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vacuum secondary carb ?

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  • Start date Start date Sep 17, 2004
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351w fastback

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i have a mechanical advance distributor and a vacuum secondary carb. do i have to hook up a vacuum hose to the carb so it will work or not? can u use this combination?
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the vacuum secondaries require no hose, its vacuum source is self contained in the carb body I believe.
 
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if its a holley you can buy different size springs for the vac secs, this will let you tune in the secondary to open sooner,a light spring or later a hevey spring.
 
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I have the mechanical dizzy and vaccum secondary carb on my engine and it works great.
 
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