Sunday, January 1, 2012

Whats the difference between a Holley and an Edelbrock carburetor?

I have a 1989 Dodge Ramcharger with a bored out 360, currently has a 2 barrel Holley carburetor, I was told I should change it over to an Edelbrock 1406... why?|||Two different manufacturers of devices that do the same thing.





Holley is their own design. The basic design of their carburetors dates from back in the 50's although it has been updated several times over the years. Holley carburetors are the carburetor of choice for racing applications because they can be precisely tuned to the application. This can be both a good thing and a bad thing. A professional mechanic can tune a Holley carburetor for maximum performance. An amateur because of lack of diagnostic tools, dynomometer, and skills will struggle to get it right.





The Edelbrock carburetor is not a new design either. A few years back they bought the patents from Carter carburetors. Their carburetor is based from the old Carter AFB design. The basic design of this carburetor is also from back in the 50's and has also been updated several times over the years. Edelbrock carburetors work better out of the box and are good for street applications. They are easier to adjust but can't be tweaked like a Holley.





One of the most important thing to consider with either carburetor is to not get one too large for your application. With a carburetor bigger is not better. You will get better performance if it is matched to the application.





For a street 360 cubic inch engine that never sees more than 6000 RPM, a 600 to 650 CFM carburetor is all you need. Getting one larger will hurt your performance instead of help it.|||Holly's are max horsepower tunable expensive complicated carbs....edelbrocks are great...ive owned several of both....with edelbrock i take it out of the box..put it on drive away.....holly put it on after spending way too much then fiddle with it for the next few months trying to get it tuned...ending up with a hundred dollars of jets sitting in a box..|||Mad Jack is correct.One of the good things about the Edelbrock is the lack of gaskets below the fuel level in the float chamber.Holley's run great but if they ever start leaking fuel they are a real pain to try to fix.|||Because someone don't know what they are talking about or they need a few extra bucks.

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