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Should I go aluminum or plastic? What brand was best? Is the edelbrock $35 one as good as the $100 ones other brands offer?
What carb spacer with Carter Comp carb?
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I'm guessing this one would work. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/edl-8718
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Aluminum won't do much...except conduct heat. If you're stuck on 1" this would be money well spent:
https://m.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all25981
The 1/2" phenolic would probably do the job though. Not even a gold plated carb spacer is worth $100.
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Good deal, thanks. I didn't think you should have to spend that much on one. It didn't make sense.
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Also, why wouldn't aluminum do much? I thought aluminum helped reduce heat.
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The spacer I posted above is not phenolic. Disregard.
Check this:
https://m.summitracing.com/parts/afr-4450
Again...not $100.
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Aluminum is an excellent conductor of heat. It does also dissipate heat very well too but, a constant heat source (combustion chambers) in traffic with an aluminum spacer between your intake and carb will do very little. Ask me how I know.
Phenolic material is what PCB's were once manufactured on and dissipate heat like pretty much nothing else.
Take a look at this product. He was at mopar Carlisle, I bought a few for my 440 cars, but haven't actually tried them out yet. Different product, made very well, he had a bunch of literature guaranteeing drops in temperature
http://www.coolcarb.com/order-products.html
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I see it warns not to use with any intake with exhaust cross over - or a cast iron intake, for that matter. Bummer.
I use a phenolic spacer under the Edelbrock 1407 here on my 440. Stock intake.
I did it to get clearance for the linkages/pivot points on aftermarket carbs (especially Holleys), which typically bottom out on the choke well on the stock intake.
Heat insulation is a nice by-product.
Now if someone could tell me how to stop this dang carb from losing all the gas in the bowls when the car sits a couple days....
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I have the stock cast iron 4 barrel intake with a Carter comp carb.
I've noticed some of the Phenolic ones also say "Not for street use". A couple reviews say the spacer warped or crushed but the manufactures say it's "drag race only".
I decided to try the edelbrock one for as cheap as it is. $35, it comes with new studs and two gaskets.
For those of you that used a spacer with a stock intake did you have to adjust the linkage or mess with any of that. I don't see how an inch would cause many issues.
I've noticed some of the Phenolic ones also say "Not for street use". A couple reviews say the spacer warped or crushed but the manufactures say it's "drag race only".
I decided to try the edelbrock one for as cheap as it is. $35, it comes with new studs and two gaskets.
For those of you that used a spacer with a stock intake did you have to adjust the linkage or mess with any of that. I don't see how an inch would cause many issues.
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Didn't have to change anything in my case. The spacer got the carb linkage/swivel clear of the heat sink for the choke on the stock intake and I just hooked up and adjusted the throttle cable as usual.
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With the phenolic spacer it is hollow in between the exterior and interior walls. Does the open hollow side face up or down?
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If it isn't embossed or the instructions don't read specifically which side is up, my guess would be it makes no difference.
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