I am curious .. I know which one I have used since I took off the factory 2 barrel.. I have never tried anything else on my engine and have seen others complain and compliment about the two major rivals. Not wanting a debate to start. Just select which carb you prefer over the other. We have heard alot of whys one or the other. Lets see how many of which
I had to be honest, I voted edelbrock cause thats all Ive ever used, since a bad experience. Im looking at a Berry Grant for this build though. I enjoy the EFI on my PU, My Harley and the wifes Van. But I think a carb is Hot Rod Kool. Dont want to PO The "Hot Rod God".
Quick fuel HR series...If you know holleys...You will love the quick fuel. Nearly infinite tuneability without the demon tweaks necessary to tailor a holley for the same app if you are woking with a radical engine. Then theres the Q series, the QFX, the slayer and the super street versions. Great product for the money...
Hopefully,not starting a debate but its sort of a loaded question and for me atleast, all depends on the application.
I voted Holley, mainly because that is all I have ever had, and because when something goes wrong, (and it will ... at the goofiest times ... ) it is usually pretty easy to troubleshoot. There will always be issues with carbs, so I think that knowing your way around it in the dark is almost as important. Especially if you are at the track and between rounds on a Saturday night. Some folks like Edelbrocks, but I already know that I would have to relearn everything if I were to switch.
It really does depend on the application. I am familiar with both Holleys and Edelbrocks, and they both have their ups and downs. For drag racing? Holley double pumper, mechanical secondaries. I say that because in this configuration the engine reacts to the carb, not the other way around. When fractions of a second matter, this is good. For street? Edelbrock. I say that because they're dead easy to tune and they'll generally work fine right out of the box. Anyone who says this carb isn't as easy to tune as a Holley just isn't familiar with it. Need a bigger squirt from the accelerator pump? Pull over and swap the actuator rod to a different hole, now try... Need to make it a little leaner or richer? Pop open two screws on top and swap out the metering rods. It's just like re-jetting but it takes less than a minute and you don't have to disassemble anything or get gas everywhere. Want to smooth out the transitions? Pop open those same screws and go up or down a spring size. You can do this all day long stopping on the side of the road for a couple of minutes each time until it runs as smooth and perfect as EFI, without even getting your hands dirty. To me there's nothing easier to work with. It's just that as a vacuum secondary carb, it reacts to the demands of the engine rather than anticipating those demands, and in theory, that's not as optimal for drag racing as the Holley DP method of just opening up and dumping fuel.
