289 Carburetor Recommendations
#1
289 Carburetor Recommendations
Hi-
Any recommendations for a stock 289 V8, automatic transmission? I'm wanting to hop it up a little in the future, nothing crazy just a little more performance, but right now I want to just make a reasonable choice for a carb and be done with it.
The shop's choice is a Holley 670 cfm double pumper.
My buddy, who is very knowledgeable, chose a Holley 600 cfm single inlet.
Is there a big difference between these two, or a clear better choice?
Thanks in advance!
Any recommendations for a stock 289 V8, automatic transmission? I'm wanting to hop it up a little in the future, nothing crazy just a little more performance, but right now I want to just make a reasonable choice for a carb and be done with it.
The shop's choice is a Holley 670 cfm double pumper.
My buddy, who is very knowledgeable, chose a Holley 600 cfm single inlet.
Is there a big difference between these two, or a clear better choice?
Thanks in advance!
#3
#4
Go with a Wieand 8124 intake with an Edelbrock 1406 600cfm. After a lot of SEARCH function and reading that is what I am doing with my stock 289 auto.
#6
I agree 670 is huge for a 289.
Edelbrock sells manifold/intake combos pretty reasonably. You could probably find a used performer intake for cheap. Performer RPM is a little better for performance.
a 600cfm carb out of the box is still going to be a little big for a pretty stock 289. If you're going to be running the engine as it is for awhile then you'll probably want to get a tuning kit for it as well so you can size things down a little if you want optimum performance out of it.
Edelbrock sells manifold/intake combos pretty reasonably. You could probably find a used performer intake for cheap. Performer RPM is a little better for performance.
a 600cfm carb out of the box is still going to be a little big for a pretty stock 289. If you're going to be running the engine as it is for awhile then you'll probably want to get a tuning kit for it as well so you can size things down a little if you want optimum performance out of it.
#9
Hi-
Any recommendations for a stock 289 V8, automatic transmission? I'm wanting to hop it up a little in the future, nothing crazy just a little more performance, but right now I want to just make a reasonable choice for a carb and be done with it.
The shop's choice is a Holley 670 cfm double pumper.
My buddy, who is very knowledgeable, chose a Holley 600 cfm single inlet.
Is there a big difference between these two, or a clear better choice?
Thanks in advance!
Any recommendations for a stock 289 V8, automatic transmission? I'm wanting to hop it up a little in the future, nothing crazy just a little more performance, but right now I want to just make a reasonable choice for a carb and be done with it.
The shop's choice is a Holley 670 cfm double pumper.
My buddy, who is very knowledgeable, chose a Holley 600 cfm single inlet.
Is there a big difference between these two, or a clear better choice?
Thanks in advance!
For your purpose, I'd use a 500 cfm Edelbrock. Great throttle response and good economy. Last summer I detailed a 61 Corvette 283 for a guy, but he wanted a polished aluminum intake for some extra bling. Well, the stock carb wouldn't work on it, so I used a 500 cfm Edelbrock. Car runs fantastic. Bigger is not always better. With carbs, bigger is usually worse.