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will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« on: October 05, 2009, 11:02:39 AM »
im looking for a 350cfm Holley for my pinto.....but wasn't sure if the Holley 7448 carb would bolt right on of if i need some kind of adapter?
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 02:49:27 PM »
Take off the ERG plate and it will bolt right on.
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2009, 03:35:58 PM »
I ran mine with long studs and a 1" spacer plate. I felt I could seal the plate to the intake better. The 350cfm carb seemed to like a 2 hole spacer IIRC. My $.02. JT
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2009, 05:37:58 PM »
Quote from: 72pair on October 05, 2009, 03:35:58 PM
I ran mine with long studs and a 1" spacer plate. I felt I could seal the plate to the intake better. The 350cfm carb seemed to like a 2 hole spacer IIRC. My $.02. JT
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2009, 10:33:38 PM »
I used either a 9" round chrome housing with a 2" tall element or the old weiand triangle foam air cleaner. Either one went under the stock hood on my '72 2.0 converted to 2.3. At some point, I trimmed the collar height down on the chrome base because I'm still using it on my 2.0 with spearco intake and 390 holley. JT
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 12:14:36 AM »
Thanks! I've got both. The triangle one should work better because the 9" one will have a sharp right angle turn to enter the carb. Just glad to hear it clears.
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2009, 10:08:50 PM »
Which carb, 350 or 390 gave the best streetable hp and driveable torque? Which one would you use for a hot street Pinto? Thanks.
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2009, 04:50:26 PM »
I'd stick with the 350 two barrel. Add a set of racer walsh power valve restrictors if needed. The correct 390 four barrel(list #6299) is hard to find. I have both in use on cars now, both work well, but day to day I feel the 350 is the most consistent thru all rpms. JT
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2009, 03:43:18 PM »
What about the # 8007 Holley 390 cfm made for 4/6 cylinder engines?  Their all over E-bay.  Thanks again.
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2009, 07:15:30 PM »
The list #8007 is actually intended for small v-8, 6cyl, and 2x4 setups. It tends to run a bit rich for a 4cyl. I guess you could try the power valve restrictors and crutch the mid and high range with squirts and jetting. A good carb shop could rework the fuel curve but probably $$. I tried one several years back on an offy dualport...IIR C seemed to run best with the power valve plugged. Jetting was hit or miss...everyda y was something different so I switched to an efi base with a 350. Would like to hear other experiences as there's always someone who claims to have "made it work". JT ::)
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2011, 01:38:07 AM »
Is the "EFI" lower intake a good base for a lightly modified 2.3?  I would like to ditch the stock carburetor (dad has been having problems for years) and upgrade to a 2 or 4 barrel.  Thoughts?
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2011, 05:21:24 PM »
i have a 9776 or 1465 not sure wich  number applys, the only problems i've had is a stumble off idle.
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Re: will a 350 holley 2 bbl fit a stock 2.3l intake?
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2011, 07:20:22 AM »
in order to change from a 2-barrel to a 4-barrel wouldn't you have to change the cam to make it work? correct me if i'm wrong.
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