DeTomaso Mailing List: October 99, Message #230

Forget the carb, Go with EFI.

Dave "EFI god" D

At 12:23 PM 10/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Between the List Archives, the recent (on-going) thread on carbs, the Dan
>Jones carb encyclopedia and Holley's Web site...I'm flooded.
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>#1537 is getting a new Edlebrock Performer intake and a new carb to replace
>the stock pieces.
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>What carb do I choose? The heads are 4v quench. The cam is stock (as far as
>I know). I've got Hall Big Bore headers and mufflers. I believe I need:
>Vacuum secondaries, center-hung floats, electric choke, power valve
>blow-out protection (?). Am I leaving anything off the ups & extras list?
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>Some say 600cfm. Others say 650. Some say 700 or more. 600 is too small,
>700 is too big, etc. Throttle response and economy of 600...or power and
>room to grow with 700+? Double pump? Dual feed? Are those dual ways of
>saying the same thing?
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>My car will be street driven (I'm hoping). Open track, bigger cam, are
>possible in the future. I'm looking for the right price/performance combo
>for right now.
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>And I need a model number/part number so I can actually order the thing.
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>Thanks, in advance...
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>Adam & #1537
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