Carb choice help
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Carb choice help
Okay, so after searching for awhile and scavenging google and other forums including this I have come to the conclusion that for my stock 1978 ford 302 I want to put a 4bbl carb on it with a Weiland Stealth intake and a Autolite 4100 600cfm 4bbl manual choke carb would be a good combo/start to a motor build. I was wondering if any of you guys are running a 4bbl on your trucks and if so what set up you guys have or if there are any suggestions you could give me to help.
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No experience with autolite 4 bbl stuff. I like holleys, would say an edelbrock would work well, or have been pleased with the summit racing 4 bbl carbs. I think your tuning capabilities are as important as the carb choice. Good luck.
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The really old square autolites (60s) were good but the newer ones were like a quadra-junk, in the 80s ford used motorcraft labeled holleys. I agree on holleys over a edelbrock because they aren't very user friendly.
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An Edelbrock 1406/1405, an Autolite 4100 with a 1.08 (+/-450 cfm) or 1.12 (600 cfm) casting, a Holley 4160, or Summit's house-branded 600 cfm street/strip carb.
Stick with vacuum secondaries for street use.
Stick with vacuum secondaries for street use.
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X2, I would run the stock 2 barrel before i put edlebrock anything on my engines.
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