YAY for not needing a new alternator, I have to put one on my Dad's van and I'm so not looking forward to it
Eww Holley? really? Sorry, I just yanked one of my Monte and got a new Edelbrock. Damn thing was a piece of SHIT, it was way old though lol
Wish I could be there to help, I know all that shit's gonna be A LOT of work, but maybe I'm wierd, I think it'd be fun, specially when its on a car/truck that's actually WORTH it
It's not bad on the old guys - lots of room to heft it in place and only two bolts. While you have it off, you gonna replace the belt? Ours was only eight bucks.
I want a new Holley, not the remans, but it's honestly a pipe dream. I will have to settle for something at least decent, if not perfect - ANYTHING is better than the Quad POS on there right now. It's finding someone to teach me how to tune it that will be the hard part... never done that before.
naw, we replaced both the belt and the tensioner not to long ago, we thought the tensioner was what was causing the noise we were hearing, but of course not, its the actual alternator...and theres not that much room on the van lol, theres NO nose on the thing
I had a 800cfm QJet on my car WAY back in the day, honestly I didnt mind it but we swapped it out for the 550cfm Holly when gas prices spiked a few years back...damn thing started flooding and fucking up so bad Dad wouldnt let me drive it at all...my bro was awesome and got me a shiny new 600cfm Performer Edelbrock, friggin LOVE that thing *le sigh* now I wanna go for a ride :( lol
My noob-ism might show here, but to go from an 800 to a 550 seems like quite a leap backwards. Depending on the engine it was paired with, it may just have not been big enough to handle the demand??
lol yea, I have a 87 Monte Carlo, it's only got a 305 on it, and it was a big jump backwards, the Holley managed it well enough for what I needed, but I did lose a good bit of power obviously
When it gave out and we started looking for a new one most of what I found said to pair a 305 with a 500cfm, but we bumped up to the 600 Edelbrock...and I friggin love it haha
I sure do!!! He is my baby!!! (yes HE, as much as I love him it would be wierd if it was a girl haha) I'm like Dean and the Impala with that thing, it's kinda sad lol
The 87 Monte and the 78 Van are my boys...the Lincoln's my grandfather's that we're trying to sell, and then of course the Impala and Old Man :)...and some of my drawings *shrugs*
ironically enough LJ is the only place my screenname is anything different, everywhere else it's montecarlogurl87, I've gotten the nickname Monte now LMAO
Eww Holley? really? Sorry, I just yanked one of my Monte and got a new Edelbrock. Damn thing was a piece of SHIT, it was way old though lol
Wish I could be there to help, I know all that shit's gonna be A LOT of work, but maybe I'm wierd, I think it'd be fun, specially when its on a car/truck that's actually WORTH it
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I want a new Holley, not the remans, but it's honestly a pipe dream. I will have to settle for something at least decent, if not perfect - ANYTHING is better than the Quad POS on there right now. It's finding someone to teach me how to tune it that will be the hard part... never done that before.
YEAH, he's totally worth it. :D
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I had a 800cfm QJet on my car WAY back in the day, honestly I didnt mind it but we swapped it out for the 550cfm Holly when gas prices spiked a few years back...damn thing started flooding and fucking up so bad Dad wouldnt let me drive it at all...my bro was awesome and got me a shiny new 600cfm Performer Edelbrock, friggin LOVE that thing *le sigh* now I wanna go for a ride :( lol
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My noob-ism might show here, but to go from an 800 to a 550 seems like quite a leap backwards. Depending on the engine it was paired with, it may just have not been big enough to handle the demand??
What car do you/did you have?
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When it gave out and we started looking for a new one most of what I found said to pair a 305 with a 500cfm, but we bumped up to the 600 Edelbrock...and I friggin love it haha
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The 87 Monte and the 78 Van are my boys...the Lincoln's my grandfather's that we're trying to sell, and then of course the Impala and Old Man :)...and some of my drawings *shrugs*
ironically enough LJ is the only place my screenname is anything different, everywhere else it's montecarlogurl87, I've gotten the nickname Monte now LMAO
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