85gt new Carb. Holley? comments advice please!

[pisgahhiker]

I bought mine on ebay.
Holley red
35 bucks + shipping (it's rebuilt but does the same job 4 half the price)

Buy 2
Keep one put up just n case.
It's a real pain if your pump dies and you have to wait to get another shipped.
No need for regulator it's self regulated.

I've yet to have one fail but it makes me feel good to have a extra.

 

[joelliott]

Ok Im a carb novice. Need someone to tell me how I can see the difference, on my just arrived carb, between manual and electric choke? Wheres it at and how can I tell if its one or the other? THX
Joe E.

 

[maverick0716]

It is on the side of the carb with the vacuum pot. It's a black circular looking thing....it should have some metal terminal things sticking out of it (that's electric choke)

 

[joelliott]

OK thanks. Is it ok if I shoot you a pict to your email and then you can see whats up with it? the box says manual choke but it looks like what you described. Gotta run uptown and get gas. Hurrican C is heading straight for us here in SW florida. just heard on the radio is about a 50% chance the eye is gonna hit right here. Be back in 30 min. Thanks
Joe E.

 

[battyice]

No offense, but if you don't know the difference between an electric and manual choke you're going to need some help getting that new carb installed and tuned correctly. Bolting the carb on is one thing, but making sure you have the correct power valve, jet sizes, and vaccum secondary spring is another.

 

[stangbear427]

Yeah, PITA. Precisely why EFI is so popular.

 

[maverick0716]

Once you get a good condition carb in tune (which isn't really all that hard; just set float bowls, and choke and idle rpm) they run really good! I haven't touched mine in a looong time other than changing out the secondary springs.

 

[joelliott]

Like I said, this is my first carbed car. Im not familiar with them cuz i have always run EFI stuff. Just been doing the mustang thing for about a month. Thats also why I am posting novice questions like the ones above. I am having a friend, also a mech., install and tune the carb. Ill be there to assist in simpler ways, but I mainly wanna watch and learn this stuff. Mainly tuning. So it will be installed and tuned by a guy who has raced stangs since the mid 80s. Costing my zero! However you guys have a wealth of knowledge that Im trying to take in. Im hoping this carb once tuned will be pretty reliable and streetable. From what I have heard it should be. Well, thanks again. Later
Joe E.

 

[pisgahhiker]

mine ran good out of the box other than it sucking my fuel line dry.
After I got that fixed it was gr8t.

I was hanging out at the dyno shop oneday and got offered to run on the dyno free and we finished tuning it in.

However it would have been ok without a dyno tune.
Like said b4 most people just change the sec. spring to let the 4's open alittle sooner or later depending on ur car.

The only issue I've had with these street avengers is I have had to mess with the elect. choke to get it set the way I wanted it.
(out of the box was alittle off on that but it took about 5 mins to fix that. I didn't notice it untill the first cool morning.

 

[joelliott]

Thanks again guys...
I was told to get a holley red fuel pump and run it near the tank in the rear as a pusher? Any idea about this?
Joe E.