Need Carburetor Help
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From: Bloomfield, NY
Need Carburetor Help
ok so im looking for a new carburetor for my truck. Its got a stock 460, it will see some towing use but mostly just daily driving. I was looking at carbs at JEGS and found a few that look decent but i dont really know what i need. do i need to have the A/T kickdown? the ones i found with the kickdown are Holley 650 kit with line, Holley 750 electric choke, demon 625 road demon. i also found some edelbrocks that say they will it my truck but i dont know if its actually true. those are remanufacured edelbrock 600 electric choke, edelbrock thunder AVS 650 manual choke, edelbrock performer 750. will any of these bolt to a stock intake manifold? if none fit what manifold will i need. im really looking for a reasonably priced carb that will bolt on. if anybody has other recommendations im not limited to just these carbs. any help is really appreciated thanks.
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Extra performance and cheap don't go together. That being said, you'll need the kick down. Stock 460's came with a 600cfm carb. The bigger the carb you go, the more performance you'll have in higher rpm, the smaller the carb, the more low end you'll have. Personally, I prefer Holley's...they're wet flow tested, so their cfm ratings are truer than an Edelbrock. I'd also suggest throwing dual plane aluminum intake on to lighten things up a bit. So if I were you, I'd look for a 6-700 cfm carb with electric choke, vacuum secondaries and an intake.
