Preferred carburetor for mild 360?

Cal_gecko said

I've got a 360 in my 71 Dart, Comp Cams XE268H, Edelbrock Performer intake, Pertronix ignition, MSD 6AL, headers, and it currently has an Edelbrock Peformer 600cfm carb (model 1405). From what I've heard, the Edelbrock carbs are NOT the preferred carbs. I've never had the car on the road, so I don't have any experience with how the carb works in real world driving.

Some of my friends who drive Chevys have been telling me that Holley's are easier to maintain and tune for performance...

What do you guys use? This will be a mild build for fun and occasional track use (just to see how it does).. I want something reliable and easy to tune..

Thanks

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I like Holleys for a few reasons, but mostly because they are very tunable without the bending, drilling, etc, associated with other types. I have not had good success with Edelbrock carbs on engines with more radical cams. I think the best Holley for the money is the 600 CFM list #1850. The 3310, 750 cfm Holley is good as well but I've felt that its a better fuel economy, trading all out performance. Either is great for a mild cam like you are using and shouldn't need much for modification. The biggest mistake people make is putting a Holley on an engine with a very large cam and not knowing how a Holley works. I suggest if you do buy a Holley, just buy a "do it yourself" book on Holleys to get an understanding of basic tuning.

Be careful of unproven used carburators.