64FJ40
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The subject: 71 Chevy K20 that I inherited from my grandfather, the original owner. 350/465/205. Intended to be a daily driver, occasional tow rig, fix-it-up-and-keep-it-in-the-family rig.
I'm finally trying to finish up the motor swap I did after it was stolen and consequently threw a rod. It had an Edelbrock 1406(?) on the stock 350, so it had an electric choke. The motor I swapped in has a Holley 1310(?) on it that has a manual choke.
The Edelbrock does not flow enough for this motor. Not that I'm going to be racing it or anything, but there was a lot of work put into this motor and it seems silly to put a carb on that's too small.
I bought the Holley conversion kit, but it was like $90 and now I'm trying to decide if it's actually worth it. I'm not totally opposed to the manual choke, but I haven't mounted the cable in the cab yet because I like the idea of having it work automatically in case anyone else ever drives it. Obviously with the weather like this, it's not the best time to evaluate the choke since it's not needed, but I don't want to go back through this process once it starts getting colder.
The original carb on the Cruiser was a manual choke and I didn't mind it, but since going electric on that, I certainly don't miss having to mess with it in the winter.
Input? Thoughts?
I'm finally trying to finish up the motor swap I did after it was stolen and consequently threw a rod. It had an Edelbrock 1406(?) on the stock 350, so it had an electric choke. The motor I swapped in has a Holley 1310(?) on it that has a manual choke.
The Edelbrock does not flow enough for this motor. Not that I'm going to be racing it or anything, but there was a lot of work put into this motor and it seems silly to put a carb on that's too small.
I bought the Holley conversion kit, but it was like $90 and now I'm trying to decide if it's actually worth it. I'm not totally opposed to the manual choke, but I haven't mounted the cable in the cab yet because I like the idea of having it work automatically in case anyone else ever drives it. Obviously with the weather like this, it's not the best time to evaluate the choke since it's not needed, but I don't want to go back through this process once it starts getting colder.
The original carb on the Cruiser was a manual choke and I didn't mind it, but since going electric on that, I certainly don't miss having to mess with it in the winter.
Input? Thoughts?
