View Poll Results: BBk Vs Holley (58mm TB)
BBK (309.95)
10
27.78%
Holley (339.95)
26
72.22%
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BBK Vs Holley
03-30-2006, 03:08 PM
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I tried initially to buy the Holley. But the price went up by $100 the day I tried to buy it! So I bought the BBK instead. I think the BBK was $319, the Holley had gone up to $435 or so (this was about 6 years ago).
The BBK is a sand cast ugly thing. It's hideous. Get a Holley, get an AS&M, but don't get a BBK. I had to break out the sanding rolls just to smooth down the air foil area. It wasn't fully cast - had huge divots in there! The BBK sucks. Period.
The BBK is a sand cast ugly thing. It's hideous. Get a Holley, get an AS&M, but don't get a BBK. I had to break out the sanding rolls just to smooth down the air foil area. It wasn't fully cast - had huge divots in there! The BBK sucks. Period.
03-30-2006, 04:14 PM
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I just bought the BBK over the Holley because of the price and the fact that you can't use the stock top cover plate with the Holley. I could give a **** less what the inside of the TB looks like since it is always covered when the engine is assembled.
03-30-2006, 05:37 PM
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I just got my Holley 58mm TB last week. Got it for 294 shipped from tbyrne.com. The thing sure is better looking than i expected. Not to mention it was cheaper than the BBK, which look like complete ****.
04-01-2006, 02:44 AM
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I have a BBK and I have had it for about 5 years and I HATE it. I also had to break out the sand paper rolls. The throttle is sticky.
I've had a strange idle problem ever since I built my motor and have just recently tracked a vacume leak coming from the throttle blade shaft. This throttle body and engine only has 5000 miles in 5 years so its not like I wore it out. BBK=JUNK get the AS&M IMO
I've had a strange idle problem ever since I built my motor and have just recently tracked a vacume leak coming from the throttle blade shaft. This throttle body and engine only has 5000 miles in 5 years so its not like I wore it out. BBK=JUNK get the AS&M IMO
07-19-2006, 07:34 PM
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Go holley all the way i had nothing but problems with the bbk. butterflys and the outter hook up for the cable came apart (so i had no throttle) I have Holley now and and it is 100% better and looks alot better.
