Need New Carb! What 1-Barrel would Be Best?

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It's been a bit of an adventure, but I've gotten a remanufactured late 70's 200 ('77 head/'78 block and crank) swapped into my '64 Falcon wagon. My old Holley carb isn't big enough for the 1 3/4" throat, so I need to get a new setup. I have the orginal Ford-O-Matic mated to the engine and a new D.U.I. distributor setup, so no spark control valve will be needed. It still has the original throttle linkage and manual choke. I was thinking '69 Mustang 250 Autolite 1101 carb, but I'd appreciate any input. I'm also hunting for the larger heat riser, if anyone has an extra they'd be willing to part with. Cheers, and thanks in advance for any replies.
 
i used the carter rbs on mine it has been great for almost a year and is one of the simplest carbs to rebuild i havenjt heard anything good or bad about the autolite 1101 just that the hollwy 1940 and autolite 1100 were crap. the carter yf i have also heard is a good carb.
 
For a simple bolt on carb, I would go with the Carter YF also. It is easy and cheap to rebuild. There were several versions of the spacer plate just to let you know.

don
 
Howdy Warbozz and All:

The 1101 will be the closest thing to a bolt-on. It is a simple and straight forward carb. This carb will be closest to matching your stock linkage. It is rated at 210 cfm. You may have to taper the top lip of the carb to manifold adapter for the butterfly valve to clear.

The Carter RBS is rated at 215 cfm and is also a simple straight forward carb. These carbs were used stock with a throttle cable, so your stock linkage would have to be modified or convert to a cable linkage and pedal. You will also likely need to slot the mounting bolt holes to match the narrower mounting studs and modify the fuel line.

Both use a vacuum assisted hot air automatic choke. The Carter YF is rated at 187 cfm from a 200 engine and 195 cfm from a 250. Linkage would have to be changed or modified with these also.

All of these are good, basic carbs, easy and cheap to rebuild, requiring minimal adjustments. The down side is that the accelerator pump mechanism are weak and the choke system makes them susceptable to dirt and comtamination. This requires regular cleaning by spraying down the inside and out with a good carb cleaner periodically and a rebuild every few years.

IIWY, my first choice would be the 1101 simply because it will be closest to a direct bolt-on because of the stock linkage.

Keep us posted on what you decide to use and how it goes.

I'm not sure what you mean when you talk about a "Larger heat riser"? Please clarify.

Adios, David
 
just put an 1101 from Pony carbs on our 66 200 along with a 69 dizzy and it made a HUGE difference. it's smooth, idles well, tunes easily, bolted right up. should have done this 19 months ago.l it is spendy but it's a pretty critical piece of the system. no regrets.
 
i put the rbs on my 66 head and besides boring out the hole because mine was smaller on the earlier head everything bolted right up the studs lined up and even the linkage the only thing was it was too short to i welded a small piece of sheet metal onto the carb throttle works great.
 
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