road, spring loaded needle and seat, vent whistle, raise vent tube to within one fourth inch from air cleaner. have a good carb shop help with jet selection. a worn throttle shaft does not deem it junk! the carb shop can rebush it. my carb works awesome on road and off. for less than 75.00 in parts.

So when my TA 470 comes in on tuesday...I have to take it to select what kind of jets I want?...or can I just pretty much bolt it on out of the box...What exactly needs to be done when I slap on that new car besides re attaching all the wires and tubes?...

 

[broncnaz]

Not sure what sized jets the 470 comes with but you should be able to bolt it on and run it then check the jetting to ensure you are not running to lean. most holley's are jetted rich from the factory as they set them up for sea level. If you find you need to lean or richen it out do so with jets 2 sizes bigger or smaller at a time if you only go 1 size you usually dont see much of a change

The only other things you should do is check the float level to ensure its good and set the idle to what you want other than that you should be good to go

 

[mudford]

I have been running the Holley 2300 on a lot of different vehicles lately, and I don't have any complaints. I ran it on an f-150 with 400M, bronco with 302, it has worked great in all situations. I am now using it on my figure 8 car - I adapted it to my olds 350 for my 75 cutlass. I can't imagine any way it could be abused more, and I never have had any problems.

http://http://store.summitracing.co...4294889094+1051506941+4294902723&autoview=sku

 

[HotWheels]

I luv my 670 cfm on my Broncos slightly built 351w. 470cfm should be fine for more mundane engines.