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Originally Posted by prostreetC-10
I just responded to another guy's post that went the other way (a little bigger) and is having some issues.
I can speak from real world testing. Towards the end of my Holley farting around, I was testing everything I build on a roller 454 in a gutted Camaro. IT's funny how I'd test an 850, which was way too big for the motor and it would run pretty good. Then I'd build a little 600 DP and it would flat out scream but MUCH better throttle response. I've slowed down so much in my BIG CAM, BIG CARB days of old. What very little I might give up on the very upper end RPM, I will gladly take on the driveability in the RPM range that the motor spends 99% of it's time. It's so nice to not fight part throttle issues. Your guy did drill and modify the main body and base plate so it is a true 4 corner right? I don't even know if I'd have gone that far. On everyday-ers, 2 corner is so damn easy to adjust.
Oh yeah.....put a screw in that secondary linkage and you will have a turbo-supercharger-injected-blown carb!!!!!
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He did... the 1850 main body he had and my base plate were already set up that way so I was fine with it since I can tune it. The few times I will get to top end anymore is what made me look to downsize. I too have been slowly weaning myself away from BIG CARB BIG CAM builds. This engine was probably my last of that kind unless I find a drag car to play with.
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Originally Posted by OutlawDrifter
i think the trend is to over carb anymore...600 is good but 750 must be better right?
i will take a smaller carb any day. as prostreet-c10 said, the driveability in the rpm range that most street engines live in. crisp throttle response is better than 15hp up top in my opinion! but i'm not trying to squeeze every tenth out of my rides anymore either.
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Looking forward to that sweet spot in the throttle response. I knew how to tune my 750's to pretty much work around the typical flat spot on an over carb'd rig. I also have taught myself how to drive with it too. This will be waaaayyyyyy more betterer.
Gary