We’ve decided that the time has come for us to “retire”, so our business is For Sale. It will be sold all inclusive “Turn Key”; OR, we will sell our large collection of Small Base Rochester 2GC and 2GV core carburetors by themselves (and we have a lot of them). This business would be a perfect addition to an existing hot rod, automotive restoration, or current carburetor rebuilding business; Or you can run it as a stand alone like we have since we started it in 1983. And don’t let the word carburetor scare you. We will share our simple, and repeatable process and procedures with you, for your continued success. Fairly and honestly priced to sell (lower six figures). You must be as willing to intially share your information with us, as we are to share ours with you. Meaning, Serious Inquires Only! It all starts with a phone call. And for those of you that still want to purchase Parts & Pieces & Cores to build or rebuild your own carbs, please don’t hesitate to call. If the website is still up, we are still here and working everyday to help you… Thank You! 406-453-5395

I was just reminded that this is our 25th Year of being associated with and recommended by Edelbrock ( 06/94 to 06/19 ). The relationships that we’ve made with people there, or that have come from their recommendations, will always be some of our most cherished. Thank You to everyone that has helped promote us, and support us through all of these years. 

NHRA “World Champion” Sammy Pizzolato, just sent us a few photos and some comments after using a set of 3 of our Big Block CORVETTE Tri-Power Carburetor Insulator Packages on his own 1969 Corvette street car.

“These carb insulators are a must for every Big Block TriPower Corvette owner”… “It’s so nice now, to be able to shut the engine off, and not have to worry about carburetor percolation and gas flooding over into the engine”… “These really do work! Thank You for manufacturing such a great product.”

Thank You Sammy for the awesome endorsement, and because of the special material that these are made out of, we know you will appreciate them for a long time to come.

* Set of 3 – 1/2″ Thick – “Bonded Pair” Heat Insulating Spacers & Shields (there is no gasket between spacer & shield); with longer studs, nuts, washers and plenty of gaskets are now priced @ $207.oo + usps priority mail (please note, that the logo will only appear on the center carb bowl shield, and not all 3 insulators as shown in the photos here, that were for display only (the one logo is very discrete, so much so that most people never even see that it’s there).

(n.c.r.s. – ncrs – corvette – chevrolet – chevy – big block – 1967 – 1968 – 1969 – tripower – tri-power – holley carburetors – holley 2300 carburetors – carbs – percolation – vapor lock – cool carbs – kool carbs – drag race – stock eliminator – 1/2″ spacer – 1/2″ spacers – Duntov)

May the Peace & Joy that Christmas brings, be with you and your families throughout the New Year…

 Hot Rod Santa wishes a Merry Christmas to All!

we will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 20th, 2014 to Monday Jan. 5th, 2015 for year end inventory and the holidays

( original Jeff Norwell artwork for us – AUTOMOTION – copyright 2010 )

The testing is done and we’ve proven our point that the printed CFM Ratings supplied by the Rochester Products Division (RPD) of GM has been incorrectly documented from the very beginning… Realize, that compared to the equipment that is available today, RPD was using antiquated equipment and more theory than actuality in determining their flow numbers… And unlike Holley & Carter who used cfm ratings as part of their performance marketing campaigns, GM (RPD) actually would have preferred not using any CFM Ratings with their carburetors at all… The Small Base Rochester 2 Barrel Carburetor CFM ratings that we have proven, comes from the differences in the diameter of 5 different models that range from 1″ up to 1.250″…  My Thanks go to Nick Smithberg @ Smithberg Racing for having the skill, the equipment, and the want to do this project with us… Nick tested all of the 5 sizes; using multiple pressure drops and flows; and all testing was done with and without the air horn bell for comparison.

Stromberg-97 Carb Spacer and Heat Shield

Stromberg-97 Carb Spacer and Heat Shield

Our New Stromberg 97 – Holley 94 – Edelbrock 94, Hi-Performance Heat Insulating Carb Spacer & Shield… These Insulators Minimize Carburetor Heat Soak – Hard Starting – Fuel Evaporation – Vapor Lock – Percolation – Flooding – Intake Staining – and Heat Cycle Bowl Fracturing…

These WORK Especially Well on all Ford Flathead Applications!!

NO other options come close to matching the Qualities of Our New Product…
– Proprietary Patented Composite
– Lowers Carburetor Temperature
– Rigid Material Will Not Melt – Crush or Deform
– Black O.E.M. Appearance – color is throughout, not an applied coating

Check out the Applications and Available Discounts on these 1/2″ thick “Bonded Pairs” here… http://hotrodcarbs.com/store/carburetor-insulator-shields-spacers.html

340″ MOPAR 6-Pak Intake and Carbs – AUTOMOTION / Hot Rod Carbs
Holley 2300 Carburetor Heat Insulating Spacers & Shields

Hot Rod Magazine – ‘Parts & Stuff’ – August 2014

Carburetor Spacers Heat Insulating… Despite the advancements in late model efi, the carburetor still rules when it comes to “True” Hot Rods and O.E.M. Muscle Cars.

AUTOMOTION / Hot Rod Carbs has released it’s own line of ‘Premium’ carburetor heat insulating spacers and spacer shields that help minimize the ill effects of the gasoline blends that we all have to contend with today.

Popular 2-bbl. models are available now. 1 bbl & 4 bbl models coming soon.

Each insulator is only 1/4″ thick for applications where hood clearance maybe an issue (some insulation is better than none!)… If you are sure that height is not an issue or concern a “Configured Pair” of a little more than 1/2″ thick is the recommended insulation for each carburetor.

Small Block Ford Tri-Power – AUTOMOTION / Hot Rod Carbs
Holley 2300 Carburetor Heat Insulating Spacers & Shields

The Holley 2300 version shown here is intended for use in single carb and multiple carb applications like the

– 427″ Chevrolet Corvette Tri-Power

– FE Ford 406 Tri-Power

– Small Block Ford K Code 289″

– 340″ 6-Pak MOPAR

– 440″ 6-Pak MOPAR

Top photo = 340″ MOPAR 6-Pak

Bottom photo = Small Block Ford Tri-Power

6-Deuce HEMI – Edelbrock-X3

Edelbrock X3 – 6-Deuce Early Chrysler HEMI

Here’s my rendition of a properly built and assembled 6-Deuce Rochester Carburetor System, using a 55 Year Old Edelbrock X3 Cross-Ram Intake that I restored in-house.

Everything runs and idles just on the center two carbs.  The corner four are functioning secondary-dumpers that only flow air & fuel once you start to pull them open… When that happens, HOLD’N ON!!… None of this build was as easy as it looks… But it was very, very satisfying in the end.

We’ve got an 6-Deuce Edelbrock X4 – for Big Block Chevy that is available as well… Give us a call to place your order for that rare piece before it’s gone as well.

Thank You

HorsePower TV – 1932 Ford Coupe – with Hot Rod Carbs

HorsePower TV 1932 Ford

Some 13+ years ago we did a Complete SB Chevy 3-Deuce build for Chuck Hanson and the guys at HorsePower Tv for this 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe build they were doing on series.

After loosing track of the completed car during all of this time, ‘out of the blue’ the owner of the car calls us the other day, to tell us how well it is still running after all of this time and 30K+ miles later, and asks If he “should maybe consider giving the carbs some sort of an update?”…

So we sent him some new accel pumps and a few gaskets and told him don’t touch anything else…
Now get back out there and continue to enjoy it.

Hot Rod Carbs .com & HorsePower TV still going strong

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