How to tune a carb for a 5.0

Blackbirdws6zzz · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 11:53 PM

I may be getting a car with a edlebrock performer rpm intake, edlebrock 650 carb brand new and edlebrock air cleaner.

How do I tune a carb? it'll be my first time. Please help!

It has a few mods so if that changes anything let me know!

Magoo · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 11:22 AM

The best thing you could do for yourself is get a book on how to tune the carb. With every car having it's own feel and every carb needing slightly different tuning you'll never regret buying the tuning book.

We are still fine tuning our Holley on the stang and the book has been our best friend. Each time we get to working on the car the book opens and we find new ways of making it better.

ta12sec · #3 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 11:30 AM

edelbrock carb is easy to tune, take it off throw it in the garbage and get a holley

Magoo · #4 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 11:54 AM

I have to admit - I was thinking it but wasn't going to say it.

ta12sec · #5 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 12:52 PM

some people like the edbrock over the holley, me personaly i never had luck with the edlecbrocks. I bough a new one cuz i was 17 and it was 40$ cheaper then a holley car never ran rite with it and with abour 500 miles on it I THREW IT AWAY I bought the book and tried to tune it just neevr ran rite

somepeople swear by them I Guess to each thier own

epyon · #6 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 04:55 AM

Holleys are a racing carb , plan and simple . If you can't build a race car or understand tuning one to a winning level, then you'll have problems. Don't get me wrong , my cusin built a kit car that still runs and is a daily driver for 5 years, but he's not a racer, can't drive the car near it's limit and dos'nt get a holley. I had a 460 FORD zero out smog with a 850 double pumper with mech secondares. It's all in the tune an set-up .

DanO · #7 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 07:27 PM

get EFI :smt023