I have a quick question: will it matter if I put a Racing Beat Holley carb that is tuned for the '83-'85 12a on an older 1982 12a? Would they really be "tuned" (ie manufactured or ported) differently, or is it just a matter of the mixture screws being set up from the factory? Can anyone give me an answer?

 

The motors are the same. It will work the same but yes, you may have to adjust the idle and idle mixture.

 

word to the wise dump it an get a weber ....its so easy to tune

 

Well, yeah, I know they are the same engine, but Racing Beat's website sells a couple of different carbs for the 12a depending on which year the car was built. I would imagine that they don't differ much in makeup. I was just curious about the matter.

 

It is the same kit for 76-85 12A's so you are fine.

 

specially when he/she is stock...Drop and go sort of say...but i never really like the racingbeat setup...cost way to much money...but for somebody who want a drop and go system and don't know what there hell there doing tunning wise i guess that over priced equipment will work for him/her

 

Are you saying that you can't tune the Racing Beat carbs yourself? That seems a bit odd. I deal much more with fuel injected rather than carburated engines, but I am certainly not averse to turning mixture screws.

By the way, nice looking first gen!