Posted By: titan
Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/06/13 03:37 AM
Getting Towards The End Of My Project, And Am Looking For Advise On What Carburetor Would Be A Good Choice For My Application, Which Is:
451 Low Deck, 10.5 TO 1 comp. Hughes Solid Flat Tappet .543/.563 242/248 @ .050, Stealth Heads,1 7/8 Headers, Street Dominator Intake. 727 W 3200 rpm convertor, 3.55 Gears, In A '68 Dart, 26" Drag Radials
70% Street/ 30% Strip
So, What Size/Brand Holley Type Carburetor ?
Posted By: Brian Hafliger
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/06/13 06:20 AM
850 double pumper, or QuickFuel 850.
Posted By: dogdays
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/06/13 06:30 AM
Holley Street Avenger 870.
Or, I think your intake is a spreadbore, a reworked 6213.
R.
Posted By: bentwheel43
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/06/13 02:10 PM
A 850DPer is a great carberator for that motor
Posted By: DaveRS23
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/06/13 02:48 PM
The double pumpers are a race oriented carb and are very, very rich for street driving. They work good but will wash down your cylinder walls and foul your oil without a good bit of re-work on the transition and cruise circuits.
850 is a good CFM range for 451". But a more street oriented carb would be better suited to the majority street time the car is intended for.
Either way, some tuning will be in order. But a street carb should be closer OOTB than a race carb for a predominately street car.
Posted By: dogdays
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/06/13 05:53 PM
And that's why an 870 Street Avenger would be my first choice.
R.
Posted By: Dodgem
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/06/13 06:11 PM
There is nothing wrong with an 850 DP with stock jetting as new! Carbs are calibrated to give 12.5 to 13. to 1 AFR at wide open throttle and 14ish at part throttle. carbs do not know what is under them only how much air is being pulled through it.
Anyone who washes the walls has problems and no crab tuning and fixing skills. washing the walls would indicate floats to high, blown power valve, bad gaskets and so on.
870 is a good choice if you intend to do some racing then I would lean to a 850 DP. new or at least properly rebuilt and set up.
many get a carb then their expert buddies talk them into jetting it up 10 sizes cause it's a "race motor" I could tell you stories.
Posted By: BSB67
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/07/13 02:00 AM
If on a budget, a used 4781 is hard to beat. A 4779 would be a little crisper and probably would not give up much at the track. I think 950 would be the best of both worlds. Just an opinion. I've used all three carbs but on dual plane intakes on motors different from yours.
Posted By: 383man
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/07/13 03:07 AM
I use an 850 DP on my 440/493 and I drive the car 90% of the time. I have never had a problem of washing the cylinders down. I have it set where it drives nice and works good at the track. Heck my eng even wants more carb but this 850 DP works great. If you are washing cylinder walls with an 850 DP you have something wrong and dont have the carb set up right or its just to much carb for the combo. Mine never fouls plugs with all the street driving I do. Last time at the track I raced with the same plugs that had been in my 63 for over a year. Ron
Posted By: Darryls-Demon
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/08/13 02:31 AM
I have a Holley 950 Ultra HP part #80676 on my street strip car and I would not recommend one unless you have a wideband, carb needed lots of changes to work right.
My understanding is that the new Ultra HPs are even worse, if that is possible.
Wish I had enough cash to try a QF carb.
Posted By: 68HEMIRR
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/11/13 04:45 AM
give patrick a call at pro-systems.com a call
Posted By: rickseeman
Re: Need Advice On Choosing Carburetor , New Build - 06/11/13 02:19 PM
I've always ran faster with a carb much larger than all the recommendation charts for the application. Didn't the Boss 302 and Z/28 have a 780 Holley? And you have an engine 50% larger? Obviously, I would have at least a 1050 Dominator on your car.