What Are Original Castings Supposed to Look Like?
Another carb builder posted that a customer was unhappy because a car show judge told him the carb was the incorrect color. So lets clear...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Feb 7
- 2 min
2 x 4 Set Up: A Brief History
In 1962 Ford decided that their 3x2 setup and 406ci engine needed to be more. The horsepower wars were raging between the big three...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Heads and Intakes
Many FE enthusiasts speak about the different head and intake styles used. In order of development: -Low Riser -High Riser -Medium Riser...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Jan 24
- 6 min
External Fuel Vents
I get asked about the external fuel vents on 1960s Ford Holleys pretty regularly, so lets have a chat about them. I am not going to...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Jan 21
- 5 min
Does Size Matter?: A Talk About Airbleeds
Photo: Henry Ricardo's Engine designed for Daimler in 1917 for British Tanks which became the first mass produced internal combustion...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Jan 21
- 7 min
Which Power Valve Should I Use?
How do I know what jet and power valve to use on my car? Ok. So we have idle squared away and the car moves at low speed just fine. Now,...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Dec 14, 2022
- 5 min
The Effect of Timing on Air/Fuel Ratios
This morning I saw a thread about a guy having a 2x4 FE setup with a medium riser intake. #1 and #2 headers were glowing red. He found...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Holley Identification
For the most part if it is a factory carb it’ll have a manufacturer part number. That will be on the top line. Ford carbs are included in...
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Drew Pojedinec
- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
Info to provide before asking a carburetor question
Why am I writing this? Because when a person messages me or posts to an online forum, frankly, I don’t feel like asking all of these...
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Drew Pojedinec
- May 5, 2022
- 12 min
Accelerator pumps and more
I’m offshore currently, I will add videos and photos to this article at a later date to help show and explain things. For the time being,...
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Drew Pojedinec
- May 1, 2022
- 5 min
Intake Cleaning Process
I have been dragging my feet on writing this blog post because what I hoped to achieve was not what happened in the end. I wanted to take...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Dec 23, 2021
- 7 min
Multi carbs
I get asked how to do initial multicarb setup. Figured this is as good a time as any (2am), so here goes. It has been mentioned before...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Dec 23, 2021
- 5 min
Initial Holley Set Up For When Things Get Hot...
Starting to get warm out around here. In prep for summer driving, a small primer on how to avoid fuel boiling in the carburetor on shut...
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Drew Pojedinec
- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
Before ever touching or adjusting a Holley, review this checklist
Ok. Lets talk. My mission has always been for you to have a good driving experience. I would also prefer to educate. Ideally I prefer...
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