Holley 5200

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:46 pm

Ok. So I have an issue. I went and had to get the oddball 5200. Holley knows nothing about it other than "It fits 80-82 Ford and Mercury applications. Have a nice day." and it was a 79 Pinto. lol.
It has a funky filter flange. Looks like I might have to go custom on this one guys. Anyone have any recommendations for shaping things?
Sorry for the dark pix.

So its close to the same as a DFEV, but it has a larger bowl vent opening.
Anyone have thoughts on how I could get a good filter on this puppy?

thebigbread · Post by **thebigbread** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:53 pm

im suprised it did not come with a filter. i suggest using the stock filter, or modding a weber DGEV to fit it.

oh, also try these sites:

http://www.jcwhitney.com

http://www.jegs.com

http://www.summitracing.com

jegs & summit racing have a lot of carburetor stuff, because they're aimed towards older cars.

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:58 pm

Remember, I pulled it from a salvage yard. I was expecting everything to go over smooth, buy a KN or similar ovular or rectangular filter, and call it good. Didn't think I'd actually need the Pinto's cleaner assembly. Besides, I think it'd end up being too tall to close the hood.

Rasmus · Post by **Rasmus** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:04 am

it'd be fairly easy to make a filter housing out of aluminium or thin sheet metal and a pair of tin snips ... and a drill..

and just use foam, from like a mattress as your filter - done.

- R

keith · Post by **keith** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:54 am

Looks like a DFV series carburetor. Filters available at

http://www.webercarbsdirect.com/DFV_DFE ... S_s/71.htm

or

http://www.carburetion.com/weber/weberpartsair.asp

I think the F stands for Ford, but I could be wrong.

shogun · Post by **shogun** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:51 am

i have one just like it, and am also stuck in geting parts for it

Mickey_D · Post by **Mickey_D** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:28 am

Could you not get one of the regular filters and use a pair of tin snips and a drill to modify it to fit?

shogun · Post by **shogun** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:09 pm

something i found on those carbs

http://www.surpluselectron.com/aaron/holley.htm

shogun · Post by **shogun** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:12 pm

soething else

http://www.carburetorfactory.com/expvw17.html

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:43 pm

(sigh)

Heres my problem-
Look at the top of my carb. Sorry if you have to turn moniter brightness up. See the outline of the area around the bowl vent and barrels? Now look at a DFV. Can you not see the difference?

With mine, the foot-ball shaped outline does not wrap around the bowl vent. The bowl vent is also not centered between the 2 barrels. Its more fat and offset. The foot-ball shaped outline does not go all the way around. See what I'm saying?
http://www.racetep.com/weber/32_36DFEV.pdf
http://www.racetep.com/webfilter.html

The 2nd being the best straight-down shot. See the way the "football" goes all the way around? Not the case with mine.

Brightened it up a bit.

That clear it up a bit?

keith · Post by **keith** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:44 pm

I could see that the "football" didn't go all the way the way around, what I wasn't sure of was whether the vent went outside the "football's" footprint. It looks like it does. If you had to trim the base piece a little, I think this would be a closer fit to begin with, less trimming.

Does this help?

http://www.carburetion.com/images/carbid/holley7.jpg

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:19 pm

Dunno. This is what the filter spacer/gasket looks like on that particular carb-

So it stretches out past the protrusion seen just past the bowl vent. Kind of odd, eh?

Might just have to resort to tin snips...

keith · Post by **keith** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:00 am

Wow, that really does stick out, the other pictures didn't do that justice. Makes me wonder if there is enough "meat" in the other bases for cutting to fit.