carb question
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carb question
on my 86 4x4 5.8 HO when I picked it up yesterday the previous owner stated he swapped out the stock holley for a 2 barrel, performance sure took a hit but my question is, starving the engine like this will it burn the valves or other damage?
I called him and he says he has the orig carb, so I asked him to bring it over..
I called him and he says he has the orig carb, so I asked him to bring it over..
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here is my take on this situation. If a vehicle comes out with a 4 barrel the engine is engineered to have the extra amount of fuel going into it. if it has a 2 barrel the same applies. If someone put a 2 barrel on a four barrel engine most likely it is for economy reasons or a 4 barrel carb in need of maybe a rebuild. If you want your performance back just put on the 4 barrel. I don't see any damage being caused by the 2 barrel.
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well I talked to the old owner of my truck and it seems his boys threw my carb in the trash last week WTH..
anyway since these holleys seem problematic I've decided to go with a Carter afb 500/600/625/650 cfm with tranny linkage..
would this be a good carb for a 5.8L HO with 82k orig??
or please recommend something for me,
thanks in advance
anyway since these holleys seem problematic I've decided to go with a Carter afb 500/600/625/650 cfm with tranny linkage..
would this be a good carb for a 5.8L HO with 82k orig??
or please recommend something for me,
thanks in advance
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Yes, that would be a good choice. I am assuming you have some sort of carb adapter on it now for the 2bbl? If not, you will have to get a 4bbl manifold for it.
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