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Originally posted by Push1267:
... I read that some of the earliest euro panteras came from Detomaso with aluminum manifolds and Holley carb. Would this have been the manifold used ...
Yes some of the pushbutton Panteras were equipped with the Ford dual plane aluminum manifold and a Holley carburetor, the manifold you have is the one used by De Tomaso. Its the only aluminum dual plane manifold with a Holley carburetor base Ford manufactured.
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Originally posted by Push1267:
... Question is, what Holley Carb. would have been sold with it back then? Amongst the parts there is also a few carburators including an early Holly vac. secondary ...
Ford sold the manifold by itself and left it to the buyer to choose a carb. It is true Ford sold several Holley carbs over the counter, but no specific carb was paired with the 351C manifold. Ford's recommendation for the 351C was a 780 cfm vacuum secondary or an 850 cfm mechanical secondary (double pumper). However, De Tomaso installed a 600 cfm vacuum secondary carb sourced from the aftermarket, not Ford. The early vacuum secondary carb in your stock of parts is most likely the correct one. I believe it was a list 1850, but I'm not positive of that number.
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Originally posted by Push1267:
... Does anybody know the specs of the carburators sold by Ford with the manifold back then - and how do I identify the one I have ...
I have a couple of different catalogs listing Holley jetting specs. If you can provide the "list number" I may be able to provide the original Holley jetting specs. The list number is stamped on the choke horn.
