Carburetor Question - Is this a good call?
This morning i went in to look at the stuff we've been discussing above however - first discovery - this plate is garbage.
It wasn't making a good seal on the intake manifold because the mounting hardware (mounting the plate to the intake) doesn't completely screw down on the driver side firewall. Now that i'm taking my time here, i can see how it isnt designed for this car yet could potentially work.. Yesterday when installing i was just sort of excited and should have noticed. But gasoline was all over the manifold so i was getting vacuum issues all over. This is the one that I bought that didn't have the correct mounting bolts for the manifold.. I believe that this one would work.. it seems to have the correct mounting hardware.. both suck and i'm surprised there isn't a better solution for mounting a Holley to a Dodge..
Pic below is the gasket.. soaked (the manifold is too, but you cant really see that from here).
I went ahead and ordered the other option because its returnable and it comes in mid-week and i'll be hunting for another adaptor. I really wish the Holley would just mount directly OR that Holley built one for their carbs. Doesn't seem to be true.
This morning i went in to look at the stuff we've been discussing above however - first discovery - this plate is garbage.
It wasn't making a good seal on the intake manifold because the mounting hardware (mounting the plate to the intake) doesn't completely screw down on the driver side firewall. Now that i'm taking my time here, i can see how it isnt designed for this car yet could potentially work.. Yesterday when installing i was just sort of excited and should have noticed. But gasoline was all over the manifold so i was getting vacuum issues all over. This is the one that I bought that didn't have the correct mounting bolts for the manifold.. I believe that this one would work.. it seems to have the correct mounting hardware.. both suck and i'm surprised there isn't a better solution for mounting a Holley to a Dodge..
Pic below is the gasket.. soaked (the manifold is too, but you cant really see that from here).
I went ahead and ordered the other option because its returnable and it comes in mid-week and i'll be hunting for another adaptor. I really wish the Holley would just mount directly OR that Holley built one for their carbs. Doesn't seem to be true.