Carburetor options/retrofit '87 Honda Accord

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edmacatack - 22 Feb 2005 15:32 GMT

Hi: I just bought an '87 Accord, and I found out it needs a new carb.
The carb replacement is very expensive. It is listed as a Holly Carb.

Does anyone know of any other carburetors I could use in place of the
factory issued part, that will more than likely cost me a lot less than
the Holly?

Thanks

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charl_z@yahoo.com - 22 Feb 2005 18:13 GMT

find one from a junk yard

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Daniel J. Stern - 22 Feb 2005 23:52 GMT

> Hi: I just bought an '87 Accord, and I found out it needs a new carb.
> The carb replacement is very expensive.

Yep. The final generation of Asian carburetors, in the 1980s, tends to
wear out in ways that cannot be fixed or undone with a rebuild, and
replacement becomes the only workable option. The ones listed as
"remanufactured" are usually virtually all new parts, hence the near-$600
pricetag. Junkyard carbs are usually just as bad (or worse) as your own.

> It is listed as a Holly Carb.

No, it is not a Holley. It's a Keihin.

> Does anyone know of any other carburetors I could use in place of the
> factory issued part

There is no direct-fit replacement other than a correct factory-type unit.
Depending where you live, your emission laws may or may not forbid you
from using anything BUT a factory-type unit.

DS

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