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    Question Carter AFB vs AVS

     



    i have a carter AFB competiton series carb that looks pretty much like a edelbrock that i rebuilt. and i have a carter AVS carb #4966S that i'm gonna rebuild for the hell of it..i was wondering how are they, good??bad?? the have a different secondary setup that i havent seen before... i'm running the AFB on my 1956 pontiac and it works not to bad. and i wanted to do this avs carb and try it and see how it works..is it any good or worth doing or am i better off with the AFB comp???

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    Rebuild the AVS and try it. Who knows?
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    My 440 GTX had an AVS, it was the smoothest powermaker I ever ran. But then it was factory equipment, and jetted right from the start. They're good carbs, but never gained the popularity of the older AFB.

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