Update on the carb hunt. I was able to find a pretty decent 4100 for only $30 bucks.
The rebuild kit was actually more than the carb itself!
Got the rebuild from Mike's Carburetor Parts in Washington State.
https://www.carburetor-parts.com/
He puts YouTube videos up on how to rebuild, and includes a free PDF of the carb's manual with purchase of a rebuild kit.Happy to support his business.
Here are some pictures of the carburetor. I wish it had the ID tag so I can determine what this came off of. The only markings on this thing are EDC and RA2.... I know we are getting into Ford territory here, so let me get back on track.
Some general thoughts on carburetor theory here.
The 1965 352 Galaxie produced 300 HP at 4,600 RPM ( I am guessing that is max RPM).
This would be roughly the same max RPM as my 327 makes based on Stuka's feedback.
The reason I bring this up is to better understand general theory here.
I am guessing that since both have similar displacement and max RPM ranges, the 4100 should be a good fit for my engine.
The question is, what would have been the advantage over the 2 barrel? There was a factory option for a 4 barrel carb on this AMC 327, so I am just kind of wondering about different engine/carb configurations. The 4100 looks massive compared to my factory 2 barrel, but the CFM shouldn't be too much for my application based on the the above reasoning. Was the 2 barrel just to save on fuel?
Next up on my questionare is jet size. These carbs came with several jets based on what vehicle this was going on.
Let's say this carb came from a police special T-bird with the 428 engine (1/2" primary, 5/8" secondary) . Could I just swap in jets meant for a 289 cu Mustang ( 1/2" primary, 17/32" secondary) to better fine tune the carb for my truck?
The measure on the primary is the same for both motors, but I can't imagine that the 428 and 289 would require the same amount of fuel?
I know that this isn't FSJ tech, so feel free to delete if not allowed.
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