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catscan420
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ive got a 289 stock with the edelbrock 4 barrel intake,i was running good with a 600 cfm ,then went to the 650,now when you drive off it bogs down and wants to die unless you stay on it,then takes off,,what size should i get?does anyone want to trade for the 650?
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How about tuning the carb instead? Just throwing one on and hoping it is correctly setup is a crapshoot. Edelbrock or Holley? Or maybe Autolite?

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Originally posted by FasterDamnit:
How about tuning the carb instead? Just throwing one on and hoping it is correctly setup is a crapshoot. Edelbrock or Holley? Or maybe Autolite?
+1 sounds like it needs some tuning. FWIW I was running a Holley 600 CFM w/ vaccum secondaries on my 289 and it ran fine.
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68dustin
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need it adjusted and tunned...if your gonna own a carb best thing to do is buy a book explaining how to adjust them and tune them in..

[ July 23, 2007, 11:25 AM: Message edited by: 68dustin ]

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Did you get a double pumper? That is not a great street carb.

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