need 2 brrl carb recommendations
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From: Wolfforth
need 2 brrl carb recommendations
Wanting to get a new carb for my 79 f100 ranger with a stock 302 and a motorcraft 2 brrl carb. I'm wanting to get some better mileage but still have some power. Any recommendations at any price wld be appreciated.
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From: Fairbanks
If you are going for gas milage I would go with a 4 barrel instead of the 2. You can get better milage off them if driven correctly ie not hotroding it. A 2 Barrel forces all the air past two large venturies just incereases the fuel mixture and only has one sized jets. On a 4 barrel with vacume secondaries it uses 2 smaller venturies on the primary side and two more that come into play on the seconday side when the engine needs it. It also has 4 jets usually 2 smaller ones and 2 larger ones. A lot of people like the small elderbrock for your application I like the smaller holley. you can do a search on one vs the other and find lots of feed back on these. Your only real options other than that are the holley 300 or 500 cfm.
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From: springstead
run an edelbrock intake with a 1406 edelbrock carb. its 600 cfm which supplies enough fuel to a 351 with no problem. you might be able to go smaller, but the 600 i believe is calibrated for economy anyway.
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got the money for the carb but not for a different intake so that's why i was leaning to 2 brrl... it's gotta be replaced anyway, but i thought since i have to replace it anyways i might as well get something better ya know. i found the holley site last night and i'm fixin to go look for the edelbrock site to see.. thanks for the suggestions.
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gotta consider time too cuz this is my daily driver and if i screw something up then i'm out of a vehicle .... i was figuring more than that for an intake though so might definantly be something to consider but i dont figure on getting great mileage or anything else since it is a 302 in a huge chunk of steel and all completely stock ...
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From: springstead
yea, installing an intake is only but a few bolts and taking a few doo-dads off. bolt the new one in, bolt the other stuff on, bolt the carb on, dump a little mojo down the carb and fire 'er up!
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From: Wolfforth
which is why i said if i screw up ..
my dad mentioned something about an adapter to make a 4 brrl fit .... *shrug* i dont have a clue obviously but there's no big rush so i've got time to talk to people and learn something about it before i just jump right in ... i'd rather do it right the first time ya know...
thanx for the suggestions
my dad mentioned something about an adapter to make a 4 brrl fit .... *shrug* i dont have a clue obviously but there's no big rush so i've got time to talk to people and learn something about it before i just jump right in ... i'd rather do it right the first time ya know...
thanx for the suggestions
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From: Fairbanks
There is no adapter if you ues a 4 barrel manifold. you only need an adapter if you are trying to run a 4 barrel on a 2 barrel intake. I know summit and jeggs used to carry a combo that had all the parts for the swap.