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03-06-2007, 05:36 PM
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Carb or TBI?
The almighty question has come down to the many people here for the best answer...
I have the 85 Camaro... 350 bored .030.. 10.1:1 compression... Edelbrock 750 cfm MEch Secondaries, weiand accel manifold ingle plane.. Upgraded HEI igniton, headers, no cat, flowmaster muffler, 58cc 305 HO heads, Comp cams .507/.510 281 duration, Stock 700r4/stock convertor
The question comes down to... Do I keep the goin this way as a carb? or switch over the throttle body to make the car a decent daily driver??
And if carb is the better way... where would you get the carb tuned or a new set of metering rods??
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03-06-2007, 06:14 PM
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03-06-2007, 06:48 PM
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if you just want it as a daily driver, ditch the mech. secondary carb for a vac. secondary carb
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03-06-2007, 11:36 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
if you just want it as a daily driver, ditch the mech. secondary carb for a vac. secondary carb
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I agree. A vacuum secondary carb is better on the street in most cases.
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03-06-2007, 11:53 PM
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ditch the whole Edelbrock idea and get a demon or holley
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03-07-2007, 10:50 AM
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Carb is certainly easier to install, with fewer headaches to deal with during maintenance. Plus no need for an ECM if you keep everything mechanical / vacuum, as opposed to electronic.
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03-07-2007, 05:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JSPERFORMANCE
ditch the whole Edelbrock idea and get a demon or holley
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amen to that. demon carbs are sweet, cost a bit more. they are jsut made ssssoooo much better than the holley stuff that it is worth it.
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03-07-2007, 08:17 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
amen to that. demon carbs are sweet, cost a bit more. they are jsut made ssssoooo much better than the holley stuff that it is worth it.
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Just make sure to check new Demons for metal shavings....
That said, they are awesome carbs once they are set up 
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03-07-2007, 09:12 PM
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def go carb my truck is tbi and its a real bit... to setup if i had to do it again id go carb
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03-07-2007, 10:32 PM
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the hell with carb TPI all the way
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03-09-2007, 06:54 PM
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TPI is a waste of money. parts are too expensive and don't deliver enough to justify paying it.
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03-12-2007, 03:43 AM
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another vote for carb...holley or q-jet..defintaly vac secondary..tuning, somthing custom, parts, or rebuilds- steve's carb shop in lyndhurst..i have been using him for 3 years and had nothing but great results..
first with my stock q-jet, then the q-jet on my plow truck, then the holley i switched to for the new 350 in the car..just awesome
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