So how does it run with the new carb?Did you install the choke stove in the exhaust manifold yet?



I'm still working on cleaning up the "B" manifold and gathering up all of the necessary parts to put it back together. On the choke stove, I decided to run the line to the intake manifold center heat riser instead of drilling the exhaust manifold. I would think that there is enough heat in there to open up the choke. If not, I will drill the exhaust manifold and run the line down there. I am using a 1/2" phenolic carb spacer as a heat block, just as you suggested. Thanks, Alan

So how does it run with the new carb?Did you install the choke stove in the exhaust manifold yet?

  

It took a little trimming, cutting and fitting of the lower lip of the original Mercury oval air cleaner but it now fits perfectly on the Holley 465. With the original air cleaner installed, only I know that a "flaming teapot" does not lurk below! Alan S. Freeman

Alan,contact rustyfords on the 1954ford.com site via pm he did a right up on how to,He has an Edelbrock 1406 under his '54 Filter.

Alan. When I get home I'll send you some pictures of what I did to keep the original look. I didn't use a 7-1/8" top carb but adapted it to a 5" early 4-barrel. I used 2 adapters on top of each other then the dry air filter. I did buy a stock oil bath off e-bay to cut up and saved the original one and teapot Holley.

Just looking under the hood you can't tell I'm not stock. A 10" air cleaner/filter can be easily hidden under a stock housing. Eastwoods "argent" paint looks like stock also...

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Yup thats what you do...



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

I received the new Holley 465 CFM 4 BBL carburetor today and I tried the original Mercury oval "Teapot" air cleaner on it. It looks like it won't fit without some modification. The "Teapot" air cleaner has a flange or lip which extends about 1/2" below the top surface of the throttle body when the cleaner is installed on an original carburetor. This lip hits on the Holley 465 keeping the cleaner from seating around the circular edge. It looks like I will have to trim off this lip to get the cleaner to fit on the new carburetor. I hate to cut up the original cleaner but it looks like there is no other way to use .t on the Holley 465. Alan S. Freeman

The 390 will work fine.The kickdown on yours is part of the throttle linkage on the firewall.The "no kickdown"on the carb is where it may be used on a newer car where the kickdown is part of the carburetor.I have the 390 on mine.You will need to replace the distributor.Keep your original parts in case you want to switch back to sell the car.Once you do the carb and dist. swap you wont want to change it back.

  

I believe your Fordomatic has a kickdown, but I'll let someone else get into the details. However, does your Crown Victoria appear to be an original 4 Bbl (teapot) dual exhaust car originally? If so, it may have been a 272 "power pack" engine car, with higher compression heads also... My point is, that if so, and if the car is fairly original body wise and so on..don't dispose of the parts you remove!. To collectors, the car is worth far more relatively stock, than if substantially modified..

Paul

   I am wanting to replace my Teapot carbureator on my 1955 Ford Crown Victoria. Would like to use the Holley 390 carbureator.  However after reading up on the Holley it mentions a kick down on the carb for the transmission.  I don't think my Fordomatic transmission has a kick down.

  So should I purchase a carb without a kick-down.  Please help.

Ray