Carb Help for 1985 FoxBody

Evening / Morning Stangers,
Getting ready to put the ole ’85 back on the road, and all of the items listed in the sig are complete. After a quick blast down the road I discovered a dramatic hesitation when I stomp on it. This hesitation can also be replicated at idle.

A little history …
The car has been sitting for close to 10 years in my garage. Prior to that it was a daily driver. At that time, circa 1997, the crate motor was dropped in and the factory Holly was sent to Pony Carburetors, rebuilt reinstalled and performed very well.

The question is this – Because this car will again become a daily driver and I need to pass the confiscatory Maryland emissions, is there a replacement carburetor in the 600cfm range that I can purchase? I checked with Edelbrock and they advertise a 600cfm that is not emission legal.

FWIW – I am not discounting sending the carb back to Pony and having them rebuild it. I do not have the skill / time / patience to rebuild this on my own.

Thanks for any and all guidance.

Semper Fly

A significant hestitation <=1500 rpm.

Not completely positive the carb needs rebuilding, I am going to have it looked at later today. I just wanted to get a plan together in case the carb has indeed gone tango-uniform.

I checked out the Summit smog legal carb (HLY-64-3609). Sux that you had so many issues with yours, we’ll see how it goes.

Thanks for the reply.

Okay, I'll check it out. If it is the accelerator pump then can I assume a rebuild is in order or is a replacement a better route?

thanks