Which Holley carb do I need

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Feb 11, 2013 | 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lavatan

I put an Edelbrock on my truck to replace the stock Holley. I played with the holly for about 6 months before giving up and getting the Edelbrock. I should have done it within the first month. It was basically bolt on and go. A little tweaking and she was purring like a kitten. Holley's are great if you can understand how to tweak them and are willing to tweak them all the time but if you just want to set it and forget it get an Edelbrock. It's all what you understand and what you are comfortable with. My friend's dad swears by Holley because he understands them and doesn't want to learn about metering rods vs. jets because he doesn't feel he needs to. I, on the other hand, don't want to mess with my carburetor every winter and summer because of the changing temperatures and don't want to mess with the choke and needle valves etc. But that's just me.

Knowing bike carbs as well as I do I'm more comfortable with the Edelbrock design. Around here in my circle of hot rod friends it's all Holley, all the time and everyone says just how easy it is to tune one... I keep going back to wanting the Edelbrock because I know how it works...