Re: [Classic Mustang] Re: Holley vs Edelbrock

Are you giving the carb away? :)
Gave away a couple of KYB shocks in this group last month.
That's the spirit! Very happy new owner of the shocks.

I run a Holley on my 351C 4V. It replaced an aging Carter AFB.
Considered a BG or Edelbrock but my mechanic said Holley.
There was no BG or Edelbrock in '71 and the car runs like a vintage
Mustang should. Fast and reliable.

mike
'71 M-code

I have a Demon carb if someone needs one. I used it for a month and wasn't
too impressed.

---- rpxr400 <rpxr400@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey Dan -
>
> I know you didn't mention this in your original post, but here's another
> option...
>
> Even consider a Demon carb? They have a 650 with vacuum secondaries.
> I have a Demon on a worked 351W and it's a great carb. IMO, better than
> the Edelbrock, and easier to work on than the Holley. I mated it to an AOD
> with relative ease.
>
> --- In classicmustang@yahoogroups.com, Dan O'Reilly <dano@...> wrote:
> >
> > OK, I have the feeling that asking this is like trying to discuss
> > religion
> > or baseball, but here goes anyway. Looking for the relative merits of a
> > Holley carb vs a comparable Edelbrock. This is for my '71 Mach, 351C
> > motor. I realize that Holleys had a reputation for blowing out power
> > valves, but their literature all seems to indicate they have "power
> > valve
> > blowout protection" to remove this possibility now. The Holley strikes
> > me
> > as easier to hook up to my existing tranny kickdown & throttle cable.
> >
> > I had almost decided on the Holley (model 80457), but am rethinking this
> > in
> > light of a trusted Mustang restorer last weekend telling me how little
> > trouble they have with Edelbrock vs Holleys.
> >
> > Your thoughts (sans emotion, please)?

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