> Do you have a Holley
> carburetor? Thought so.
For years, everyone I knew trashed Holleys. I've
heard numerous epitheths spewed about these
carburators, everything from the amusing to the
profane. My personal favorite: "The Holley
Carbura-toilet" <--I guess this has something to do
with the massive sucking of gasoline that occurs
during hard acceleration.
Anyway, when I bought my '67, it had a 4160 Holley on
it. I replaced it with a Carter from Summit, but was
unimpressed. Performance was not as good, gas mileage
remained unchanged, and I had to run a wire to operate
the now-electric choke.
I rebuilt the Holley last Christmas, and reinstalled
it. MUCH better performance, and I've registered
mileage as high as 16 mpg on the open road cruising
with my lead foot.
The only remaining problem was the fuel vaporization
problem mentioned before. The TQ (thermoquad) solves
this issue by virtue of its phenolic resin base, which
insulates the carburator from the intake manifold. My
solution was to install 3 metal plates sandwiched
between 4 carburator gaskets, thus creating a
miniature radiator under the carb. During really hot
(95 degree plus) days with the A/C on, the idle is
still a little rough, but its much improved.
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--Mike Pittinaro
Piles of pitted chrome
Hubcaps along the floorboard
My junkyard-bedroom
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