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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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edalbrock setup??

ok i was looking though my summit racing catolog and i saw edalbrock was selling this combo deal a new carb intake mainfold and a cam for like 539.99 and i was like thats not tha bad of an idea unless any one's herd bad things about this i would like to know cause i need a new carb for my 350 in my camaro cause it's getting old so i think this would be the best way to go correct me if i'm worng
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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Ewwe edelbrock stuff ! A better kit if thats what your into (kit power) would be a #300-502 Systemax kit $332.99 and you could use any carb you wanted. Of course if you really wanted to make power #300-503-1 if you have $1400 burning a hole in you wallet. Ive actaully used this kit in a 64 Impala with a 750VS carb and it worked very well. Very, very, very well.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
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I didn't purchase the cam, but I did install an Edelbrock 4bbl carb & aluminum intake on my 69 nova.

It gave much better throttle response & more torque than the old cast-iron & quadraject 4bbl.

Also, the electric choke is very nice to have.

However, I will mention that, in my experience, the electric choke carbs come tuned very lean. If you are building something you want to be quick, you will want to upgrade the step-up springs & rods (which will cost atleast another $40+).

Just my opinion.
Hope this helps.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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Edelbrock cams are junk, there carbs are pretty bad too. I wouldn't use any edelbrock stuff unless it was an intake.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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Originally posted by ME Leigh
Edelbrock cams are junk, there carbs are pretty bad too. I wouldn't use any edelbrock stuff unless it was an intake.

Yeah, I was always told to stay away from Edelbrock carbs,
not sure on the cam, can't say from any experience.
Although, I do run a Victor jr. intake on 2o2 Performer RPM heads!
I'm pushin' somewhere into the mid 400's as of now, that's also w/ all the engine work, rear end, and basically race ready car.
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Old Apr 13, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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Nothing wrong with edelbrock stuff. I use it, a lot of people around here use it. Personally I've never had a better card, and would NEVER buy a holley. But i wont say they are junk, Ive just never had a good experience with them.
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 05:35 AM
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'86'Bowtie' your not the only one running a Victor Jr. on RPM heads, however I'm using a CompCam with this combo.
Also running a Holley 4150 on top of all this stuff
Got my feet on both sides

Ron
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