Edelbrock's New Off-Road AVS Carb

[TrailDawg]

Just curious if anyone else has seen/heard about this and what your thoughts are on it. Looks like they followed the Holley Truck Avenger's approach with the spring-loaded needles and seats to prevent fuel starvation at extreme angles. The Quick-Tune secondaries aslo look like they're be a great help in fine tuning.

Here's the link:
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/carb_thunder_series.html

 

[SteveL]

save $200 and go with a q-jet.

 

[TrailDawg]

I don't plan on buying on, I"ll stick to fuel injection. Just wondered what people's thoughts were on it.

 

[HotWheels]

I am also considering this carb. I believe carbs are easier to work with than FI; and I like simplicity. Many have had great success with the Holley OR. The Edelbrock is a little too new yet. When I get mine back togehter I will use either the Holley or Edelbrock.

 

[67ster]

It isn't new ! That style carb. was a Carter AVS from back in the late 60's early 70's used by Chrysler . Even the "Edelbrock " carb is a copy of the Carter AFB which have been used by most auto makers since the 60's .

 

[WyleCoyote]

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It isn't new ! That style carb. was a Carter AVS from back in the late 60's early 70's used by Chrysler . Even the "Edelbrock " carb is a copy of the Carter AFB which have been used by most auto makers since the 60's .
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I don't know how much of the marketing you can believe, but it sounds as if they reworked it, so in a way it is new(New internals at least). Hell if you want to apply the "It's been around since" approach then you could say the same for every single part of your engine.

 

[Skuzzlebutt]

The Edelbrock is not a copy of the Carter AFB. Edelbrock bought Carter a few years ago and is now selling the AFB with their name on it. Yes it has been modified since the late '60 but it is still the same basic design.
Having said that, I'm sure the one their selling modified for off-road use is better for off-road use than the non-off-road use one they are still selling. I doubt it is as good for off-road use as a Q-jet with similar mods because the Q-jet was better for off-road use to start with. If you do your wheeling where the Earth is predominantly flat, I'm sure the Carter/Edelbrock will work fine for you.