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Offline Loose Goose-Terry#1

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How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« on: May 27, 2008, 10:00:28 PM »
 :? Gee, I wish someone could explain to me how in the world to boost reference a Holley carb. I am only going to run about 12 to 15 psi of boost using a GMC Blower with a little 450 cfm Holley carb. How oh How do I get myself in to these sort of fixes??? :roll:

Thanks for the help the LSR community is famous for.

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Re: How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2008, 11:14:45 PM »
-here's a link to an article that Duane Carr did a while back for MSV

http://www.motorsportsvillage.com/modifycarb.html

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Re: How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2008, 01:45:01 AM »
what is the advantage to doing this?
i have a 14/71 on a 496bbc that runs regular 4150 carbs.

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Re: How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2008, 01:57:43 AM »
Terry, It's not hard to do but is important to do with smaller carbs as you can indeed pull a vacuum under them at WOT and full boost. Give me a call and I'll walk you through it. 714-572-3672
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Re: How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2008, 10:58:42 PM »
 :-D Thanks Mike. I'm sure that I'll find the information VERY helpfull. :wink:

 :? Now another question: On a supercharged 1500cc engine :evil:  what carb should I go with?
A 390cfm Holley with vacuum secondaries OR
A 450cfm Holley with vacuum secondaries OR
A 450cfm Holley with manual secondries.

Will vacuum operated secondaries even work with a supercharger? :?

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Re: How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2008, 09:51:28 AM »
what is the advantage to doing this?
i have a 14/71 on a 496bbc that runs regular 4150 carbs.

Jason, you need to read the moto roadster thead....  :-) no car motors on Busas....  :roll:
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Re: How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2008, 01:32:45 PM »
Come on Stainless i'm not into cross pollination!
The blown motor is in my boat.  :-D

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Re: How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2008, 03:44:55 PM »
Oh  :-o well that explains the hatch cover thing....  :roll:  and here I was thinking you were building something crazy....er than a 250+ MPH motorcycle. 
Have fun, I am....   :-D
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Re: How do you "Boost Reference" a Holley Carb???
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2008, 04:50:52 AM »
"Boost referencing" any carb is simple:

1. Plumb each vacuum reference to the inlet.
 
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2. Build a box around the carb and pressurize the whole thing.