[DeTomaso] Installing Edelbrock Carb

[Will Kooiman]

Hi Fred,

My car had an Edelbrock carburetor when I bought the car.

The carburetor was brand new, but I still replaced it.  I think it was my first mod.  I'm sure it's a great carburetor, but I just prefer Holleys.

I currently have a Holley Ultra HP 750 (which is awesome by the way).  It has the same issue with the throttle cable as the Edelbrock.  To get everything lined up, I made a bracket out of sheet aluminum.

You drill 2 holes to attach the bracket to the carburetor, plus one for the cable ball/stud.  It took 25 minutes with a hunk of aluminum, a drill, and a Dremel.  Really easy.

Will.

On 7/28/20, 3:40 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

       Thinking back 40 years, Fred, the Edelbrock carb is a redesigned Carter
       4bbl which as I remember was an amalgam of Rochester and the very early
       Holley that was not at all the same design as what we (mostly) love
       today. I have no experience with Carter/Edelbrocks beyond using one (of
       a pair) from a Chrysler 300 on my flathead Ford in high school. I know
       a few people use them on Panteras but in what state of tune, I don't
       know. Suggest buying a tuner book before you make the investment in the
       carb. Or call Edelbrock's tech line. They may try to convince you to go
       throttle body EFI.... Good luck.
       J DeRyke
       -----Original Message-----
       From: Fred Foreman <fred4man at att.net>
       To: Detomas List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
       Sent: Tue, Jul 28, 2020 11:58 am
       Subject: [DeTomaso] Installing Edelbrock Carb
       I'm thinking of installing an Edelbrock Performer carb on the Pantera.
       I'm tired of Holly.  The currently installed Holly has the throttle
       cable attaching about 1-3/8" down below the throttle shaft.  From the
       Edelbrock  photos it appears their carb does not have much of a
       throttle linkage plate below the throttle shaft centerline on which to
       attach the forward running throttle cable.
       I'm sure I'm not the first to do this installation.  Any one have a
       comment or recommendation on throttle cable hook-up?
       Thanks,
       Fred Foreman
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