which Carb better for 289 ? Edelbrock 600 cfm or Holley 600 cfm

[Jaybear888]

I am in a process of rebuilding my 289 with mild cam and hei distributor, and can not decide which Carb is better Holley VS Edelbrock both are 600 cfm... Again I am only a weekend cruiser....I do not know too much about mechanic. Talk to different mechanics, however end results are confuses .....3 said Holley and 2 said Edelbrock.... Thanks for all the advice ..........

[sparkly]

I have a Edelbrock 600 4bl. no problems at all. All I had to do was change the linkage. And if you keep your foot out of it you still get good gas mileage. But when you need it really kicks in.

[57158]

The edelbrock with electric choke will give you plenty of trouble free cruising. In my experience, the holleys require periodic adjusting to maintain optimum performance.

A word of caution though, the 600 cfm may be too much carb for your engine with a mild cam (OEM was ~450cfm). If that proves to be the case then the edlebrock is simple and inexpensive to re-jet and meter, but you may want to consider a 500 cfm.

[66fastback]

I agree with Phil, I also have an Edelbrock carb. I was running a 600 cfm and then did an engine upgrade to a complete Edelbrock package, heads, intake , roller cam and carb (750cfm). Holley makes a great carb but they do require alittle more maintanance to keep them running at their best.

[Jaybear888]

Thanks for all the advice.....

[$64stang]

with a 1.12 or 1.08 on the side is an excellent chioce...

[mustang_fan]

I agree with Jake Autolite 4100 all the way. Bought mine from pony carburetors a copule of years back but it works great!