Manifolds, carbs, and idle... that don't work.

The batmobile idled a little funky. The carburetor was rebuilt but just couldn't get the right idle. We took it into a shop in Salinas CA and discussed our options. In the end my dad decided to purchase an Edlebrock manifold and 4 barrel carb to just modernize it, and improve performance and gas mileage.

The original 4barrel carb off the 350 engine
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The original manifold, an immensely heavy piece of cast iron
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Now, the guy doing the work seemed knowledgeable but turned out to be far from it. Living in California there are strict smog laws, and Edlebrock makes a manifold that fits the requirements, but the guy ordered the same model, legal in every state EXCEPT ours, and installed it with the Edelbrock 1400 carb. A week later there was smoke pouring out from under the hood; the valve covers were leaking after his installation. My dad and I replaced the valve covers and gaskets, but knew we faced much bigger problems when it came time to smog the car.

The salinas guy installed this Edelbrock Performer 2101, which fits just fine, just isn't legal in CA because it has no EGR valve and won't pass smog.

This Edelbrock 1400 carb with 600cfm and electric choke will be staying. It comes with a paper stating that it is CA smog legal haha