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Old 02-24-2008, 11:29 AM
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i was wondering if i could swap the float bowls on my carb. its a normal holley 600cfm vacuum secondaries. i was retarded enough to buy the one with the non-adjustable floats 3 years ago and dont feel like buying a whole new carb. i should be able to swap bowls from the sister holley 600 with out a problem the carbs are exactly the same other then the bowls being adjustable or am i wrong?
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Old 02-24-2008, 03:58 PM
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should be able to..just compare what you geat and see if all gaskets and bowls line up properly
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Old 02-24-2008, 05:01 PM
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i kinda figured they would fit i just wanted to make sure now i just gotta go buy them
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Old 02-24-2008, 06:44 PM
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Make sure the bore for the accelerator pump lines up with the one on the metering block. I imagine that's pretty universal, but I'm not certain.
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Old 02-24-2008, 06:54 PM
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the carbs themselvs are identical in everyway other then the floats being adjustable on mine from the other
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Old 02-24-2008, 06:59 PM
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DO it! Whats the worse that could happen? Catch on fire or something? Haha yeah I did this with my Bronco Carb and it bolted right up.
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If they're the same then definately go for it. Non adjustable floats = ghey.
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Old 02-24-2008, 07:39 PM
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DO it! Whats the worse that could happen? Catch on fire or something? Haha yeah I did this with my Bronco Carb and it bolted right up.
your an *** my carb caught my whole engine on fire once and then the next day i got suspended from school for a couple days for cursing out a teacher i was just a little off my rocker that day from the fire
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