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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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.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

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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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.  

55Birdman  Hickory NC

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.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

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.

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...

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

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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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.

Jeff Petersen

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

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com