VERY GOOD GRASSHOPPERS WHO NEEDS EXPERTS???

When you guys have learned so well!!!!

Yes carbs are dumb to an extent, and some carbs are dumber than others. The problem especially with the Autolite is the feedback it recieves from the engine vacuum reacts with the annular boosters and the venting and porting within the venturi area. Now all of a sudden you have a smart carburetor. And it is going to react to that pull from the engine in the way that it was intended to act. Unfortunatly now you have a carburetor that was intended for a completely different cubic inch and style of engine. That 302 acts completely different than a FE ford when under loads and under throttle.
Not only that but your carb was intended to make power for a very large and heavy car.

How good you are at "tricking" it really depends upon what application you are presently using it in and how your driving style corolates to the origianl application.

Unfortunatley these days most people are putting 1.12 carb onto mustangs and expecting to drive them like carrol shelby, and you end up with all sorts of drivability problems, to them make matters worse these carb experts then decide to start modifying like they were Roger Penskes, without a clue of what they are doing and most often they start with the jetting and go from there until the carb is so out of wack guys like Ed or I end up with them to straighten out.

Of course in the meantime they have badmouthed the autolite, installed their buddies 750 holley, or added a manual linkage to the autolite secondaries so it will open.

Ah.... I digress.

My advice get another carb preferably a 1.08. or one that is a closer match to what you application is.

Bill White
White Automotive