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Holley 4 barrel carb. Electric choke upgrade. Opinions please
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me
2004-07-27 23:43:45 UTC
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OK,my Holley carb manual choke is broke (no rhyme intended),and i am
thinking of upgrading to an electric choke instead of replacing it with a
manual one.

Its only 3 bolts to undo to replace the unit and i think a bit of adjustment
to make sure the flap sits in the right position over the front 2 barrels.

My question is,now that i am forced to make a replacement,should I upgrade
to the electric choke,or should i replace it with another manual one? I'm
not worried about it being stock,so if it is worth upgrading,then i would go
for it. An electric one would mean i dont have to pull that stupid knob out
each time and i can get rid of the choke cable,but are there any drawbacks
with the electric option?

The carb is not original to this engine (351W with an H,so originally 2 bbl)
On the front side of the carb is imprinted LIST 1850-3 .The guy at Checker
worked out from that number that i need a Holley part number 45223 to
replace it.
It's less than $50 for the part,so what do you think guys ? Have any of you
done this upgrade.

BTW,the rest of the car is coming along nicely,slow but sure,i'll get there
eventually !
See pics at the Webshots link below

Thanks in advance
Andrew
http://community.webshots.com/user/culttvguy
boB
2004-07-28 02:21:56 UTC
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Post by me
OK,my Holley carb manual choke is broke (no rhyme intended),and i am
thinking of upgrading to an electric choke instead of replacing it with a
manual one.
I have the electric choke on my Mustang. It works really well in
all conditions. It was very easy to adjust. It's far superior to the
hot air automatic choke on an Autolite. Go for it.
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.boB
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me
2004-07-28 02:25:11 UTC
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Post by boB
I have the electric choke on my Mustang. It works really well in
all conditions. It was very easy to adjust. It's far superior to the
hot air automatic choke on an Autolite. Go for it.
thanks for that,I'm being persuaded in that direction,anyone else ??


Andrew
Grover C. McCoury III
2004-07-28 02:41:06 UTC
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Definitely go with the electric choke. I have one on my Holley 750 double
pumper and have been very pleased with the performance of the choke.

Yet another $.02 worth from a proud owner of a 1970 Mach 1 351C @
http://community.webshots.com/album/18644819fHAehGJAjt
Post by me
Post by boB
I have the electric choke on my Mustang. It works really well in
all conditions. It was very easy to adjust. It's far superior to the
hot air automatic choke on an Autolite. Go for it.
thanks for that,I'm being persuaded in that direction,anyone else ??
Andrew
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