Brawlers are along the same line, and owned by Holley. They are much cheaper in the price department vs the 4779.
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30-day countdown to 12's
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cheaper, yes. debatable if it performs better, that would be combo dependent.
I just had to look twice, I just paid $22 for a 35oz can of Maxwell House Columbian......Yaaaatta Biyaaaabi !!!! ufffff... huh?? I just got up off the floor.... guess I fainted! I just priced the 4779 classic manual choke at Summit, like I have on the truck. 849.95 BUCKS !!!!! No WAY !!! So I go to the actual Holley site, same price! If I didn't already have this stuff, I'm afraid I'd never own it at these prices
Holley 0-4779C Holley 4150 Double Pumper Carburetors | Summit Racing
Amazon and Jegs the same also!
This '80 D150 is looking more and more like a 2-nickel build. When (not if.. lol) this combo goes into the 12's in a full size long bed truck, it's going to be done so cheaply that it's almost impossible to match in just 5 years. No deals from "friends or relatives" either. All shopped from strangers like anyone could do.
I’ve been faithfully going to the Mopar Nationals at National Trail most years for about 40. I always allowed myself one or two small things toward my car in storage waiting for retirement. It kept me interested and it’s paying off now. Somebody said “having to wait for an Air Gap.” I said “got one put up.” I’ve got an original AVS, and a kit for it. Now I’ve been doing a little at a time for a couple of years, with a little help from my FABO friends. I think I will be driving it to the Nationals in 2026; but have really enjoyed working with my hands.
I agree combo dependent, but I have had both carbs in a combo that's a little hotter than your truck and I prefer the AVS 2.
I actually took a brand new AVS2 650 and a new 750 brawler to the track and did an "out of the box" comparison right at the track. Both ran the same numbers you might say. That was on a very mild 360 in my duster
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You may find that with a tighter converter, loading it more could help it launch. Just off idle and it gets a big run on the converter and might flash higher. I’m currently launching at lower rpm trying to do just that. I can use a bit more flash 3500 rpm now with it loaded pretty good. So I have been launching just off idle to get a run on it. I don’t want to change the converter because at some point I will be making more power. Load it and roll in, let the loading move the car and then roll in. ALMOST wait for the nose to just start to drop. Hard to describe.
23 days and counting… To run 12’s
I found 45 minutes today, and I didn’t waste it. I will finish scraping at the next available time.
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I found 45 minutes today, and I didn’t waste it. I will finish scraping at the next available time.
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With certainly some more test and tune in, I could get things more precise on the launch and even shift points. Shoot, I even gotta work on where it works the best in timing.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
One day that kid will say “hell no, an avs2 will not make more power than a Holley” because of that photo! And he won’t be wrong.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
33 and 34 will make the same. 35 will loose power and 32 will loose power. My experience on a fairly mild magnum.
I’ll see where it likes it eventually. Wherever it decides…
I will probably do a little side by side comparison of the SM vs Eddy air gaps in a video. I can't bench flow them or the likes, but I can at least talk about what's behold'n to the eyeball.
Turbo440Dart
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This is exactly why I have a shelf of carbs. Find one cheap, pick it up and squirrel it away. I tell everyone if I wreck my car I’m done. Couldn’t afford another build.
70SwingerGuy
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Try that same carb on Amazon, Canadian dollars, at $1379.41, BEFORE taxes and shipping.Yaaaatta Biyaaaabi !!!! ufffff... huh?? I just got up off the floor.... guess I fainted! I just priced the 4779 classic manual choke at Summit, like I have on the truck. 849.95 BUCKS !!!!! No WAY !!! So I go to the actual Holley site, same price! If I didn't already have this stuff, I'm afraid I'd never own it at these prices
Holley 0-4779C Holley 4150 Double Pumper Carburetors | Summit Racing
Amazon and Jegs the same also!
Puckers the ole sphincter I tells ya
yeah, I'm done giving away my spare parts. Used to be if somebody needed something, I'd say "here, try this". That seemed to be a mostly one-way street and too expensive to buy new so... But this truck shows that guys n gals can still play on the very cheap.
22 days and counting.... to run 12's
Nothing today..... 100% booked.
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Nothing today..... 100% booked.
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Karaayzaaay..........
How will you know if the intake is better if you change the carburetor too?
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
I’ve got enough cars, we can swap all your junk on to/in to another shell. You’ll be rollin again in no time. But don’t wreck your car. Ever.
I won’t. Fact is I have one more shot to do this this year. So I’m looking at the truck and the simple things that are possible to change that may offer an increase. If I guess wrong, I won’t hit 12s this year lol
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If you tried listening to some metal, maybe you'd get done tomorrow lol
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I couldn't do it.I just couldn't do it.My wife had to go back and buy the coffee.I reached out, and the can was twenty two ninety nine.My hand just could not grasp the can.I have paid eight ninety nine and all the way up to twelve ninety nine, and the last time I couldn't believe seventeen ninety nine, but at twenty two ninety nine, my arm just could not reach.And grab again, my wife had to get the coffee a couple days later, when I wasn't looking...
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