Holley: Carburetors, Manifolds & Fuel Injection (HP1052)

If one wants to understand carburetion, engine air flow requirements, volumetric efficiency, fuel flow requirements, air/fuel ratio, air/fuel mixture distribution, and detailed carburetor operating theory, and dial in his/her carburetor (especially Holleys), this is the book to read. It is chock full of information regarding selection and use of carburetors and carburetor tuning information. Purchase and study this book (second or third editions, dated 1987, 1978, and 1976, maybe the first edition dated 1972, but not the fourth edition). The second edition and the third edition contain the section on Road-Race Tuning, which has been deleted from the fourth edition, and therefore have the most complete and thorough information available from truly authoritative sources on Holley carburetors. The book was written with the support and cooperation of Holley, and contains much information not available elsewhere, including information not known by present Holley tech line personnel. Contributors to the book include the Engineering Section Supervisor for High Performance Carburetion at Holley, the Technical Services Director at Holley, the Service and Education Manager at Holley, and the P.R. and Advertising Manager at Holley, and Mike Urich was Manager, Holley Aftermarket Engineering. This book is authoritative!I just checked again, and my copy of this edition dated 1987 has the section on road race tuning. My review that was previously here was for the next edition, and was incorrectly posted for this edition.

I used this book to complete my first carburetor rebuild. It helped me to identify my specific carburetor (in order to obtain the kit) and walked me through the rebuilding process. It included key adjustments, pictures, and detailed instructions.The book also contains the history of carburetors as well as how they function--an interesting and technical read for people who want to learn. I knew very little about rebuilding and tuning carbs, but now I feel as though I can talk about them (and work on them) with some confidence. This book was a great investment--especially for Holley carburetor owners!

Well, I bought this book mainly because I was installing a Holley analog Pro-Jection TBI fuel injection system. It covers many holley carbs from 2 barrels, 4150's, 4160's, and 2 and 4 barrel pro-jection. I was surprised slightly that they didn't cover the "economaster-4360" but then again, this carb has been out of production for over a decade. It would have been a PERFECT book if it covered the 4360 but overall. This is a very worthwhile book, whether you are looking to learn about Holley carburetors or fuel injection.

would recommend, this book has a lot of tips and tricks that are not in the rebuild kit

This book is the most complete book on Holley I have seen.The book explains what things are and how they work.I buy alot of HP Books and read them till the binding wears out.If you get a chance to buy it buy it.

Just as advertised.

I was looking for a copy for this for the old holley efi and used the info to get my 1993 holley projection going.

Not a lot of real useful tuning information.