Okay I need opinions and facts: Holley or Edelbrock?

[85MudMonster]

Well, where I live there aren't many hills, maybe small mounds of dirt that's about it. But I've got the edelbrock on and it runs out amazingly, I think this is the first time that truck has ever had a carb where the secondaries actually opened up under full throttle cause it hauled when I got on it. Haven't had a chance to get it off road yet though, I'll let you know how it does on the off-road venue.

[75stepside454]

I prefer Holley personally, Id like to try a Barry Grant sometime, just havent yet. Q-jets are awesome , but if you run into trouble with em, & you dont think like them they can be a total pain in the rear. I had one on my 396 Chevelle years ago set up by the Carb Shop, I loved it.
 I like the old Carter AFBs, but it seems to me that everysince Edelbrock started selling em in the 1980s the quality isnt there, I normally like Edelbrock products, but I never met an Edelbrock carb I liked.
 I put the 770 Holley on my truck in 2003 & I never have to touch it. I tinker with it every now & than, but not because it needs it.

[eventhorizon66]

Haven't had a chance to get it off road yet though, I'll let you know how it does on the off-road venue.

Just to let you know, Edelbrock recommends using their spring loaded needles and seats for off-road use.  So if you experience bog or surge while hitting rough terrain, I'd suggest trying them.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=EDL%2D1465&N=700+115&autoview=sku

[Russ130]

Haven't had a chance to get it off road yet though, I'll let you know how it does on the off-road venue.

Just to let you know, Edelbrock recommends using their spring loaded needles and seats for off-road use.  So if you experience bog or surge while hitting rough terrain, I'd suggest trying them.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=EDL%2D1465&N=700+115&autoview=sku

Holley also recommends the spring loaded needle and seat for aff road use.

[lowbucktruck]

I said a Q-jet for offroad use because of its central location of the float and when you get a holley off camber on a hill, it will flood.  Not to mention they are really sensative to atmosphere changes.

Right on cap... in my own experience of living in the Sierra Nevada mountains at around 6000 ft altitude, it was easier to tune a good ole q-jet than a Holley carb to run in the leaner air.  All of my off-road rigs ran q-jet carbs.

[85MudMonster]

I've had it off-road. Even found a steep slope, probably about a 30° angle or more, not really sure It was steep. It did just fine, not even a sputter or anything.

[eventhorizon66]

Cool, glad to hear it.

[Terry73]

I have a q-jet on my truck and I have had very little trouble with it. Also I don't have  to adjust very often