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Old 03-22-2011, 12:24 PM   #10
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Default Re: Crate Engines in NHRA?

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Originally Posted by Myron Piatek View Post
One other advantage to crate motors is that for many people, it's less expensive and a lot easier to find, as well as tune, a Holley carb as opposed to a Thermoquad or Quadrajet.
Myron, I agree, but only to a certain extent.

But, if you want to find parts, you can find them. All you have to do is look. Yeah, some are easier to find than others. And some are cheaper than others.

As far as carburetors go, it doesn't matter what carburetor you have to run, you're not going to buy one out of the box at the parts house, or buy a used one, throw a kit in it, and go fast. You're going to have one of the carburetor guys build you one. From there, tuning isn't that hard, regardless of what it is. If you chose a good carburetor guy, he's going to talk you right through tuning it.
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