From: bhhardy@cs.utk.edu (Barbara Hardy)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
Subject: Re: Carb questions
Date: 30 Sep 92 13:46:43 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Keywords: junkyards, prices

In article <1992Sep30.123123.11189@mlb.semi.harris.com> jws@billy.mlb.semi.harris.com (James W. Swonger) writes:
> Actually I found one of the ads Holley has been running in the car mags
>and they do appear to sell emissions replacement carbs outright. They will
>send you a price list if you write them at
>
>Holley Replacement Parts Division
>11955 E. 9 Mile Rd.
>Warren, MI 48089.

Wow! Thanks vrey much for the information, James! ("Vrey" is a Polish
derivative of "very." I note this for those readers having less than
at least 3 years of this consonant-drenched language.)

>
>Only phone number given is some "InfoNow" line which is a 900 number, 89 cents
>a minute (pretty cheesy if you ask me, and I know cheesy) : 1-900-773-7300.
>They want you to enter 52-13-16 when you get in, probably a magazine/ad code.

Hm... that *is* pretty slimey. Think I'll write instead. That peeves
me. Kinda like the auto makers not having product information lines so
that you *have* to take your car in unless you are driven, curious,
poor, or all three, like me. :) 

Btw, when I was fooling with the carb in April, I had a hard time
locating the kit that I needed, and ended up calling Holley direct, a
number that the local car parts store got for me, (which I cannot find
at the moment). WHich is all to say that anyone else interested can
probably get a non-900 number.

> 
> Anyhow, the 4BBL emissions carb they show runs $336. Their regular
performance >4BBL carbs, with choke, would run you about $200 at
Summit and they list a >big 2BBL at $139. So it looks like you pay a
significant premium for the >emissions stuff, but (should) get a break
on the 2BBL... I think your 2BBL is >a smaller, progressive linkage
type while the one they list is a 500CFM >parallel one for 2BBL V-8s.
But there is a decent chance you can get an >exact replacement direct.
The ads make noises about each emissions carb being >specific to a
particular model/yr when you order.  
> 

Wow, we're now well beyond what I know about carbs. What is the
difference between an "emissions" carb and a regular (?) one? I don't
guess my knowing what progressive linkage is is going to hurt me, is
it? And what is "Summit?"

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Hah! I'm holding you directly responsible if I don't get at least a 20
mpg improvement out of this! :) Thanks VERY much for the trouble
you've gone to!

Barbara


From: michaeln@hpcvnb.CV.HP.COM (Mike_Nason)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 03:44:59 PDT
Subject: Re: AIR pumps
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, Oregon