Category: Fuel and Air Systems

i have ld340 intake and 1406 ed 600cfm. just picked up for my 69 dart 340 mid build. what my question is, will this carb. work on this intake if so what type of gasket or spacer do i need? any info would be really helpful thanks.

Hey gentlemen I’m in the process of installing a spacer on my Edelbrock carb and am curious as to how tight the longer carb studs should be tightened? Is finger tight okay? Do I need to use any gasketcinch on these studs or on the spacer?

I see discussions from time to time on whether or not you can actually pull better fuel economy from a small 4bbl if you stay off it and keep the secondaries closed.

What are the opinions here?

in Ontario it’s pretty easy to find 93 or 94 octane fuel but it has 10% Ethanol.
have you tried it and how did your engine perform?

I’m trying to maximize the combination in my car. I’m running a 440 based 493 with 10.8 squeeze, MP ‘509 cam, Edelbrock RPM heads and intake, 2″ TTI headers with 2 1/2″ exhaust and a BG 850 VS carb. It is jetter 85/92 with a 3.5 PV. I set timing to 17 degrees inital, topped out at 31 plus vacuum advance. 727 with GV OD, 3.91 diff, 3.05 in OD.
I got 12.8 mpg on a tankfull of freeway driving. While no smoke is visible during cruise, I was told that fumes can be smelled by a follower in a…

I am thinking about getting a nice aluminum fuel cell, but I was trying to see if there are any real benefits. I know NHRA states that anything mounted below the trunk needs to be covered. The car will be raced and ran on the street. I would get one with a sump. If I did get one it would be 20 gallons for cruising and driving to shows. I just wanted to know if there are benefits to helping me on the street and justifying a 300 dollar purchase. And i know I will lose trunk space, but the battery…

I got a Holley 750 double pumper for free from a guy who was just trying to get out of wrenching. It’s the newer style with plastic pieces on it. I opened the floats and both were clean, floats moved easily. My cousin has been on me to rebuild the carb…