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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 15 2006,12:44 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I'm looking to replace the piece of shiat 750 Holley carburetor on my boat with a 750 Edlebrock, and was wondering if it is necessary to use a marine specific carb, or is a street carb ok? :stupid  It is going on the 440 Wedge in my 21' Omega jet which has a covered engine.  I'm asking since I come from larger ocean boats, where marine specific is required.
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 15 2006,5:35 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Welcome to Doug's place!. :good  :beer If you have an engine cover you need a marine carb, it's the way they're vented to contain the fumes and fuel from spilling over into the engine compartment!..
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Thanks for the welcome and the help. I kind of thought it would be the same for any boat regardless of a deep bilge or not. I just ordered a new Edlebrock 750 Marine carb. I hate the Holley that I currently have. It just can't be made to work quite right. :banghead
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 15 2006,11:57 am Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Those are just basically a Carter, they're pretty good I have them on my trucks, still needs some fine tuning though!.. What are you going to do with the Holley???.. :stupid
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 15 2006,3:11 pm Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Hook a rope to it and use it as an anchor?? :D   I've used the Edlebrock and Carter on my Jeep for years. They work great, and are very easy to setup and tune using a strip kit. Springs. metering rods and jets can all be swapped out in minutes without removing the carb. I just can't get this thing set up right. When one thing is dialed in, something else is screwed up.
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 15 2006,8:56 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Yeah they work good for a general purpose carb as long as long as you keep the fuel clean, they can be a real pain when the metering rods stick, lol. They are good for mileage too, I finally got the one on the dually tuned pretty good, got 16mpg going to the river this last weekend and there's probably more there, and a litle tweakin on the HEI may help too!.... As far as performance it don't stand up to a Holley, but that's what they are for not mileage!.. Anyhow, do you want to part with the Holley??, I can use it for my running stand, let me know how much if you want to part with it!.. :good
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Post Icon Posted: Aug. 22 2006,11:06 pm Post # 7 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I'll get rid of it for a buck and a half. I'll take some digital pics of it and send them to you. Nothing is wrong with it, other than I can't get it set up right. I put the Edlebrock on and tweaked it, and now the boat runs like a champ. I've never had good luck with Holley's though.
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Cool, not sure I want to put out that much just for the running stand, but I may be able to sell it for ya though!.. :good
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