edelbrock carb issue

There not really junk...they can get the job done,but for all the work that you put in to get them right the return is lacking...a set on kill Edelbrock 800 thunder carb is 20 ft lbs and 20 hp down from a std 750 Holley with duel idle and as much as 55 hp down from a set on kill 750 Nuytten or Bolaws or C&S type of carb..

years ago on moparts someone told me that he dynoed this new Thunder series carb and it was hp to hp the same as his own tried and true 800 cfm custom Chuck Nuytten or alike $1200 custom piece...I said bull ****..!! but he stood by his statement he said that the BSFC number weren't pretty but it made the same hp...Now this was a guy who wouldn't spend a buck to see a cyclone.So I was suspect...But that day I ordered a brand new Edelbrock 800 Thunder carb to do a dyno comparison with...At that time my 800 cfm dyno champ was a Bolaws...
So after setting the floats and getting the egt's and air fuel as close as I could using the Edelbrock carb the difference was 55 hp and a bit more tq....if your looking for hp...leave the Edelbrock in the box.