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02-05-2008, 05:01 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Livermore,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2168, 418, TKO 600
Posts: 203
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Choke or No Choke?
First off, I did a CC search for "Choke" and most of the results had to do with Tom Brady, Randy Moss, and the Patriots. interesting.
My question is, do most of you with 351w strokers have a choke and do you recommend one?
My car is cold blooded and I'm considering to add a electric choke.
Thanks,
Dan
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02-05-2008, 05:17 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sacramento,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance 460 SVO
Posts: 305
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Dan what kind of carb do you have now?? does it have any kind of choke housing? I really don't know if you can add one or not. I could be wrong though. those in the know with chime in soon.
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02-05-2008, 05:19 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Posts: 1,226
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Personally, I can't see why anyone with a street driven car wouldn't have a choke. They make life so much easier.
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02-05-2008, 05:38 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florence,
AL
Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
Posts: 4,511
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My Cobra is fuel injected but all my Cobra buddies have carb's. Most say they don't need a choke because they sit in the car and keep it running till it warms up. We have disconnected a few chokes because the guys did not use them.
Dwight
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02-05-2008, 05:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP, Keith Craft
Posts: 277
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I'm with Dwight. No choke and no regrets. It makes me warm the car up a bit before starting off.
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02-05-2008, 05:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mickleton,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #2731 (now sold)
Posts: 62
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I do not have a choke, but I would rather have one. I also wish I had a throttle pull knob. All of my antique carbureted vehicle are set up like that, and it's convenience that I have gotten used to. I doubt I will bother adding them to the Cobra, but I still wish I had them.
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02-05-2008, 06:01 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,591
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No choke, mill the air horn and "go with the (air) flow" for more HP.
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02-05-2008, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Valencia,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #89, KCR aluminum 427 windsor
Posts: 322
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... have electric choke on mine... is an all-aluminum 427 Windsor stroker, running a Holley 770 street avenger- so proper warm-up is crucial. This way, I just don't have to be sitting in the seat feathering the pedal the whole time. I usually use the warm-up time (about 5-7 minutes) to check for leaks while it's getting up to temp. The engine (and the temp gauge) let me know when the Dragon is awake & ready for battle.
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Santa Clarita, CA
BDR #89- KCR aluminum 427 windsor, TKO-600
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02-05-2008, 06:28 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
No choke, mill the air horn and "go with the (air) flow" for more HP.
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 IF you removed the air cleaner and have OPEN headers, you would still never notice the difference on the street.
That is the " if it's good for the race track, it must be good for the street" mentality.
My 70 LS6 Chevelle had over 600 FWHP. It had an air horn and a choke. |
02-05-2008, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Frederick,
CO
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF Roadster, 418W
Posts: 385
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I grew up in the era of no chokes and cable operated chokes. Learned to work around cold and hot starts with careful application of throttle input and lots of curse words! However, those lessons came back in a good way with my 418W and Demon carb sans choke. The cold starts are actually pretty easy; the winter-gas starts with a warm engine proved to be a beeyatch! Lessons from long ago proved invaluable, along with letting the fuel pump run for a bit before engaging the starter. The occasional backfire through the carb reinforces my belief that only real men can drive these things!
(Whatever works in your fantasy!)
All that being said, I'm thinking FI might be in the cards down the road!
Terry
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02-05-2008, 08:45 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Odessa (Tampa),
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR 559. 410 Stroker 72 block AFR205 Heads, Solid roller lifters, Comp Cams XR286, Eagle 4" stroke internally balanced with chevy journals, Oliver rods, Probe Forged pistons, Mighty Demon, Super Victor, MSD Digital 6.....
Posts: 260
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Chokes are for girls!!
No choke has been present on any of my Cobra's. No problems with starting or running ever...
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BDR 559
Indigo Blue, White Stripes
SBF 410
TKO 600 .82 OD (Road Race)
HP= Enough!!
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02-05-2008, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Austin,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: Lonestar Classics, 302 stroked to 347; Metallic British Racing Green
Posts: 595
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Electric choke on a Demon carb...STILL haven't figured out how to adjust the d@mned thing though!!! 
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02-05-2008, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Roseville,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: 427 Unique Roadster, FE by FE Specialties, 470hp, Top Loader, 3:31 Jag
Posts: 1,716
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BDR561
Chokes are for girls!!
No choke has been present on any of my Cobra's. No problems with starting or running ever...
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I agree - especially if you live in California.
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Phil
CA SPCN 2004-040 complete and legal
http://www.uniquecobra.com/
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02-05-2008, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: San Diego,
CA
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Posts: 2,979
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Yes I have one and it's locked on full open.
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02-05-2008, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
Posts: 4,097
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Choke came on my Roush w/Holley 770 and it works great. No compelling reason to disable it.
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Doug
No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
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02-05-2008, 10:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Provo,
UT
Cobra Make, Engine: Daytona Coupe
Posts: 1,359
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There is not much clearance between the lid of Stelling and Hellings air cleaner and a Holley air horn...
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02-08-2008, 06:47 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: toronto,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 408w 500 h.p. 550 ft.lbs
Posts: 562
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I agree with RodKnock,
If you can't get a few inches clearence between the highest lip on the choke housing & the air cleaner lid (as most of us can't) get rid of the choke & horn.
A properly set up carb will start with a few pumps, run & idle just fine in the coldest weather you would ever want to drive in within a few miniutes of warmup.
How do I know you ask??---Check out where I live, I drive mine untill the snow flies.  |
02-08-2008, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: McKinney,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #867 gone....
Posts: 1,272
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Ford Motorsport 392 and the Superformance choke knob/cable kept hanging so I took the choke off.
Have never missed it and actually like the cleaned up underhood appearance.
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She said, "The only thing I'll ask of you, you gotta promise not to stop when I say when..."
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02-09-2008, 07:42 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hickory,
NC
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427SC w/427so, ERA GT #2002
Posts: 1,106
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Don't have chokes on any of my three toys, two 4 bbls on the side oiler, one 4bbl on the 331 and 3X2's on the HP289. Minor inconvenience and more hp. No adjustments required.
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Tom
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough HORSEPOWER." Mark Donohue
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