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Old 12-22-05, 11:06 PM
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Nikki Vs Holly Carbs... Effectiveness for $$$?

Ive got a 79 SA22C and ive decided to ether to find a stock nikki carb and rebuild it(which i have a 79, and they are no where to be found) OR go with a Holly carb setup... i did a quick search on it and got nada... my car hasnt ran in about 2-3 months and im 90% sure that its the carb thats messed up...(which is an 83 carb with 79 emissions setup)

What else would I have to get and do to my 7 to go the holly route? not really trying to get major hp gains or anything, just want my car to run while keeping it under a small fortune. And to the fact that its nearly impossiable to find a 79-80 carb... even one that needs rebuilt. I had a few friends say that if i had a holly setup, it would be easer to maintain than a nikki and that is more "widely known" than the nikki. How hard are they to aquire and what would i have to do? and if anyone has any links or hookups to where as i can find eather, that would be great.

what do you guys think? Keep trying to find a 79 Nikki or say F*** it to the nikki and try and use a holly?

Also any other ideas would be helpful...

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Old 12-22-05, 11:11 PM
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holley you'll have to go with a mostly straight through exhaust setup with headers to see any benefits, also ignition since its pushing so much more gas in. mileage also sucks.

personally on a 12a where u arent looking to make tons of power i would go with a sterling rebuild/modded nikki. i havent seen him posting much lately but im sure if you search around you could get in contact with him. saves some cash and keeps drivability.
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my problem still remains that i cant find a 79 nikki, i gota guy to rebuild it for me for $50, but no carby still... btw, where the best place to get a rebuild kit that has EVERYTHING?
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try at want to buy add in the for sale section, I would be suprized if you did not find something
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well alota people had carbs, just no "confirmed" 79 model carbs...
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sterling and rx7carl are your answers
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If you are running no emissions system- everything blocked off, then you can put any of the Rx7 Nikkis on her.
I don't have any 79/80 carbs that are not already apart and set up for heavy modding. But I PMed you, as well as a possible source on this forum. Hopefully he has what you need, and he's a really nice guy.
You can also try ebay.
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I made a adaptor for my holley. I used a 1 inch thick piece of phenolic. It looks like a funnel on the inside. Works great and i get about 28 mpg on highway. But because the adaptor acts like a open plenum the power band has moved up from 4000 to 9000 instead of 2000 to7000.
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