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| tuff914 |
 Feb 1 2011, 08:42 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 6-May 08 From: Australia Member No.: 9,020 Region Association: None  |
Hi All,
Have the oppurtunity to buy a holley setup complete (manifold linkage etc) but I can remember a year or two ago, some negative comments about single carb setups. I think it had something to do with the length of the manifold & the fuel "condensating". Anyhoo is anyone running a Holley successfully and if so what type, I can remember a "bugspray" from my beetle days however never ran one myself. Also the V8 boys seem to fit a holley, set and forget, which kind of appeals to me. TIA John |
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| scotty b |
Feb 1 2011, 08:45 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(tuff914 @ Feb 1 2011, 06:42 PM)  Hi All, Have the oppurtunity to buy a holley setup complete (manifold linkage etc) but I can remember a year or two ago, some negative comments about single carb setups. I think it had something to do with the length of the manifold & the fuel "condensating". Anyhoo is anyone running a Holley successfully and if so what type, I can remember a "bugspray" from my beetle days however never ran one myself. Also the V8 boys seem to fit a holley, set and forget, which kind of appeals to me. TIA John Holley is great on a V8....................... |
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| Dr Evil |
Feb 1 2011, 10:29 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,002 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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You are correct about the condensing fuel. The runners get very cold and fuel comes out of its fuel/air mixture. This means you have sucky power and fuel economy. I just went through this with my corvair engine and a 4bbl. I had a trick set up that rand engine oil through the manifold thus heating the air/fuel mixture with hot oil. Still not all that great. Is it a cheap kit and you need carbs? If not, avoid it, IMHO.
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| tuff914 |
Feb 1 2011, 11:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 6-May 08 From: Australia Member No.: 9,020 Region Association: None |
Hey Doc,
Yeh cheap, $100 complete including carb manifold etc etc but dont know what model holley as yet. cheers John |
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| simonr |
Feb 2 2011, 06:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 11-July 10 From: Indianapolis Indiana Member No.: 11,925 Region Association: None |
We tried in on my 911 race car . it never worked out . you cant get the gas and air mixture right you will have lean and rich depending on the manifold . it will kill the engine. holleys are for v8 http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp36/si...34motorshot.jpg] applications
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| bozo914 |
Feb 2 2011, 12:01 PM
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Slacker Group: Members Posts: 284 Joined: 27-October 10 From: Richmond VA Member No.: 12,325 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Save your money. You won't be happy. Ran a Bug Spray on a KG w/ heated manifold and it still froze up in damp weather
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| ripper911 |
Feb 2 2011, 12:13 PM
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corde pulsum tangite Group: Members Posts: 2,920 Joined: 25-April 10 From: Powder Springs, GA Member No.: 11,654 Region Association: South East States |
I've got an old Holley 1A or something like that sitting at my house, I switched over to weber 40IDFs and haven't looked back, but ever since then I've had a miss at idle. The shop says it's a leaking head.
It seemed to run alright with the holley, but I think it's doing better with the IDFs. |
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| rhcb914 |
Feb 2 2011, 02:15 PM
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member Group: Members Posts: 358 Joined: 3-February 04 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 1,626 |
This has been discussed many times and there are a bunch of threads on it if you search for single weber.
My 914 came with the single carb setup. The make of the carb doesn't matter it's, as others have already mentioned, the design of the manifold and lack of heat to it. The fuel falls out of suspension and puddles causing rich/lean conditions that you can't tune out. My experience with the setup was that the car had no ball under 3K, some cylinders were lean and other ran rich, and the engine had much less power. If those characteristics appeal to you then I say go with it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Your car will start and run every time...just not well. It's bolt on athsma for your engine. First thing I did was save up for dual webers and have never looked back. I adjust the linkage 1 per year and they have never let me down. Why not run Fuel Injection if you want a total set it and forget it? Rob |
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| scotty b |
Feb 2 2011, 06:47 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
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