MWMburton

ok so premixed to day n maybe its just me but the car feels better so im happy until i purchase some lines n maybe a rebuild kit for good measure.

does anyone know exactly what id need to do to put a holley on? like the 460 cfm on racing beat, i have the manifold but i just need the carb but the mani elimates the rats nest n that means some vaccum lines. . . also to convert to mechanical secondaries what would be the advantage over stock acceleration and where could i find the kit to convert it to mechanical secondaries? hopefully someone is still peekin through this thread lol

Sterling

You're gonna kill that pretty new cat of your in a hurry premixing when you don't know what you're doing.
As far as the Racing Beat Holley, yes, you should definitely get one.

MWMburton

i premixed the right amount, i can tell cuz theres very little smoke at start up and zero when its warm n even when the engine is cold theres hardly any smoke. but when i do the different intake manifold what do i do with all my other vaccum lines n my retarded warm air thing and will i pass emisions cuz that manifold only has the fiting for the brake booster

djessence

Since sterling recommended a holley i am going to recommend a Sterling.

I think you should get a sterling. Its cheaper (i think) AND designed for our cars

Kentetsu

lol, you do realize that the man who has been helping you out with this issue (Sterling) is the maker of the famed Sterling carbs, don't you? Kind of a slap in the face to start talking about Holley carbs, which are far inferior to his carbs (in my humble opinion).

Get a Sterling carb and you won't regret it. I love mine...

MWMburton

i know, when i was a noob (more of a noob i should say lol) i looked into em and thought about it seriously but if i was going to do a sterling carb id go all out with my fb, right now its just the daily driver. when i build another fb is i do an NA one i'll definatly be going with a sterling w/no emision controls. thats the thing that steered me away from his setup in the first place was the emisions. i gotta pass deq till i find a new place to register my car at, like i said b4 all or nothing i know sterling carbs come in like 4 stages but hey if you cant go all out then whats the point.

i was just talkin bout em cuz i have a racing beat manifold that undoubtly is meant for a holley carb and i get a descent discount on holley carbs through my work. and i dont know if using the stock intake manifold on a kick *** sterling carb would reap the full benifits. . . ? or an i an idiot and the racing beat will work w/ the sterling . . .? . . .?

Sterling

No worries, Kentetsu. He can do whatever he thinks is best.
I told him he should get the Holley.
I don't have time for bullshit anymore. With every Sterling I sell there is a 30 day money back guaranty and after-sales commitment to get the customer up & running, tuned properly and dialed in. I don't ever want to grow into one of those companies that doesn't respond to their email or bother with after sales support.
-But I have my limits! And where some people are concerned, I just know right from the get-go that they'll be trouble because they know absolutely nothing about tuning...not even the basics!. I'm only happy to send them to RB for a Holley. I make way too little for that kind of headache.

Burton, you really should know the benefits of a free flowing exhaust by now. It's like the very first thing to do to any engine to improve performance; -slap a header on it.

Also, you can't just put any old Holley on. Racing Beat modifies their Holleys to work well on the rotary.

Kentetsu

I'm not sure if you will pass emissions with a Holley carb. You might just want to look for a rebuild kit for your current carb if you need to keep your emissions equipment intact...

kutukutu1

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Hey I Agree With Orion84gsl, Get Yourself A Shop Manual And Work On It Yourself, I Got My First Rotary About 2 Month Ago And My Carb Was In Terrible Shape, It Bearly Idled, And I Bought A Shop Manual And Took That Carb Apart More Than 30 Times Literally, But Now It Runs Great And I Know That Carburator Like The Back Of My Hand, The Best Way To Know Your Car Is To Diy, I Did The Same For The Differential As Well And Going To Do It For A Tranny Rebuild As Well. Good Luck On Fixing It Man, Its Not Easy.

MWMburton

ok i may not be a tuner but i dont consider myself one yet anyway, i dont have the experiance or know how to tear down the nikki in a day. you have to realize, this is a daily driver. i need this to run everyday. i dont have another car to get around in.
as far as exhaust systems go id buy one but o wait its my daily driver i dont want to put any more money than i have to into it. eventually when i do get my other car running id like to put a 1000 or so into the fb just for fun but right now its not in my line of sight. and i do know that the exhaust is the place to start when looking for power because its the most overlooked part of the car while being designed, most companies just slap something together no matter how it looks or flows.
as for getting a sterling carb id only like to buy one if i already knew how to properly use it as far as tuning goes. i dont like the ppl that buy parts for there car and have no idea on how to use them. it kinda defeats the purpose of it all.

i dont mean to be a douche but the reason i was so worried about the car in the first place is because its my only mode of transportation at the moment. when my carb get to a point where it no longer is adequate in function or excitment i will have already looked into how the nikki works and what the differences are and at that point i have no doubt that a sterling will be the right choice to make. im sorry if i offended sterling in anyway by mentioning an inferior product before even considering his, it was not my intention. i have no concerns about your product, ive heard too many good things and zero bad things about your carbs. from the moment i visited your website i knew that you had more knowledge and know how about the volumetric efficiantcy for my cars carb than anyone i have ever heard of. i would love to be the proud owner of a sterling carb but right now is not the right time for me to be spending money on my fb, in a year or two i will most definatly have the funds to do whatever i want to my car.

Sterling

I'm not offended at all. I didn't mean to come off that way, either. I think you have a long way to go (on your car) before you're ready for a carb upgrade, aut when you mentioned Holley as a choice for a carb upgrade, I figured right then that you needed more experience- Not because it was a Holley you mentioned, but because you were mentioning a carb upgrade before exhaust & basics, that's all (which just isn't done).
Sounds like you have your head screwed on tight, and aren't expecting miracles without effort.

I dunno if you're familiar (I don't see it mentioned much), but look up "Felix Miata". Oodles of info where I go to brush up on the basics & specifics when I need to.

MWMburton

sweet thanks for the info im sure it will be put to good use