St. Louis, Missouri
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Q. Does Carter still make carburetors?
Carter Carburetor Company in St. Louis, Missouri, was established in 1909, and ceased operation in 1985. It was founded by William Carter, who started experimenting with automotive carburetors while running a successful bicycle shop.
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- Q. Does Carter still make carburetors?
- Q. Are Carter AFB carburetors any good?
- Q. Is Carter and Edelbrock the same?
- Q. How do I tell what carburetor my Carter is?
- Q. Who owns Carter carburetor?
- Q. What does Carter AFB stand for?
- Q. How many CFM is a Carter AFB?
- Q. Who owns Carter Carburetor?
- Q. Who makes the AFB carburetor?
- Q. Who bought Carter carburetors?
Q. Are Carter AFB carburetors any good?
The AFB is an excellent choice at 500cfm. I’m running one on my 307 and it has never given me any trouble in 10 years. I put 125K on a ’65 Chevelle with one on a 327. Same thing,,, no problems.
Q. Is Carter and Edelbrock the same?
Internally they are the same as the old Carter Competition Series. I have both an Edelbrock 800 and a Carter CS, the jets and rods interchange, accelerator pumps.
Q. How do I tell what carburetor my Carter is?
The Carter AFB carburetors are roll stamped with an identification marking at the right front base of the carburetor’s mounting ear. The top line of the roll stamp identification has the carburetor identification number.
Q. Who owns Carter carburetor?
William Carter only helmed the company for 13 years before American Car and Factory bought the company, and continued to run it as a standalone company until 1985. Carter models are still produced today by Weber and Edelbrock.
Q. What does Carter AFB stand for?
aluminum four barrel
In 1957, Carter started marketing the AFB series carburetor, and it quickly became a widely accepted standard for the automotive industry from the late Fifties into the late Sixties. AFB stands for “aluminum four barrel” and this carburetor was used as original equipment on many OE performance engine options.
Q. How many CFM is a Carter AFB?
Now, this AFB was ‘advertised’ at 500 CFM. anywhere from 470 to 525 CFM’s.
Q. Who owns Carter Carburetor?
Q. Who makes the AFB carburetor?
The popularity of AFB carburetors remains in today’s aftermarket. New performance carburetors are still being manufactured by Weber (for Mercruiser 7.4-liter marine applications) and Edelbrock (for passenger-car performance applications).
Q. Who bought Carter carburetors?
Founded by William Carter in 1909, Carter built the St. Louis factory in 1915. William Carter only helmed the company for 13 years before American Car and Factory bought the company, and continued to run it as a standalone company until 1985. Carter models are still produced today by Weber and Edelbrock.
