Does anyone have a WCFB Carb available for sale or trade near me that would work on my 289 engine? I am in SW Washington. Thanks Jim
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There's nothing wrong with a Carter WCFB other than they're getting old, and carbs really don't improve with age. How about trying a new Edelbrock 500CFM on an adapter, or better yet a factory '63-'64 four barrel manifold?
(Or one of the Stude V8 2bbl to 4bbl conversion intake manifolds?) The Edelbrock (AFB) is completely reliable, and the electric choke option works out great. -
I replaced my WCFB with a AFB as the AFB didn't cost me anything it was a spare I had laying around , I HAVE the WCFB BUT ITS A BASKET CASE IN pieces along with a instruction sheet it's yours for free I won't ever use it. Just pay postage and I'll sent it to you. I'm in Western Washington on Hood Canal.
Contact me by my e-mail belfairsoper@gmail.com I'm busy with my wife sick so I don't always answer right away but this e-mail is the best way to find me.
The tag Id on the WCFB reads as follows 2219SA and below that number is a 2 digit number that's hard to read I think it says E5Comment
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Nice offer. I found a complete rebuild kit on eBay for one of those, too. Mine currently is being installed and I can't wait to feel the difference. Good luck.Dave Warren (Perry Mason by day, Perry Como by night)Comment
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The last rebuild kit I ordered a couple of months ago, & installed for a fellow Stude owner, was disappointing. The gaskets were old, brittle and shrunk. I wound up re-using several of the old gaskets because the ones in the kit, even after soaking, were useless. I got the kit from a high volume Stude vendor, and really think those kits should be pulled from the shelf. Good luck with your kit.Comment
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Daved T. sells rebuilt WCFBs, for about $10,000
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LOL. I bought a "re-manufactured" carb on eBay for about $1000. The kit was about $30 but I bought it for spares, in case my tuner guy was short something. Hope it all works out.Dave Warren (Perry Mason by day, Perry Como by night)Comment
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The most recent better-than-new WCFB a customer had done by Daytona Carburetor was nearly $500, with shipping both ways. It's beautiful.
I think Dave Thibault would do as well for less as does our local carb shop.
It's about a wash as far as cost and performance goes, but the WCFB is original; choke, lines, linkage, air filter all bolt up and the shiny Edelbrock isn't/doesn't.
Some want bling, some want original. Your build, your money, your decision.
jack vinesPackardV8Comment
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Actually, the Edelbrock comes in quite close in all the criteria You mention Jack. There's nothing wrong with a Carter WCFB if it's working well...but to try and bring one back that's been sitting for years might turn out to be a disapointing (and expensive ) adventure. Everything considered, if one plans to 'drive' His Studebaker much, a new Edelbrock 500 CFM is definitely the smart play. (just ASK THE MAN THAT OWNS ONE)Comment
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You need a AFB.Comment
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Agreed!....The Edelbrock remake of the Carter AFB is hard to beat....for dependability AND reasonable cost!Originally posted by royvaldez View PostComment
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Yes, for those of us accustomed to fabrication.Actually, the Edelbrock comes in quite close in all the criteria You mention Jack.
No, not really, for Joe CASO. There has been more than once I've gotten a frantic call from a Studer. "I bought this Edelbrock and the guys on the forum said it's a bolt-on, but nothing fits. The secondaries won't clear the intake, the throttle linkage doesn't clear, the fuel line doesn't fit, the air filter doesn't fit, where does the PCV go and how do I wire up the electric choke? Can you come across town because I've got the old carb off the car."
I've got a shelf full of Carter WCFB, Carter AFB, Edelbrock and quite a few Rochester 4GCs and Quadrajets. I've lost count of the Holleys left over from my racing days. Bottom line, there's no one best carburetor for all applications and very few are a bolt on to a Studebaker V8. That's why a professionally remanufactured WCFB is just right for many here.
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Can't argue with that Jack, and I've always been a fan of a 'good' WCFB!Originally posted by PackardV8 View PostComment
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Thanks guys. Hey Roy good to here from you. So I took my carb...aka...The Brick, to a recommended Speed and Carburation specialist in Vancouver, Washington today. He had sounded so confident on the phone. He stood stating for about 30 seconds and then gingerly touched it. Then he stepped back and said "I don't think I want to deal with it." I said OK, do you have a recommendation for a replacement? He then approached it again and mumbled something like, "But it has so many rare old parts." Finally he warmed up and said that if i would leave it over the weekend he would take the top off at the beginning of the week and let me know if it is rebuild-able, how much and which model it is.He also mentioned the AFB the Rochester and the Edelbrock. If I go with the Edelbrock do I need his manifold too or can I use the Studebaker one?
Thanks
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OK....so anyone got an AFB for sale?
FYI....all you all probably already know this but can you guys what the carb specialist told that they use to soak and free up old carbs? Oh come on....guess.
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