[DeTomaso] Carburator

[Erik Kolstoe]

I agree with Barry. Just went through this on my car. You need an adapter
plate which pushes the carb up and  it will now interfere with the engine
cover. I don't believe there is anything on the market that will match
those large secondaries. It can be done if you don't mind losing the
engine cover.

Or, you can go aftermarket, like an Edlebrock, lose about 40 lbs of
weight,  have better flow and performance. You can even paint it blue to
match the rest of the engine.

On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 3:59 PM Richard Greenblum <
richard at richardgreenblum.com> wrote:

> And, I believe all Holley spreadbores (4175s) are based on GM carbs, not
> 4300s, and won't fit the FoMoCo manifold.  I think you have to replace the
> manifold or find an adapter.
>
> Richard
> Austin, TX 78759
>
>
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> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of
> oldwheel at shaw.ca
> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 5:54 PM
> To: fred at creekspeak.com
> Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Carburator
>
> Hi Fred,
>
> The original 1970 Cleveland 4V cast iron intakes had four equal sized bores
> (square bore) and many Holley carbs will fit on them. As far as I know, all
> the stock 4V & Cobra-jet manifolds from 1971 on have a spread bore pattern
> (
> two small primary bores and two huge secondaries) which is a unique bore
> pattern to the Ford Motorcraft 4300 carbs and nothing else fits them at
> all.
> GM made Rochester Quadrajet carbs which are a similar design, but don't fit
> our Ford manifolds and any adapter plate top make them fit would be
> ridiculously difficult and cumbersome.
>
>
>
> Barry
>
>
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   I agree with Barry. Just went through this on my car. You need an
   adapter plate which pushes the carb up andA  it will now interfere with
   the engine cover. I don't believeA there is anything on the market that
   will match those large secondaries. It can be done if you don't mind
   losing the engineA cover.
   Or, you canA go aftermarket, like an Edlebrock, lose about 40 lbs of
   weight,A  have better flow and performance. You can even paint it blue
   to match the rest of the engine.A

   On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 3:59 PM Richard Greenblum
   <[1]richard at richardgreenblum.com> wrote:

     And, I believe all Holley spreadbores (4175s) are based on GM carbs,
     not
     4300s, and won't fit the FoMoCo manifold.A  I think you have to
     replace the
     manifold or find an adapter.
     Richard
     Austin, TX 78759
     -----Original Message-----
     From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On
     Behalf Of
     [3]oldwheel at shaw.ca
     Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 5:54 PM
     To: [4]fred at creekspeak.com
     Cc: [5]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Carburator
     Hi Fred,
     The original 1970 Cleveland 4V cast iron intakes had four equal
     sized bores
     (square bore) and many Holley carbs will fit on them. As far as I
     know, all
     the stock 4V & Cobra-jet manifolds from 1971 on have a spread bore
     pattern (
     two small primary bores and two huge secondaries) which is a unique
     bore
     pattern to the Ford Motorcraft 4300 carbs and nothing else fits them
     at all.
     GM made Rochester Quadrajet carbs which are a similar design, but
     don't fit
     our Ford manifolds and any adapter plate top make them fit would be
     ridiculously difficult and cumbersome.
     Barry
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