Cam opinions 418

Earlie A said
If the Speedmaster version is a copy of the Edelbrock it should work well.

They are but port out better. According to the head porters here, they require a bunch of work making them as or more expensive than Edelbrock heads with all the extensive work that’s being done. If a full tilt head is the order of the day, they would be the route vs a Edelbrock head.

4eighteener said
Thanks rumble, I like the advice, "it's your coin being spent. Make it worth while in the right spots" !
I am glad you have had good luck with your summit brand carb. I like mine, it starts up like fuel injection. I have used them on several builds. This one i knew worked well and when I went to break in my engine I wanted to eliminate an unknown and go with something tested and that I knew would work and start/run quickly. It wasn't meant to be the end all be all carburetor for this build and I am not wedded to it.

Thanks. And yep, the Summit carb is a very good carb. I also had an earlier version by Holley. It was the small spreadbore version. I’d like to find the big spreadbore version. I was given one by a member, but, it’s a Marine version that came with missing parts. While I’m sure it will still work and function as intended, it’s missing the choke and parts aren’t available for an electric choke anymore. Not that I need it much here in mid Florida.

You know the drill, use what you have/want/works best for you and/or the vehicle. Screw what anybody else says/thinks.
The half of them don’t truly know **** anyway.

TT5.9mag said
I think (if I remember right) in tests Ive seen the chinagap wasn’t quite as good as an edlebrock but it wasn’t far behind. I’ll see if I can find some numbers.

On an upgraded to mild hot rod engine, I found it to be ok and fine for it all. When it comes to my opinion to anyone, my advice is the Edelbrock or the Weiand dual plane intakes. They are both excellent performers.