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Posted By: MasterBoondocker on 02/25/07 03:33pm

Holley crabs ? ... no doubt the best race carb. Most if not all race cars use a Hooley but when it comes to part-throttle fuel and air mixing ... there are LOTS best-er carbs out there than that one.

... the best one ? ... the infamous ThermoQuad.

Posted By: Retro Cruiser on 02/26/07 11:35am

Having just installed my first Edelbrock, I must give them a nod. Really good right out of the box. I've bought new Holleys in the past and have had problems.
My ThermoQuad had already been replaced by p.o. when I bought my motorhome (see pic at profile)choke didn't work, ran bad. Edelbrock/with an electric choke has made it like a different vehicle. Very happy with that upgrade..
Just my 2 cents

Retro

Posted By: munkalido on 02/27/07 04:56pm

MasterBoondocker wrote:

My stock T.Q. was warped and letting all kinds of air in. The thing would stumble all over itself off the line and never really ran very well. I heard this was a very common problem with T.Q. on motorhomes due to the heat. I took it off and replaced it with the Edlebrock stock replacement for a quadrajet (#1905) and it was expensive. It was also bigger (795 cfm) so while it has plenty of power, much more than before, it's also sucking more gas. I'm serously contemplating the Holley 670cfm 2D TBI that was mentioned in this post some time ago. This would also allow for use of flex-fuel (E85) that should have better availability in the future.

Posted By: sheetszone on 03/01/07 12:16pm

Ok, so just figured out w/ my VIN my motor 1975 Dodge Sportsman (Royal Sportsman accrding to vin) is the 360, not the 318 as previous owner told me. SHould I celebrate? [emoticon]

Now can I toe my old jeep wrangler without worry??

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1975 Dodge Tigoa Sportsman

Posted By: RobinHoodRV on 03/01/07 01:35pm

sheetszone wrote:

Ok, so just figured out w/ my VIN my motor 1975 Dodge Sportsman (Royal Sportsman accrding to vin) is the 360, not the 318 as previous owner told me. SHould I celebrate? Now can I toe my old jeep wrangler without worry??

You should be able to. Probably a little slow going up some grades tho'!
Whoo-hooo! [emoticon]

* This post was edited 03/01/07 03:29pm by RobinHoodRV *

-jc

78 Robinhood 23' Class C
97 Geo Tracker Convertible 4x4
87 Jeep Comanche Chief 4x4

Posted By: sheetszone on 03/01/07 07:06pm

yeah will definitely take my time [emoticon]

Posted By: ram6trik on 03/09/07 11:03am

i just traded for a 73 executive,would like to restore or sell as is,plz contact me if interested,outside is near perfect,needs ceiling inside.Also have 73 chevy open road for sale,any questions will be answered.

Posted By: timmac on 03/11/07 10:10pm

Has anyone changed there gear ratio in there Dodge class a or c rv [440mtr] to 3.90 or 4.10, how did it run after change, does motor lug, still great power in hills, etc etc....

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Posted By: MasterBoondocker on 03/12/07 12:50am

[quote=timmac]Has anyone changed there gear ratio in there Dodge class a or c rv [440mtr] to 3.90 or 4.10, how did it run after change, does motor lug, still great power in hills, etc etc....[/quote] Is a 3.54 gear in yerr future ? ..... SOME of us with AEROdynamic motorhomes can pull a shorter gear and then HENCE get better fuel econ. OR could it be that weak-arse 440 of yurrs can not pull that barn-door Class C ? .... yous' gotsa' know that the 413 is BESTer ! ... :B

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Posted By: timmac on 03/12/07 09:10am

3.54 ratio in a [gas] class a or c would be to low and will lug motor, work hard in mountains and hard on U joints, 3.90 or 4.10 should be the lowest one should go in a gas rv..

Masterboondocker> you have been talking about your rv rebuild and how many more years are we going to hear about your pipe dream 12-15 mpg on a gas [10,000lb] class a rv, carburetor, dated 72, when will it run, or will it ever, are you going to inject the waste from your black tank into carb to save fuel with your waste incinerator.. [emoticon]

* This post was edited 03/12/07 09:44am by timmac *

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