I would like to know what Holley Carb. would bolt right on my all stock L48 auto with air. It has Vacumn secondary and electric choke. I assume its a spreadbore because of the stock looking manifold. It has a Holley( see pic) on it now but it's over 22 years old and probaby better to just replace it. Any ideas on a perfect replacement?
I put a Holley Street Avenger 670 on my LT-1.
Thanks for the info. I don't think thats a spreadbore carb. If I used that I would need a adapter plate?
I replaced my Q-jet with a Holly 4175 spreadbore
i can’t believe how the cost have gone up on these
bought mine at Summit
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hly-0-80555c
Brian - NCM Lifetime Member
73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System
Yeah thats crazy..Thinking about changing manifold to Edelbrock and do away with the spreadbore.
Just can't believe the prices on them..I've seen anywhere from $657.00 to $900.00 for the exact same carb!
Your cheapest option would be to rebuild your existing spreadbore. The next option that I would entertain would be to get a good Q-jet and put on it.
1973 L-82 4 spd
I was thinking about rebuilding it but it's aleast 20+ years old.
Rather just get something newer. Open to the Q-Jet idea however they're just as old.
Mine's almost 50 years old and I'm getting ready to rebuild it again. Check out Cliff Ruggles book on Q-jets on how to rebuild and modify them. He also sells the rebuild kit for a reasonable amount of money.
The only thing I remember about a Holley Spreadbore is that I had a friend back in the seventies that put one on his '72 and not too long afterwards, put his Q-jet back on.
1973 L-82 4 spd
Like 73Shark said, there's nothing wrong with Q-Jets. 650 CFM IIRC? Relatively easy to rebuild, R&R, and tune. Not the best MPG, but come on: we didn't buy these cars for their fuel economy and save gas! 😄
Steve