Re: whats wrong ... carburetor

[Butch Edison <waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don, I was looking at a site that sells and rebuilds AFBs and they say the following: " As most good mechanics know the AFB Carter carburetor is the same basic carburetor as the Edelbrock carburetor and the Edelbrock is copied from the AFB Carter..We use the same exact parts inside both the AFB Carters and Edelbrocks. . ". So, in your opinion then, are the AFB and the Edelbrock the same or close to it in terms of reliability and performance? Thanks/ Butch/ Ferndale, WA 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Dulmage" <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 9:29:02 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: whats wrong 


I just never liked them . They were part of the CAP package and i spent many 
hours repairing them in Road Runner 383s. Given the choice i would have an 
AFB anyday. Set them and drive them for 20 or 30 years untouched. Avs dont 
seem to me anyway to have good throttle respnse. Some guys like them . I 
guess i just dont.  Could be just me . i am no big fan of Thermoquads either 
even though I made thousands $ overhaulling them and trouble shooting. Even 
had a guy drive here from Floirda to get one fixed because he couldnt seem 
to get it done there. Still even though I understood them and could fix them 
they were to me an overcomopicated collection of 131 parts doing the same 
job 30 parts could do perfectly well. Hey I am a prejudiced old far- and not 
likely to change now. 
Don 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "65" <65Val@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:22 PM 
Subject: Re: whats wrong 


> 
> Don...what dont you like about AVS's? 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Dulmage" <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:00 PM 
> Subject: Re: whats wrong 
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>> 
>> I would give the AVS carb to someone you dont like for starters. 
>> Converter is not helping but it still dhould be better than trhat. Don 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "C Singleton" <csingleton@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> 
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 6:53 PM 
>> Subject: whats wrong 
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> my 65 bel conv has a 69 383hp bored .030 over. avs carb, edelbrock 
>>> performer manifold, hedman headers, 3.23 rear end.  tires are 255/60/50. 
>>> rebuilt 727 trans, swapped a big block bellhousing for the small block 
>>> poly one.  i had the 318 poly converter rebuilt and installed it.  the 
>>> car is a real dog off the line.  is the converter my problem?  need some 
>>> help here.  thx colin 
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