skrews
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Who knew it was this simple.
No, that's what happens when you finally figure out a Holley is worth 2 tenths. lolThat's what happens when you never make it past 6th grade.
No, that's what happens when you finally figure out a Holley is worth 2 tenths. lol
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Let me know when you want to line your 2 tenths up.
The Carter design is just too hard for some folks to figure out.
The poor vacuum signal of a really hot engine can cause the metering rods to bounce at idle and really be tough to down right impossible to tune.
Have you ever compared the idle circuit design between a Holley and a Carter to understand why the Carter idles better?
Have you ever compared the idle circuit design between a Holley and a Carter to understand why the Carter idles better?
Well the thing is, one style carburetor is not necessarily better than the other. They are simply different. Metering rod carburetors by nature "don't like" engines with low vacuum signals.....lumpy camshafts, that kinda thing, so they are really geared more toward "stockish" builds that have good vacuum signals. The poor vacuum signal of a really hot engine can cause the metering rods to bounce at idle and really be tough to down right impossible to tune. That's when it's time to step into a Holley. They are much better suited to hotter engines with lower vacuum signals. So it's not which carburetor is "better overall" but which carburetor is "better suited" and a lot of people don't get "THAT". The Carters are actually very, very simple. It's when they are used outside of their element that gets people in trouble.
I would agree with that. I didn't know about the low vacuum signal problems with the AFB/AVS carbs but it makes sense.For the “racier” builds.......Holleys, or Holley clones for me, thanks.
With 9 inches of vacuum the Edelbrock idled better than the Holley. I even went as far as converting the Edelbrock primary boosters to work like the Holley by drilling out the economizer jet and blocking the by-pass so it had only one air bleed controlling it like a Holley and guess what it idled just like the Holley did and worked just like the Holley with 1.5 turns
Again the Carter Design is better but you need to understand why.
For the “racier” builds.......Holleys, or Holley clones for me, thanks.
They loved them so much they put Holleys on the SS Darts and Barracudas.
You know...... the racier ones.