Posted by stuart e (IP: 205.188.192.44) on February 05, 2000 at 16:40:57:
In Reply to: Re: Holley carb posted by Erik on February 01, 2000 at 17:42:28:
: Does that carb. come with the Ford automatic trans. kickdown lever already included (built into shaft), or do you have to change the throttle shaft?
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO THROW IN MY 2 CENTS WORTH. ALTHOUGH I KNOW LONGER OWN THE VEHICLE,(73 MAVERICK V8) I DID TRY USING BOTH A HOLLEY (MODEL #1850) 600 CFM (WHICH I HAD TO REMOVE THE THROTTLE SHAFT AND EVERYTHING RELATED TO ADD FOR FORD KICKDOWN), AND AN EDELBROCK 500 CFM. TO ADD THE FORD KICKDOWN LINKAGE TO THE THE EDELBROCK PIECE WAS A SINCH. TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND YOU DONT HAVE TO DISMANTLE YOUR CARBURETOR.
FURTHERMORE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EDELBROCK PIECE IS ABOUT 100% EASIER TOO. (TO REPLACE METERING RODS TAKES ONLY SECONDS, DOESNT REQUIRE DISASSEMBLY, AND DOESNT VOID YOUR WARRANTY EITHER) THE BEAUTY OF THE INSTALLED EDELBROCK WAS I COULD COUNT ON THE SECONDARIES AND KICKDOWN TO OPERATE PERFECTLY EVERYTIME. AND THE IDLE WAS SILKY SMOOTH.
THE ONE DRAWBACK WAS THAT FOR SOME REASON I GOT BETTER GAS MILEAGE WITH THE HOLLEY. (WITH THE EDELBROCK, I GOT A RESPECTABLE 15 MPG REGARDLESS OF HOW I DROVE IT)
THE HOLLEY, HOWEVER WAS UNRELIABLE. YES, I DONT KNOW WHY BUT I GOT BETTER GAS MILEAGE WITH THE HOLLEY. AND THE CAR WAS CONSIDERABLY FASTER if THE SECONDARIES OR KICK DOWN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. BUT THE HOLLEY FELL ON ITS FACE ABOUT HALF THE TIME. HOWEVER, I GOT SICK OF THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE HOLLEY. IT NEEDED TO BE RETUNED ACCORDING TO ANY WEATHER CHANGE. AND IT NEVER WOULD IDLE RIGHT.
BOTH THE EDELBROCK AND HOLLEY WERE OUT OF THE BOX, NEW.
I KNOW MOST FORD BUFFS TEND TO PREFER A HOLLEY, BUT THE EDELBROCK IS A MUCH BETTER PIECE. SET IT UP, YOUR DONE. NO MORE CONSTANT TINKERING, ROUGH IDLE, AND LOW END BOG.
THE HOLLEY MAY OVER ALL BE A BETTER PIECE FOR ALL OUT RACING, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE IT EVERYDAY, THE COMPARISON ISNT CLOSE. EDELBROCK IS A MUCH BETTER PIECE.