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From: Port Alberni
carb replacement
i have a 600 edelbrock on a 77 460 all stock i have a chance to put a 750 edelbrock on is this a good thing or not i plan on a set of headers in the near future this is in a 79 f250 4x4
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Originally Posted by F250Wildman
"83 460's came with the 4180 Holley with is a 750 cfm from the factory
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I have a 750 Edelbrock on my 460('79).No problems with rich or lean.I only have about 2K mi.with the carb and the end of the tail pipes not all black and smaggy.Truck is very responsive,but it still gets 10-12 mpg.............
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It really baffles me why it seems like everybody is recommending a carburetor that is SMALLER than what came from the factory!
JEEZ guys! The manufacturers work on these engine designs for a couple of YEARS, testing combinations ad nauseum before they release them to the public, and they spend literally MILLIONS of dollars doing it!
Stick with the STOCK CFM rating or better--those engineers put them on there in that configuration for a REASON!
JEEZ guys! The manufacturers work on these engine designs for a couple of YEARS, testing combinations ad nauseum before they release them to the public, and they spend literally MILLIONS of dollars doing it!
Stick with the STOCK CFM rating or better--those engineers put them on there in that configuration for a REASON!
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From: Billings Montana
Originally Posted by Stonecoldtx
It really baffles me why it seems like everybody is recommending a carburetor that is SMALLER than what came from the factory!
JEEZ guys! The manufacturers work on these engine designs for a couple of YEARS, testing combinations ad nauseum before they release them to the public, and they spend literally MILLIONS of dollars doing it!
Stick with the STOCK CFM rating or better--those engineers put them on there in that configuration for a REASON!
JEEZ guys! The manufacturers work on these engine designs for a couple of YEARS, testing combinations ad nauseum before they release them to the public, and they spend literally MILLIONS of dollars doing it!
Stick with the STOCK CFM rating or better--those engineers put them on there in that configuration for a REASON!
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Sorry, but I'll have to disagree with you on that--if I recall correctlythe ones that came on them originally beginning in 1968 were Motorcraft 4300 series carburetors, and while those original engines were equipped with the 600CFM version, all the one from about 1970-on were equipped with a larger, 750CFM unit . . .
Some of them were even the "Spread Bore" versions, intended to mimic the Quadrajet from GM, and I also know for a fact that a BUNCH of that version of the carburetors were even put on the 351C engines all the way through the '74 model year--I think on the 351HO and 351CJ.
Some of them were even the "Spread Bore" versions, intended to mimic the Quadrajet from GM, and I also know for a fact that a BUNCH of that version of the carburetors were even put on the 351C engines all the way through the '74 model year--I think on the 351HO and 351CJ.
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Sorry, but I just replaced the FACTORY Holley 4180 which is a 600CFM carb on my 86 F-250 with the 460 for an Edlebrock 1406 which is a 600CFM carb as well. I was concerned about the 600 being too small as well and considered the 750, but I talked to a service manager friend of mine at the local Ford dealership, and he told me tha the 600 is fine for a largely stock 460. If you do get a cam and some go-fast parts, then the 750 is the way to go.