Holley Carburetors (S-a Design) (Paperback)

~ Dave Emanuel (Author)

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Product Description

Completely revised and updated, this edition contains additional pages and up-to-date part numbers. This book shows readers how to select, install, tune, and modify all popular Holley performance carburetors. It also provides a detailed view of basic carburetor functioning, modifying for performance applications, custom-tuning for turbocharging and economy, and other special uses. For high performance enthusiasts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: S-A Design; Revised edition (July 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884089283
• ISBN-13: 978-1884089282
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #120,329 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Zero to Hero in 144 pages flat!, July 10, 2000

By A Customer

What can I say, we race a NASCAR Street Stock bomber and we were a solid "B" main car, We were untouchable in the "B" Mains but we just couldn't make the transitition to the "A" Main. Until I boned up on some Holley tuning tips in this book, now we are an "A" Main runner weekly, we've made it as far up as a fourth place finish! Now that we have the carb under control we are fine tuning our suspension for our new found power and we are improving weekly! I HIGHLY recomend this book for ALL racers and car enthusiasts alike!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Beginners, November 1, 2003

By	Matt Harrell (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

Book is great for the history of holley carbs. But not so great for rebuilding your average holley carb. To much info on "high-tech" holley carbs. I bought this book thinking it would help me rebuild and tune my 600 cfm holley carb. But all I did was waste my money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How to tune a Holley., June 2, 2006

By	Aric Waldron (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book includes information on how to select a carb, how each metering system works, mileage, street, race, off-road, marine and forced induction modifications and copious part numbers. The correct process is described to fix any problem, but most final numbers(70 or 72 main jet? 35 or 37 pump squirter? Etc) are determined by road or strip testing. Also includes exploded diagrams and a 54 picture teardown and reassembly of the 4150/4160.

I had no idea how many tuning possibilities there were on a Holley. I've learned that it is likely to take a fair amount of work to get a double pumper to run smoothly, get decent gas mileage, and produce power on the street. However it is possible and this book tells you how. Expect to invest in a jet kit, accelerator pump kit, and some drilling if you put a double pumper on your street car.