Holley 1850 replacement carb

stocker396 · 02-16-2016, 12:56 PM

Yes the Quadrajet is Bigger BUT it has its issues.Bigger does not always mean better. Holley is easier to tune.
As for the Holley, We have run it in several versions. Changing the bowls and metering plates is legal as far as I have been informed. The unit on the engine was the one looked at by tech.We ran in 5 carbs that day on the dyno. If for some reason someone wants to protest it changing it only takes minutes. It is just easier to tune this way. I have multiple carbs in different configurations- Centerhung dual block,Center hung 1 block 1 jet plate, Side hung transfer with jet plate. The thing was to get a tuneable secondary and adjustable floats. After all is said and done it is still 1562 x 1562 /1250 x 1313 and says either 3140 or 1850 the rest just bolts up no different than jetting, the main body is untouched and still legal. I have seen ALOT worse go through tech. Besides the Quick Fuel is legal too, Have you seen that?! It looks 10x better than the swapmeet/ebay stuff we are playing with.

02-16-2016, 12:56 PM	#7
stocker396 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Santa Fe TEXAS Posts: 109 Likes: 2 Liked 58 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Holley 1850 replacement carb Yes the Quadrajet is Bigger BUT it has its issues.Bigger does not always mean better. Holley is easier to tune. As for the Holley, We have run it in several versions. Changing the bowls and metering plates is legal as far as I have been informed. The unit on the engine was the one looked at by tech.We ran in 5 carbs that day on the dyno. If for some reason someone wants to protest it changing it only takes minutes. It is just easier to tune this way. I have multiple carbs in different configurations- Centerhung dual block,Center hung 1 block 1 jet plate, Side hung transfer with jet plate. The thing was to get a tuneable secondary and adjustable floats. After all is said and done it is still 1562 x 1562 /1250 x 1313 and says either 3140 or 1850 the rest just bolts up no different than jetting, the main body is untouched and still legal. I have seen ALOT worse go through tech. Besides the Quick Fuel is legal too, Have you seen that?! It looks 10x better than the swapmeet/ebay stuff we are playing with. __________________ Overkill is Under-rated Last edited by stocker396; 02-16-2016 at 01:02 PM.