I believe that those of us who are and have been in this hobby still have them...cr8crshr/Bill

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What Ever Happened to Carbureted Engines?

What happened to carbureted engines? Once the most popular option amongst classic car enthusiasts and garage mechanics everywhere, it’s been a few decades since we last saw one, as they’re now reduced to a nostalgic ... Read more

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[gtx6970]

Mine will stay dual carb AND dual points as long as I can get parts

 

[Budnicks]

yep multiples even

but I prefer electronic ignition over antiquated points

 

[khryslerkid]

Mine will stay dual carb AND dual points as long as I can get parts

Yes Sir!

 

[Budnicks]

Even with the s-it gas we have here
especially the winter blend, a lot of ethanol content
(they lie too about how much too, s-it kills MPG in my modern EFI equipped daily driver too,
you burn 70% more fuel by % (from 5% to 20% ethanol it's a crap shoot) of it in the gas)

I'm constantly replacing needle & seats,
far more often than days of old
crap Ethanol blended swill/gas eats rubber lines & is very corrosive to aluminum too

 

[davek]

Why change now.

 

[DeltaV]

Stock carb & ignition on my '70 Charger.
Stock carb & ignition on my '79 300.
Stock carb & ignition on my yard equipment.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Stock carb & ignition on my '70 Charger.
Stock carb & ignition on my '79 300.
Stock carb & ignition on my yard equipment.

Lean Burn that still works???????

 

[DeltaV]

Lean Burn that still works???????

Yes, last time I started a few years ago. Car is hibernating in my garage.

 

[Dennis H]

Wasn’t easy letting the 850 Demon go, but WOULD NOT START HOT in Reno. No choice.
Fiddling around at home in Sea Level 70 degrees and low humidity no problem. Over the Sierras and 100 degrees not so much. Lots of bragging for non-driven cars. Real efi has runners like modern cars. ProFlo 4. Others just electronic carbs.

 

[eldubb440]

I was thinking about these while in the shower........

I always thought they looked stupid; I was a Mallory man

 

[Budnicks]

I was thinking about these while in the shower........

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I always thought they looked stupid; I was a Mallory man

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or the Accel Super Coil, them big yellow 'fugly' 4''x4"x6" appr. coils
I must admit I used a few too

I did sort of gravitate to the Mallory stuff
Unilite was a big deal for a time, until I got serious

 

[eldubb440]

or the Accel Super Coil, them big yellow fugly coils

didnt the pic work?

 

[eldubb440]

some men are Catholics, others Baptists......My father was a Mallory man!

 

[eldubb440]

this little gem kicked *** on everything it was ever bolted to

 

[Budnicks]

didnt the pic work?

I didn't find one in my stash
I was too lazy to find one

 

[AR67GTX]

Points (dual type), carburetors, and mechanical voltage regulators for me. My brain works well with mechanical stuff. Circuit boards, sensors and diodes are just no bueno for me.

 

[padam]

I was thinking about these while in the shower........

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I always thought they looked stupid; I was a Mallory man

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That’s what you think about in the shower?!?

This ones been on my car since the 80’s.

 

[Jerry Hall]

I have some cars with Mopar electronic ignitions but retain carburetors on all, and prefer points. I ran a Pertronic on the Superbird before restoration, but bought a correct NOS distributor for the restoration. It still runs like new.

 

[khryslerkid]

I was thinking about these while in the shower...

Wouldn't a hair dryer or toaster be cheaper and just as effective?