Re: Converter Suggestion - Big Al!!

In article <46bc0ada$0$10303$815e3792@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Big Al
<sal1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> > >
> > > Have a 950 HP on my 10 second OT street car. They are rated at a
> different
> > > vacuum level than regular carbs. Look into it before you go
shopping.
> Was
> > > surprised to find out about this AFTER I bought mine:( Think they
are
> rated
> > > like the two barrels.
> >
> >    Hmm. Where is this info on the Web? This is a new one on me.
> >
> 
> More stolen stuff:
> 
> Holley is misrepresenting their HP carb sizes, a HP 950 is really a
> 830, a HP1000 is about a 870 if measured the same vac as a 47-- series.
> The industry standard for cfm ratings was 1.5"Hg vac for a 4 barrel.
> holley may have decided to follow the deciptive lead of it's
> competitors and use 28"wc which is 2.06" hg.
> Holly has all their carbs listed with flow spects. They make no
> distinction between a HP type and a older 4781 type. Unless you
> actually flow a carb, with holley's listings, you can't tell what flow
> it may be since the listed flows of the 4 barrels are not made with the
> same test standard. Their all listed together by flow ratings. I'm just
> for the truth in advertising, if holley actually told the test vac for
> carbs it would be better, Esp if they use different test spects for
> different 4 brl carbs. It looks like Holley uses a 1.5"HG vacuum
> standard for the 47_ _ series carbs and for the HP series they use
> 2.06"hg vacuum test standard. The result is a false comparison between
> the two carbs. I got tricked and many others will be also. Spread the
> word about this .
> The bottom line --- I paid $700 for a HP950 thats smaller than my 4781
> 850 carb.
> The HP950 has a 1 3/4 base plate and a 1 3/8 venturi.
> A older 850 has a 1 3/4 base with a 1 9/16 venturi
> A HP830 has a 1 11/16 base and a 1 9/16 venturi"
> 
> 
> http://www.thecarburetorshop.net/bigger2.html
> 
> 

   Thanks for the links. I'd say that sucks the big, er, small, one. I
do have an old 4779 750. What about changing out the main body to one
of the new Proform or Holley?

   What about the adjustable-size King Demon?

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CobraJet