Holly Truck avenger or TBI

[tonkota]

Any thoughts? is that Holley Truck Avenger a good carb? I don't rock crawl, so not too many steep angles, but when I do get tippy, I don't want it stalling. And TBI would be really great, but I'm no wiring nut. Is it as easy as I read about in the tech section?

It's going on a SBC in a Pig.

 

[woody]

IMO, there are two options...

$100 for a quadrajunk carb...$20 junkyard purchase, $20 rebuild kit, $60ish to get the baseplate rebushed and eliminate vacuum problems

or, TBI, which will not be $100, but will far outperform any carb options out there, particularly in off-camber situations. "just that easy" will depend largely on your own patience and abilities, but I IMO the effort is very worth it.

 

[Eskimo]

or #3 - BBQ juice...

But if you're gonna see alot of street time, I'm 100% with what Woody said.

 

[Isotel]

TBI without a doubt.. If you can wire a Carbed engine and a Semi Complex Sterio you can do TBI

 

[SPRDAV]

DO NOT BUY A TRUCK AVENGER!! I did and it is now a door stop on my front door. They work best on funky angles, but that is about the only place they work. I went with the Q-jet and all the fixings; works great. Next step is TBI, just need to complete some projects on the house first.

 

[TxCruzr]

I'm running a qjet and it runs great. Just make sure to use a good fuel pump. I have a high pressure holly mech. pump and have never had a problem sitting with the nose end up in the air until I had to replace the pump and used a cheap one to get me by. It would starve for fuel anytime the front end got a few feet up and climb.

 

[desertdude]

http://www.customefis.com/

 

[Eskimo]

I'm running a qjet and it runs great. Just make sure to use a good fuel pump. I have a high pressure holly mech. pump and have never had a problem sitting with the nose end up in the air until I had to replace the pump and used a cheap one to get me by. It would starve for fuel anytime the front end got a few feet up and climb.

Actually, they work best with LOW pressure.. like 1.5 psi... but high flow. try regulating it down, you might be even happier

 

[tonkota]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm looking for a Q-jet now. When I have more money(yea, right) then I may switch to the TBI. I just didn't want it to act like the Carter AFB that the chevy has. It's a great carb for a muscle car, but sucks really bad on any kind of hill or side hill.

 

[woody]

did ya do my Carter mods, covered in the tech section?

still not as good as the q-jet, but they do help some....

 

[tonkota]

Awww Woody, you know I don't look there

Thanks, I'll look right now.

 

[MutleyFJ62]

Why don't you use the Carter Thermoquad??????? Many more moons of technology on it compared to the AFB.