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By ValveGuy - 14 Years Ago
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Hello, new here and looking for someone that rebuilds 56 Tbird carbs. think the call it a teapot or something to that effect. any help would be great. thanks Jim sivalvedude@hotmail.com
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By 55Birdman - 14 Years Ago
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Carburetor rebuilders in Az. will do it. Wyoming Carburetors . If you have access to the newest issue look up parts and supplies section for 53-59 fords there is a guy in there almost every month that rebuilds them. My advice is to throw it as far as you can into some lake close buy and get a 390 CFM Holley and forget about it.
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By pegleg - 14 Years Ago
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Suggest you don't throw it away. Whoever wants to restore the car, or another 55 will want it eventually. The 390 is, however a decent choice for a "Driver".
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By ValveGuy - 14 Years Ago
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Thanks for the imput guys, yea i have heard lots of bad things about it, its the Original 56 Tbird from the TV show 77 Sunset Strip. from the late 60's. So not sure what he wants to do....im up for the holley myself.....Thanks again.... JD
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By Daniel Jessup - 14 Years Ago
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If you want to throw the old carb away, send it to the lake out here at 2581 Northwestern Pike Winchester, VA 22603 Dan J 
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By Jeff - 14 Years Ago
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If you replace the stock carburetor with the Holley I believe you also will need an adapter from the small mounting bolt pattern to the larger, more common pattern as on the Holley.
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By ValveGuy - 14 Years Ago
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Well he has decided to go with the holley 390, as for the adapter, any idea when i could get my hands on one....? Thanks JD
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By Daniel Jessup - 14 Years Ago
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check www.speedway.com ... I think the last time I purchased one, that was where it came from. They also show up on ebay, but are generally overpriced. You may also want to check Honest Charlie's...
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By marvh - 14 Years Ago
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The teapot can be made to run as good as any carb on the market. Just have to remember they are 50 years old and need a professional rebuild. The teapots were made to run with the loadamatic distributors.
If you do a search on this site you will find many discussions and help with the teapots quirks.
If you are going to replace the teapot with that new Holley you will have to replace the distributor to the 57 & later distributor, another expense, other expenses; you will also need a manifold to carb adapter, new fuel lines. The air cleaner will need an adapter to raise the air cleaner as the choke will hit the air cleaner.
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By paul2748 - 14 Years Ago
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I used a rebuilder named Mike Suter who is in PA. His phone is 215-757-3678. He is very reasonable ( not like Pony) and the carb he did for me ran good right out of the box. Nice follow up too. Supposedly he runs the carb before shipping to make sure its good. Two years later and no complaints.
I don't agree at all with Birdman. It's a good carb if redone right. There are some tricks to get it right, therefore a rebuilder is your best choice.
I'm no Holley fan either.
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By 55Birdman - 14 Years Ago
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When Dad died he had 6 of them sitting on a shelf here in the garage. They will turn to dust before I use one. I remember during the early days when the parts store/garage was in business there was a lot of guys with trouble with those carbs and over time everyone in this neck of the woods switched carbs. I had one and all I ever had was leaks,adjustment problems etc.. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and I welcome their input. BUt as for me it Holley or Edelbrock.
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By ValveGuy - 14 Years Ago
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Is this the adapter that i need to put the 390 carb on the manifold ? http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Universal-Carb-Adapter-Tapered-Port,69.html MSD makes a Y Block Dist, Part# 8383 Any thoughts on the 390 Carb, and the MSD Dist as a combo......Thanks JD
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By Ted - 14 Years Ago
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That adapter looks to be the one. You’ll love the MSD distributor and while the 390 cfm carb will drive around well, the top end power will suffer due to the small size of the carb. Something on the order of 525-600 cfm will still give the same drivability while also providing enhanced top end performance.
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By ValveGuy - 14 Years Ago
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Thanks again to all for your imput, this car belongs to a friend who live in Arizona and i am in California, he knows nothing about cars, and im looking to make it run reliably as he is along way away for me to run over and look at it. 525 holley will be looked at after i know exactly what size this motor is. thanks again.....JD Thanks to John Mummert for sending me here....! Been a big Help....
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