To Edelbrock or not to Edelbrock?

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: To Edelbrock or not to Edelbrock?

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[Boomyal]

Re: To Edelbrock or not to Edelbrock?

Hook a vaccumn gauge to the intake and run the boat. If you are pulling more than 3 inches of vaccumn at WOT then you know the carb is too small. If it was a 4bbl then 1 1/2 inches would be the spec.

Are you assuming vac pressure is determinded by the carb ,cam or manifold. That's a awful broad statement.

Come on now TG, you must know that the bigger the hole(s) the lower the suction? or have you forgotten basic physics?

 

[jdooner]

Re: To Edelbrock or not to Edelbrock?

Several years ago, to perk up my 302/vp, I put an Edelbrock Torker manifold and 600cfm Holley on it. It turned a boat that took the distance of a football field to plane to a boat that was on plane almost immediately. That was with vacuum secondaries, btw.

 

[jimmbo]

Re: To Edelbrock or not to Edelbrock?

Torker, being a single plane design is not a low rpm manifold. Edelbrock lists it as a 2500 - 6000 rpm manifold. Most boats would do better with a 2 plane design, like the Performer RPM manifold.