Holley or Motorcraft
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Holley or Motorcraft
Hi all,
I asked this in the 460 forum in part of another post, but wanted the advice of off-roaders as well.
I have a '71 460 in my 78 F150 off-road truck with a Holley 750 carb. On bumpy trails and some REAL steep hills, the engine dies out. My geuss is that it's the floats in the carb.
I also have a Motorcraft 4bbl carb on the shelf in my garage that's in pretty good shape.
The question is: For off-roading, would the Holley or the Motorcraft be a better choice?
Thanks in advance.
Kevin K.
I asked this in the 460 forum in part of another post, but wanted the advice of off-roaders as well.
I have a '71 460 in my 78 F150 off-road truck with a Holley 750 carb. On bumpy trails and some REAL steep hills, the engine dies out. My geuss is that it's the floats in the carb.
I also have a Motorcraft 4bbl carb on the shelf in my garage that's in pretty good shape.
The question is: For off-roading, would the Holley or the Motorcraft be a better choice?
Thanks in advance.
Kevin K.
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I know the old 2bl motorcrafts do real good off-road, many others share that experience. I have no idea on the 4bl version though. Why not just bolt it on and see how you like it? Otherwise, you could get the "trick kit" for your holley to set it up for off-road. I did it to my doublepumper and it works great.
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Its like a $70 kit from Holley with little goodies to help your Holley deal with the shockloads involved in racing and off-roading. Float extensions, etc. Many of these same things went into the TA...get the kit and then make your own linked anti-slosh vent tube out of fuel line and you have the poormans Truck Avenger.
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