[BilletCarb]

Dan, this thread has more about bringing you into the light for me, than defending my answers.
Your ego would not accept the experienced answers I gave you before. You wanted to debate the solutions then. Your ego just would not allow you not to win the debate you wanted to have then. So you have been carrying that with you all this time. ( Sorry for you ! )
Your ego would not allow the answers I gave to your snippier attack to stand. So came into the light and gave your full name and city you live in. Then you decided you wanted to debate my answers and bring none related question in, like all bullies do. If you can’t win the original question debate,,, change the question?
There are dozens of notable carburetor modifiers who did not attend BLP’s Carb Shootout. To mention any of their names would mean, I would negate the personal reason for not going. That would be wrong of me to do so! I can say this,, BLP themselves did not compete in their own shootout. You may want to start your questions there first, as they were there anyway.
So,,, I am suggesting, before any of my customers, vendors and even competitors (that I have had for more than 47 year long) do business with;

Daniel Pana from Chicago Illinois, beware!!!!

Before, I felt sorry for you,, now I am praying for you!

John

 

[jhix]

FWIW. The Pena Family is a class act. Nothing to "beware" of unless you are racing one of them.

 

[Randy Wilson]

All I know is I own 13, count em, 13 modified Nhra legal 750's from some of the premier carb builders known to man, and I had damn best do 1,yes 1, and it ran to the thoudanths of the best of the 13. Also, had him do 1, yes 1 set of old 660's, and they were 15 HP better then a pair that came on a comp motor from a very reputable builder. Also I have one done by a highly regarded carb builder that is 100 HP down from my best stuff, and I ain't bashing him because I know several people who have had great carbs from him. Just refreshing an old thread. Dambest in my opinion is one of the best. And we have set a couple records in SS with him.

 

[WickEdSix98]

All I know is I own 13, count em, 13 modified Nhra legal 750's from some of the premier carb builders known to man, and I had damn best do 1,yes 1, and it ran to the thoudanths of the best of the 13. Also, had him do 1, yes 1 set of old 660's, and they were 15 HP better then a pair that came on a comp motor from a very reputable builder. Also I have one done by a highly regarded carb builder that is 100 HP down from my best stuff, and I ain't bashing him because I know several people who have had great carbs from him. Just refreshing an old thread. Dambest in my opinion is one of the best. And we have set a couple records in SS with him.

We don't own that many different pairs of carbs but our billet ultimate dominator were .06-.08 quicker to the 1/8th than our old carbs from a big name, out of the box!

 

[Randy Wilson]

We don't own that many different pairs of carbs but our billet ultimate dominator were .06-.08 quicker to the 1/8th than our old carbs from a big name, out of the box!

Carburetors are like converters. No two are identical, and no builder is perfect. I say just get with one, and stick it out. Whatever you're running that's fast, stick with it.

 

[old hotrodder]

I purchased a Dambest billet 4500 carburetor and noticed the boosters are only epoxied in place, they are not supported as in a traditional holley and secured with stake pins. I thought they were at least swedged. The carb came with two different jet sizes in the primary side (so much for his accurate wet bench). To make matters worse, the linkage was binding. The secondary linkage would not close properly after the burnout. After close examination, I could see the throttle arms were not welded perpendicular to the throttle shafts ( he makes his own linkage). When I contacted this company on the issues I found, he was very confrontational and hung up on me. Once the linkage issue was fixed ( I purchased an external linkage kit from blp), the carb always ran a tenth slower than my old 8896. Be very careful when dealing with this company, the service after the sale, is non-existent. Go to the website, and read about the returns policy.. 50% of the purchase price is intellectual property.. For the amount of money I paid for this carburetor, I expected quality.
Buyer beware.

 

[redcurrantsjam]

I would like to respond this too.

When is the last time anybody actually saw a Dambest carb at any track in any class? Does not mean they are not great, but they are not very popular. Is it a price thing or just that there are cheaper alternatives that are just as good? Book, DaVinci, CFM, APD, AED, BLP, Pro Systems, Ken Jones all use a Holley based main body for the majority of the hundreds of new carbs built every year. Must be a reason why. Anyone use Dambeston a competition Eliminator engine or a Pro Stock Engine? How much does a Dambest Dominator style carb cost?

Here are the classes that dAMBEST customers have set records in NHRA ;
Pro Stock
A/DA, A/ED, B/ED, C/ED, D/ED, F/ED, B/A, C/A, D/A, I/A, A/AA, C/AA, D/AA, E/AA, G/AA, I/AA, A/EA, B/EA, C/EA, D/EA, A/SR, B/SR, C/SM, G/SM, E/SM, C/T, A/SMA, B/SMA, C/SMA, I/SMA, PST/A, C/TA

In NASCAR, I leased carbs to most of the teams for four or five years, until I was seriously injured in a sports related accident. (That was covered by Area Auto Racing) dAMBEST in AARN

Big Block Mark is correct, there are many people doing their version of the Holley. We do outstanding Holley do over’s too ! One that is at top of Comp Qualifying regularly is Joe Canasciale’s I/SMA.

As for news about dambest, we have putting out a weekly new letter since February 2006. This has a highlight or two each week. I now use FB to put out daily news, because then I am now spamming people with news letters.

dambest is in many forms of racing around the world, so reaching everyone is a challenge ! The last two years, bringing the manufacturing in house has keep me super busy !!!! But necessary to give quicker deliveries.

Prices for most carbs are here; dAMBEST Carbsoctordle

I hope this answers some more important questions you may have.
John Satterfield

Book, DaVinci, CFM, APD, AED, BLP, Pro Systems, and Ken Jones build most of their hundreds of new carbs with Holley main bodies.