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DocModisett
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PostSubject: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptyFri Sep 03, 2010 6:12 pm

Well, I have purchased a 670 cfm holley to go on the 425.... we will see how much better it runs with that... idea I am hoping that the fuel mileage stays about the same,,,,[18 mpg out on the road] if I can just keep from stomping the loud pedal too much..... lol
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptyFri Sep 03, 2010 8:14 pm

Pity you can't replace the 4-Jet with a Quadra-jet...
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptyFri Sep 03, 2010 10:29 pm

Eldo wrote:
Pity you can't replace the 4-Jet with a Quadra-jet...

Not a big fan of Holley carb's. Quadra-jet is easier to tune IMO.
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptySat Sep 04, 2010 5:40 am

Wellllll,,,,, Did you ever notice that when GM and Ford and Chrysler really wanted to go fast , they used Holleys or Webbers , not qjets????
Actually I am more familiar with holleys because I have been to school on them, and for me , they are easy to work on and to tune...
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptyTue Sep 14, 2010 7:31 pm

Well, I got the carb ready,,, I cut the choke tower off, and did all the basic settings ,,, Idles really smooth and responds in a crisp manner to the throttle.... now all that remains is to make a road trip with the car and see how the mileage does;....
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptyTue Sep 14, 2010 10:06 pm

Sweet. I actually had to rebuild a Q-Jet from a 6.6L TA last week. Right down to cutting out the front to expose the adjustments. It wasn't fun....

Glad to hear it's runnin smooth. Hopefully the gas mileage is acceptable.
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptyWed Sep 15, 2010 2:40 am

Doc,
Have you ever posted pic's of your car and engine on here anywhere.
I did a look see and couldn't find anything.
If you could direct me to some pic's I'd appreciate it.
Rick
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptyWed Sep 15, 2010 8:03 am

No, Rick, I havent,,,, I am not real computer savvy,,,, I know how to send them by email , but not direct to a web site....If I could I would make some pics and send them....
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptySun Oct 17, 2010 5:07 pm

doc, how's the 670? I'm looking at one currently for my project
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptySun Oct 17, 2010 5:22 pm

James,
How is the project coming along.???
Forgot what site you said it was on, could you refresh my memory a bit. I wanna take a look see, at what's going on.
Rick
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PostSubject: left word out....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptySun Oct 17, 2010 5:30 pm

Well, it is great to hear from You, James....
The carb is great... it is just like every other holley that I have ever had,,,, Wonderfull... lol I got it installed, drove it around, made a couple of small changes and the results have been great..... actually what I had to do to get it situated was rebuilding the air cleaner like I wanted to..... I adapted the original ''pancake'' air cleaner into a ''cold air'' type,,,, you know,,, ''redneck ramair''.... lol the other day I drove it on a short trip and apparantly it is getting just as much or slightly more gas mileage....I am well pleased with it .... How is your project coming along?????
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PostSubject: Re: Nother carb for the Riv.....   Nother carb for the Riv..... EmptyTue Oct 19, 2010 8:10 am

haha, redneck ramair.

I updated my thread with as much as I could say. thanks for the info on the carb!
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