Off brand carburetor's

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So, I was having a few beers, while shopping E-bay a while ago, and ended up buying a “Holley STYLE” 600 cfm carb. It is one of these-
https://www.ebay.com/itm/600-Carb-Holley-Style-600HP-4-Barrel-Carburetor-Manual-Choke-/143190957469

Now, I didn’t NEED a new carb, but I was being lazy and bought it. I have had poor response from the seller about info or parts for the stupid thing.
Does anyone here know anything about them? The one reply that I did get said that ’ I’ve heard people can use Holley parts and gaskets’- paraphrasing there.
The one I got was only a hundred, plus shipping, and I know the floats need adjusting.
I don’t know if I want to try and run it, or just eat the hundred and leave it on a shelf.
Thoughts about this?

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Every time the Chinese copy an iconic American product they use shortcuts and do not perceive what the unintended consequences will be. This normally results in failure and disappointment of the end user.

I don’t have any experience with these and never will. Best of luck to you but prepare for the worst.

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Not sure what you bought. The pics do not show a rear metering block, so there is not four corner idle. Maybe the pics are wrong. Looks like a nock off and I agree with Royce. Good luck… Hope it works or you can put it on your lawn mower…

Rob

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Ah the old “couple beer” shopping experience! I think we have all been there my friend!

Honestly I would save yourself the headache and scrape that generic copy for a good carb. Make a cool lamp stand or bookend stand with it instead

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I would pull it apart, grab a Holley float bowl and metering plate gasket for a 3310 and see how close they are.

My guess is that Holley parts will work for the most part. often the knock off stuff may have different threads (metric, different size) but they copy the rest pretty closely for ease

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I’m sorry, but I just can’t stop thinking of this guy when I see that carburetor.



To be serious, it doesn’t look as close to the original as do the new 2100 replicas for under $100. Thanks for being the pioneer to try one of these!

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If it doesn’t work on top of the lawn mower, then put it underneath the lawn mower.



Not sure how well this might work. But, I’ve seen my fair share of Chinese distributors from Ebay and they are garbage.

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A hundred bucks plus shipping, I have spent more on less promising things :slight_smile:

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I hit the buy it now, before I realized what I had done. What sucks, is that I really don’t need another carb- I might try it on the car I am trying to sell, and let it go with that one after I adjust the floats.
I was just curious if anyone else had seen or heard of these. I did see another ad for one priced in British pounds, I was hoping I lucked into something better than what I appear to have bought. :neutral_face:

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What’s the harm in trying it?

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I’m curious to see if it works, but probably not. Most likely it’ll sort of run out of the box and as time passes give you more and more problems.

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Honestly, I don’t think I will end up using it. Like I said I don’t need another carb, I have plenty just sitting around. This will end up either on eBay or under the bench.