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Old Jan 31, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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trying to choose a carb

I have a 85 bronco with a stock 351w ho engine. I want to replace the holley 4180. what is a good carb to replace this with. I use this for transportation to and from work. Any suggestions??
 
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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I would personally use a 600cfm Edelbrock. Better mileage and throttle response. Plenty of power too.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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I'm partial to Edelbrock carbs too, but there's no reason you couldn't have the carb you've got rebuilt.

How To Understand The Holley 4180 - Mustang Monthly
 
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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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go with the edelbrock best bang for ur buck summit has carb cam and intake sets from edelbrock fairly cheap go for the whole deal u will like the results
 
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