DeTomaso Mailing List: August 97, Message #6
     



From: pantera@pobox.com (David Doddek)

Subject: Re: Carburators

Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 00:47:58 -0500 (CDT)



Mad Dog wtires:

>

>David & Others,

>For what's it's worth. . .Perhaps the Edelbrock is ideal 

>right-outta-the-box. But for how much horsepower? 

>I do know unless you have a mild engine your gonna be disappointed with 

>the Edelbrock. I'm not talking full race here either.  

>

>I don't know shit about carburators and I don't wanna learn now 

>either. I have always bought from the The Carburator Shop or Barry Grant. 

>Set em up on a dyno and forget em. 

>Mike Cook and others swear by these guys. So do I. . .

>I know some of you monkeys are gonna say Holly is no problem and we don't 

>have the money for Barry Grant or the The Carb Shop, blah-blah. Okay, I 

>can understand that. . .But I know people (and so do you :-]) who are 

>constantly friggin around with their Carbs and they never get them right. 

>And for these people the right-outta-the-box may be a good idea. 

>

>To me time is money and the investment to have someone build my carb 

>right the first time is as important as who builds my engine. Everything 

>should work together right. 

>Jus' my opinion folks. :-}

>Mad Dog

>

>

Well Mad,



If you are concerded about the difference between 600 and 620 HP, then the

Holley is better.  But if you want a more driveable car that gets good gas

mileage and better low end power, then the Carter/Eddlebrock may be a good

choice.  My neighbor used one on a fairly rad 454 in a chivelle and could

light the tires up at 60mph.!!  Full bodied car in the 12's with street

tires.  And he never even adjusted the IDLE screws!!!!!  I saw 2 panteras at

the Chicago historics having trouble with their holleys and had to work on

them there to get them to hardley even run.



If you want a 600 HP race engine then use the $800 modified Holley.

If you want a good 400 HP street engine you can forget, then use the Eddlebrock.



David Doddek     pantera@pobox.com    www.pobox.com/~pantera    217-422-3722

69 EFI Fairlane, 89 T-bird SC, 74 Twin turbo NOS EFI Pantera #6825

If you are going to go fast, go real fast.





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