[Cliff R]

On a more serious note, when it comes to carburetors the very best carb is going to be the one you spent enough time with to dial it in EXACTLY for your application. It still makes sense to spend your hard earned money in the right places, so there are options out there that just aren't that great, and other options that aren't worth two squirts of duck poop no matter how much effort you put into them.

No big secret that I absolutely HATE the ever popular Edelbrock AFB clones. Not because you can't findle around with one and get it pretty well dialed in for what you are doing. It will start well and move your car effectively from point A to point B. I hate them because there is not adjustment for the opening rate of the secondary air flaps. So IF they hesitate, stumble, bog, backfire or puke all over themselves going quickly to full throttle there is nothing you are going to be able to do about it. There is also some "cobbling" involved with installing them on some set-ups. I've had fuel line hitting the bottom of the air cleaner base issues, and difficulty running a hard fuel line to them as they are really wide in and the fuel inlet is in the left rear. Otherwise pretty easy to get dialed in if you don't mind giving Edelbrock another pay check for the tuning kit(s).

I've also ran the gauntlet with the Holley Street Avengers and not fond of those at all. They have several fundamental issues which I'll not dive into here, and just not very well made. I've had them come in here delaminating, or basically flaking off internals that are in contact with this new fuel. For sure a notch better than some of Holleys bottom of the barrel work, but certainly not even close to the HP line up. It also appears that Edelbrock now has developed and is pushing another Holley "clone". At a glance they did their homework and addressed every area that needs attention, and put an removeable bleed at every location. Time will tell how they will sort out and fall into the market, but for sure I'd look at those WAY before the shiny Holley cheap offerings.........FWIW.....