Which carburetor should I put in?

OK major repair #1 is a new carburetor.
This is my 19 year old son's car and the work will be done by a reputable mechanic in Bellingham, Wa. He recommended an Edelbrock, when I look at summitracing.com all I find are Holley's...suggestions?

Which carburetor should I buy, car is going to be a daily driver and has a 302
original engine? I assume I am looking for a 2-barrel, single inlet carb...correct?

Thanks in advance

VF

 

In a stock application, retaining the 2v intake, you should either get a knowledgable party to rebuild your stock Autolite/Motorcraft carb OR get a remanufactered replacement.
If you intend to use a mild aluminum 4v intake, say Performer, you could go with a very small Holley and actually see a small performance gain and MPG gain. Assuming of course that the carb is tuned properly and your son doesn't keep his foot buried in it.
A 390 cfm Holley 4v can be had with electric choke and Ford kickdown lever. It is the same size as your 2v carb, but only uses half that volume when cruising because the carb is broken down into essentially 2 smaller 2v carbs. The rear 2 barrels don't come in until the engine needs them to, or even a little later if the carb is tuned right.
Next Holley up is the 570 Avenger. It to has all the street goodies like electric choke.

I don't know as much about Edelbrocks except they don't make the power a Holley does. Not nearly as tuning friendly when I have had them.

Good luck
Dave

 

I'm going to venture a guess that most Maverick owners don't replace the carb with another 2-barrel, but rather upgrade to a 4-barrel. That being the case, I have no idea where to get a replacment 2-barrel carb for your car. You can probably have the original one rebuilt and should run fine. If you are going to upgrade to a 4-barrel, I really like the Holley Street Avenger series (which is what I run), however the Edelbrock will be less maintainence. For an intake manifold, I would suggest the Edelbrock Performer...

 

One thing Dave left out is that Holley does make a 2bbl replacement carb in 350cfm or 500 cfm sizes. They are even setup for the Ford transmission kickdown.

http://holley.com/types/Two_Barrel_Street.asp

 

So it sounds like upgrading to a 4 barrel is the right thing to do, so should either of these 2 carbs work? and be an easy install for the mechanic?

Edelbrock 600 cfm, square-flange, electric choke (non-egr) part # 1406

or

Holley 570 cfm, 4 barrel, electric choke part # 0-80570 (R)

Or do I buy a rebuilt Holley 2 barrel at www.summitracing.com for $192.00 ?

 

Not sure what is required in the Phoenix area as far as inspections. You want to make sure your not creating a problem for yourself. Maybe one of the AZ guys will answer.

Any of the above are easily done with simple handtools.

 

IMO the Holley 2v carbs are simple, but not worth the effort over a stock 2v.
They are primarily used by racers that have strict rules on carbs.

 

You will need to swap the intake manifold if you go 4 barrel.
Dan

 

Ran a 500 2 barrel on one of my mavs mild 302 worked OK

 

Make sure you get a carb with automatic trans kickdown linkage, whatever you decide.

 

Seems to me it should be easy to get a remanufactured carb from any auto parts store. Then it's just bolt on and go.

 

I agree with Jamie. If you are looking for the least expensive repair, and are not into high-performance, then his idea is probably the best. Personally, I wouldn't waste the money with a Holley 2-barrel....