Thread: Edelbrock vs Holley

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The old adage is, " A Holley will win on race day, but an Edelbrock will get you home from the track." Some truth to that IMO. Holleys pump out more HP as the Edelbrocks are a little detuned out of the box and made for smooth street operation. I personally feel Holleys are a little more trouble prone, I know they don't like a speck of dirt in the fuel, whereas an Edelbrock doesn't seem so finicky in that respect.

I like Edelbrocks because you bolt em on and forget them, and the fuel milage is excellent.

Don

how do you know, what thickness phenolic spacer to use under your carb? I've seen 1/2", 1", and 2" spacers in the summit book.

x 2 Don, also nice thing about the Edelbrock is you just remove the top to get at stuff, I've tuned a fair few Edelbrocks over the years and they are very tunable and you will get better gas mileage out of a Edelbrock if setup right.

That's a 'Which is better, apples or oranges' question.

For a street driven vehicle, you just cannot, IMO beat that Edelbrock. As roadster32 said, pop the lid off of it, make your changes and then go from there. Holley's - great carb, still fairly easy to tune, but changes require that you dump a cup or so gas every time you go inside. And if it has the exterior feed tube to the back bowl (4160 types), the 'O' rings always need changing when you disassemble for changes or risk a fire(personal experience)

The electric choke version is identical to the manual choke version except for the jetting - it's a step or two leaner and $40-$50 more money