Anyone interested in electric chokes?

GrimGreaser

To replace the large cap coils on the Carters. I plan to improve on the retainer ring as well down the line. Uses regular Holley/Edelbrock chokes. Can remove the stock coils and use the original Carter coils too. Haven't played with the setup on a running car yet though.

TwinH

I would like to address this on my current build. Have run for years with no choke and don't know if I can bring myself to put those hose clamp stoves on the header pipes. They just remind me of poorly band-aided cars I worked on in my youth. Interested to see how this works out.

[Deleted User]

Chryslers in the 70's had electric choke heaters with a little controller box . Seemed to work well , maybe that could be adapted to work?
Roger

GrimGreaser

Holley has an electric choke controller for about 40 bucks. Bolt it to the intake and wire on the ground side of the choke and it senses the heat and delays or advances the choke opening. I've read that it takes some hit or miss to find the right spot to sense the right heat.

Park_W

Seems to me that since the original Carter auto-choke draws air in via a vacuum port, with headers one could position a heat-insulated tube just (1/8"?) above one of the header pipes. The air there ought to be pretty warm.

PAULARGETYPE

I FOR ONE SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH TH GOOD OLD CHOKE THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING FOR YEARS THEY HAVE ALWAYS WORKED FOR ME I'LL GO WITH THE OLD ATTAGE IF IT AINT BROKE DON'T FIX IT !!!

[Deleted User]

I think they are talking motors with headers rather than regular manifolds. So theres no heat tube to heat up your choke coil. I agree Paul generaly the original setup is better than the cometitors ever had. I know the old chevy's my dad had from the40's & 50's had a manual choke,
Roger

GrimGreaser

Well, I've had the damnedest time getting mine to open consistently together. Who knows how much the coils have been buggered with over the years. Also, I do have plans for headers. I also like making things.

DavidC

One thought: has anyone drilled, tapped and welded nut to header to create an o2sensor-like threaded port for the choke stove?

[Deleted User]

Jack Clifford use to weld a little straight tube to his headers to connect to the choke heat tube and they worked perfect. Single or dual carbs. Walt.

PAULARGETYPE

A HARDENED ROLL PIN IS WHAT I USE TO TURN A EXHAUST MANAFOLED FROM A SINGLE CARB INTAKE IN TO A TWIN H EXHAUST MANAFOLD I'M SURE IT WOULD WORK ON A SET OF HEDDERS

GrimGreaser

Never hurts to have options fellas. There's a finite supply of Carter chokes out there. Holley and Edelbrock will be pumping out carbs for a while yet.