Anybody use a Holley 350 before? I've used TONS of old 3310's and 1850's and know Holleys inside and out, just never used a 2v on a Toyota... it's a little more CFM than the Weber (32/36 is rated at 300cfm). I found one on CL for $30 and was wondering if it's worth the effort. Looks like the adapter is a little on the pricey side, too.
I think what's his name is running a Holley. Big help I know, but look around in the forums, or wait till I find him again, or he will post.
if you mean me, im actually running a holley 500cfm carb with lots of mods to use it. a holley 350 though would be a fairly nice addition of power. when i installed the holley on mine, i noticed a huge gain in lower end response as well as highway cruising power. it sucks a little more gas yes but thats what it takes to get more power. easy to upgrade and use..... im tracking an issue right now wich is a dead spot in the bottom but i still preffer it to the weber desighn.
Know a place I can get an adapter for cheaper than $75 shipped? it's just a piece of aluminum, come on!!! I could almost make one myself. I've found a few on Ebay but the price kinda got me. I paid $110 for the POS EMPI carb I got with a non-matching air cleaner and a non-matching rebuild kit, and another $70 for the adapter and linkage kit. I'm a little leery of spending money on another set of parts.
The Holley 350 would be comparable to running a Weber 38.... SD, Hows the accelerator pump adjustment and pump shot? too much, not enough? also shooter size will help with the off idle bog. Heres the old 500 I used to run on mine with a few mods, [/IMG]
OK... the more we're talking about this the more I'm guessing it's more reliable... too bad Edelbrock doesn't make a 2v carb, I used to run a 1405 on my old '66 Mustang and it's a total set it and forget it carb. Once it's dialed, you never have to open it up again... and it's so simple and reliable it never breaks down. Holleys? Not quite that reliable, prone to leaks if the gaskets aren't on perfect.... but they're like Chevy parts... everywhere.
I too am a fan of the simplicity of the old Carter AFB/Edelbrock 14XX series carbs. You got me to thinking though...couldn't one simply remove the linkage to prevent the secondaries from opening up? You would effectively have a 2Bbl carb at that point, though you wouldn't have the benefits of a progressive linkage on the second barrel. It would act more like a 38/38 than a 32/36. Just a thought. Edit to add: I could be wrong, but I thought the Weber 32/36 was rated at 325 CFM, 1 CFM less than the factory 22R Aisan carb.
