Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
Dang it, I'm getting sucked back in ...
?????? I knew you couldn’t stay away.
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
I'm fairly sure the 383 in my '66 Polara had a factory original 2245 on it. Never had to mess with it. Seemed to do okay.
Removed all the tread, down to the corda, on two rear tires in a matter of weeks. Contributed to my first speeding ticket, officially 73 in a 30, half a block from the stoplight. (Cop was a friend who didn't know I had a different vehicle ... had already called it in so he had to give me something ... radar was flashing a number over 90.)
If I behaved myself, holding it down to 50-60 mph, I got over 30 mpg. Of course, those where the days of better leaded gas, which probably had a lot to do with the gas mileage.
Bottom line: most carburetors on the market will do well if they're reasonably fresh and well tuned. The rest is personal preference.
I’m not knocking the Holley, it’s a great carb but I never understood why they used it on small block motorhomes. My ‘73 Fireball had no guts going up hill.
