holley tbi

Discussion in 'Other' started by Burtonstranny, Sep 19, 2005.

  1. Burtonstranny

    Burtonstranny Active Member

    anybody had any experience with the holley throttle body injection onv8
    buick would like to know how it performes compared to carb :Do No: :Do No:
     
  2. bobc455

    bobc455 Well-Known Member

    I ran one of the early ProJection models for several years.

    Drivability was probably better than any carb I ever tried, however I also bet that I was losing a few tenths in the 1/4 mile.

    When I upgraded from the Holley TBI to a full-blown port injection system, I gained 1/2 second on my first run.

    -Bob Cunningham
     
  3. 66skylarkpost

    66skylarkpost 430 powered '66 skylark

    ive always ran holley carbs over quads on my buicks , yet id sure like to try a tbi .i know a couple guys that have retro'd a tbi set up on chevy's. iv e got thier 670cfm tbi replacement on my '89 silverado 5.7 . over the stock unit ( i believe is what 390 cfm )it was a dramatic difference .i trimed the spacer and i took the intake off and bored it out .with the 2 1/8 " , (where the stock are 1 5/8 "),throttle bores you know when they open , added a lot more torque . it may be rough for a 455 , yet being smaller cfm's top end hp might be compromised . now if ya could run two 670 ' s or even 2 stock units on a dual quad offenhauser ? :Brow: the one thing i really like with the holley over the rochester is the holley has an idle speed screw . i also have a helix throttle body spacer, a cheap air intake kit from ebay and an accell coil . runs great , i want to get headers soon , i cut out the cat , and ive got a 3 " head pipe and glasspack , the dual 2 1/4 tails
     

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