Upgraded Carb

[August07]

Any recommendations for a 4v carb, I currently have a 2v on my H-code Grande but want a bit more kick under the hood. I was looking at the Holley Street Warrior 4160 or the 750 CFM Speed Demon carb but i’m not sure which would be a better more reliable fit for me. Any suggestions before I buy one?

 

[Cleveland Crush]

Tell us more about your engine, gears, tranny and driving style.

 

[Spike Morelli]

If we are to assume that your engine is otherwise stock, with a stock auto trans, and stock 2.75/3.00 gearing, you will do well to go 600 cfm, vacuum secondaries, automatic choke, standard 4160, with an automatic kick down for use with Ford's kick down arm. Because the 4 barrel carb will be centered slightly more forward on the manifold than the 2 barrel is, you should also buy Holley's 20-41 kickdown lever extension ( it's in all the Holley catalogs ), but rarely mentioned by do-it-yourselfers. Resist going to Brawlers, Ultras, Demons, Warriors, and such with OOOH-AHHHH titles, as you don't have a race car. Also, you don't need a double pumper. Your stock 2V engine will likely peak well before 5k, so big CFM carbs will not perform any better on your current combination. Google Holley's Catalog for part no.s and information and guidance straight from the manufacturer.

 

[RIBS]

I have an Edelbrock 1405 on my 302, mostly stock car. I don’t know how it compares to the stock performance…it was there when I bought the car…
I would say this about edelbrock, it’s a wide carb layout,i think the Holley is long and narrow, in other words rotated 90%. My throttle linkage is a PIA, it’s way out over the valve covers. I haven’t found a great kickdown and throttle setup for it, I think Lokar has a setup, but it is more cost that the carb itself!!!

Otherwise it works fine.

 

[rhigg1959]

I went with a Holley 4160 on my stock 351C Q code.

 

[Roland]

Take an original stock 351C Intake from a 70 Mustang M-Code, and put a 625cfm Street Demon on it, and not forget, install a Pertronix ignition conversion kit.

 

[jakosaur]

I've run an Edelbrock 1406 for 20 years on my mild build H-code. I have a Comp Cams 1-2 up from stock camshaft, an Edelbrock intake, and Hooker headers, other than that stock (*the last time I drove it, anyway). The 1406 is a simple carb, easy to tune, and I had no real trouble hooking it up. At 600 CFM, it's more carb than the H-code will ever need.

 

[Hemikiller]

I'll agree with Spike on a Holley 600 VS. I'd recommend getting in touch with Drew from AirFuelSpark. He does restorations on early Ford Holley carbs, and occasionally does a run of Holley 1850 600VS carbs. He goes through them at a level Holley could never dream of and you end up with a top quality carb for about the same price.

Holley's QC is trash these days, so you're rolling the dice on new.

https://www.afscarbs.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AirFuelSParkTech/

 

[71coop]

Holley's QC is trash these days, so you're rolling the dice on new.

Ain't that the truth - I had the opportunity to work with 3 different QF carbs last summer, and every one out of the box was an absolute mess - every possible adjustment was wrong or off somehow, and one leaked from between the base plate and main body so bad we just it back.