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Offline exodus138

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Edelbrock 1405 Carburetor manual choke conversion?
« on: February 17, 2011, 01:24:24 pm »
i bought a Edelbrock 1405 Carburetor and dint know it was a manual choke.. i have a stock 5.7 liter sb 350 in a k5 1979 blazer.. will this work on it or should i but an electric choke conversion kit?.. as a novice iom not sure the difference between manual and electric choke.. any suggestions or knowlrdge would be appreciated
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Offline beastie_3

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Re: Edelbrock 1405 Carburetor manual choke conversion?
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2011, 01:27:40 pm »
Its nice to have the electric conversion kit, or maybe just return the 1405 and get the 1406.
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Offline exodus138

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Re: Edelbrock 1405 Carburetor manual choke conversion?
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2011, 01:33:28 pm »
i bought it on ebay from a private seller it may cause some problems if i did that plus i bought it for $150 :)) for a manual choke to work id have to purchase a cable for it?
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Re: Edelbrock 1405 Carburetor manual choke conversion?
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2011, 02:39:52 pm »
Buy the electric choke kit
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Re: Edelbrock 1405 Carburetor manual choke conversion?
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2011, 02:43:26 pm »
The kit is about $50 and that will still keep your investment way below what the carb goes for retail.
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Offline exodus138

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Re: Edelbrock 1405 Carburetor manual choke conversion?
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2011, 02:52:48 pm »
great! thank u! ;D
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Offline bowtieman82

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Re: Edelbrock 1405 Carburetor manual choke conversion?
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2011, 09:32:47 pm »
you should sell the Edelbrock and buy a demon 625. its runs a lot better them Edelbrock carbs do. its what i use, and ive ran Edelbrock.
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