I should have put “Holley” in quotes there.
Holley's science vs Edelbrock simplicity?
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I should have put “Holley” in quotes there.
No...., I don’t think so, that would have been misleading.
Pro Systems built you a carb and I would guess you gave all the specs and intended usage. This should get you a carb that is .... well... what one would want and expect for a out of the box pro built carb.
When the title of the thread popped up, the only reasonable comparison that can be done and made is between a base or OEM Holley and the Carter/Edelbrock. Since. After or Edelbrock do not have a race style carb.
Even the race TQ isn’t a trick carb. They are basically a stripped down stock unit with larger primary bores and just a few vacuum ports. Just like the early OEM versions.
A manual choke is employed. This gets rid of the OEM style choke which take a rod out of the secondaries way.
And I’m betting this thing will kick ***.
Oldiron440
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My 440 only made 645 hp with a Holley maybe a pair of thermoquads would help.
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O.T., did you have to mill the bosses on the master cylinder to use banjo fittings?
No, just one...
^^^^THIS!! LOLI prefer Holley's (style), big ones. But I also like fast cars.
Yes, there are zillions of little changes all over the car like that. Just stuff to look better or work better.
Oldiron440
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That's what I'm thinking! Now if I could just set a TQ up for e-85.
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One day I will see that beast. Cumming show at the fairgrounds is coming up in 2 weekends August 24th, I will be glamping on lake Lanier but will be attending! Please come by with that beast!
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Food for thought....
What does it take to convert a Holley or Edelbrock to e85?
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Now you know what to do.
just unscrew the jets and let her flow!
Oldiron440
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The Holley is an e-85 carb, I haven't found a accelerator pump for the TQ that handles alcohol fuel and I wouldn't know how to make it flow sufficiently for e-85.
j par
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4× the fun.... Tuning 2 carbs that are twice as hard to tune...
j par
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As if my two Edelbrocks aren't hard enough to tune and these yahoos want me to get two Holley'sTruth!!
Naaaaa, just twice the work.
j par
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And $$
Touché !
My suggestion for you is to run off of one 850 Double pumper on the front to perform with, and just use a dummy eddy for looks on the back. No linkage or fuel to the eddy, just use a block off plate under the carbAs if my two Edelbrocks aren't hard enough to tune and these yahoos want me to get two Holley's
j par
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Knock knock....My suggestion for you is to run off of one 850 Double pumper on the front to perform with, and just use a dummy eddy for looks on the back. No linkage or fuel to the eddy, just use a block off plate under the carb
Lean on the back side under the dummy carb.My suggestion for you is to run off of one 850 Double pumper on the front to perform with, and just use a dummy eddy for looks on the back. No linkage or fuel to the eddy, just use a block off plate under the carb
Oldiron440
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I'm going to try the two TQs on a tunnel ram on another 440 sometime just for ***** and giggles sometime. I've got a pair of 74 360 carbs I think would work, ones a manual and ones an automatic but I don't think that will make any difference.
The sound of two TQs rolling in for the price of a pair of kits. We'll see.
The sound of two TQs rolling in for the price of a pair of kits. We'll see.
j par
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Having the two carbs facing forward makes it colossally easier to set up the linkage....
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