Thread: want to add spray to my 355?

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I am a hard Holley fan, i just realize that it has limitations and quirks that make it unsuitable for ALL applications. I have run Holley carbs since the 60's when they 1st began to get really popular, but i ALSO have a vast amount of experience with the Q-Jet, which i also LIKE, and SOME experience with the thermo quad which i also like. the latter 2 of these are far and away better for most predominantly street application than is the former, although a Holley is far more infinately tunable and adaptable than its somewhat simplistic design would belie.....
Properly sized and tweeked, u can't beat the Holley for peak power production, thats why there are so many varetions out there BASED on the Holley, Ford even built once a FOMOCO dupe of the Holley design back when they still owned Bendix-Moraine. The greatest boone to the Holley for peak power production is probally BOWL capacity. once u get into the truly hgh revin hgh draw Big Blocks, even the dual bowl Thermo quads and Q-jets are going to have to b used in multiples just to b able to KEEP up with the mtr because ur jus not goin to get them to tolerate the kinda fuel pressure ur going to need to KEEP the bowls full for a complete pass or in hard cornering, smewhere ur going to starve, even if its not to the point of being an ear or seat of the pants starvation....from my Oldsmobile and Pontiac Tri-Power fanatic days, i learned beyond a doubt that multiple carbs eventually need to multiple headaches, thats the reasoning behind the prolifiration of the Dominator series carbs, ONE carb big enuff to feed a lotta mtr, which is a logical progression on the theme Holley began back with their original 900cfm 3 barrel race carb....