Holley Sniper 2 EFI Comparison on Big Block Ford 460

[@DH-kr3jf]

I think atomize is the word you were looking for.

[@VeteranRevivals]

Indeed it was 🤙

[@markwegner6100]

It's going to be way nicer driving with all that below 5k torque! Great job!

[@VeteranRevivals]

It certainly has been!

[@ArnCital]

I run an Eddy AVS2 off road carb on my 460. I have run both Holey and regular Edelbrock carbs and like the AVS2 much better. Gained almost 1 mpg and great low end tq smooth off idle. With my F-250 4x4 high boy with 8600 GVW and 2k# camper I want to go slow on rough terrain. I thought about the Sniper but so far the AVS2 off road carb has operated flawlessly and I could not justify the cost. So far I have not seen a mpg comparison with the Sniper. I use an Edelbrock intake manifold and the cast iron one is buried for the federals to metal detect and dig up looking for lost guns. Thanks for the video tho'. BTW I am a survival type and in the event of an EMP from a nuclear war that destroys all electronics then I can install the points dizzy and mechanical voltage regular to operate my truck; both items are stored in an ammo can along with spare parts..

[@VeteranRevivals]

Haha nice, I get about 12.5 mpg on the highway with the Sniper 2

[@ArnCital]

@@VeteranRevivals I get about 10.8.

[@VeteranRevivals]

@ArnCital not too shabby for a carb

[@ArnCital]

@@VeteranRevivals Believe it or not but Michelin LTX tires give 1 mpg better gas mileage than the Yokohama 4x4 tires do. Same size tires. That is about 10% better fuel mileage. Operating altitude is over 4,000' mostly.

[@donmarsh1599]

Thank you!

[@michaelau5159]

You said about the temp under the bonnet. That air cleaner is sucking in hot air which is not good for efficiency. Build yourself a 5" cold air duct from the throttle body to an area at the front (forward of the radiator) and let the engine access colder air. Then do a time comparison.

[@obroberts6533]

Hello Art, nice show.. Couple of "IMO'S".. MAYBE, get a racing harness for your significant other, instead of the bungee cord🤔😁 When you said you had 45° or 50° F... Well @ 02:10 this morning I had... Wait for it... -64°F, so now @ 20:05 hrs it's about -60° F, so heating up.

[@VeteranRevivals]

😂 she has a lap belt! But yes better seatbelts are on order. Also, good Lord that's cold. Getting sunrises again yet?

[@brentbeiler7051]

You must be in Canada,I’m in Alaska and it’s around-20.

[@928guy]

Put some DOVE-C heads on, with a good cam (Lunati Voodoo cam 262) you got yourself good runner.. plus the Weiand Stealth intake manifold is a good intake. Great video, much respect 👍👍

[@VeteranRevivals]

Thank you!

[@HammerWrench]

I like how Jesus showed up. He usually asks for a burnout. 🛠️

[@VeteranRevivals]

😂😂 very true

[@hankfink]

Thanks for the video. I've driven carb'd cars a huge chunk of my life and never had any issues and switching to aftermarket electronic parts makes me nervous. Especially cause if something ever does come up I can go to any auto parts store and pick up a rebuild kit for Edelbrock and Holley carbs off the wall. I want to be able to control timing, idle speed when A/C is on, and electric fans. EFI itself to me is whatever, but all the extras you get once you switch over is what appeals to me.

[@VeteranRevivals]

Great point!

[@Tee_Spoons_Garage]

The Holley sniper and the terminator in my opinion is the best on the market for EFI.

[@VeteranRevivals]

I would have to agree, based purely on stories from acquaintances. This will be my first experience with them.

[@jamespaterson4307]

I think you deserve better viewing figures I like it ,I live in Scotland

[@VeteranRevivals]

Thank you! Nice! Scotland is definitely on my list of places to travel to at some point. 🤙

[@jamesmallinger9555]

Great job Art , I love it ,❤LoveJim J&R mobile service and God Bless y'all and your critters

[@VeteranRevivals]

Thank you!

[@shanewright6958]

Great job 👍👍

[@VeteranRevivals]

🤙🤙thank you!!

[@piasprojects]

Awesome video. This is a solid comparison that I wanted to see. A nice trutrac would definitely help out! It can only get faster!

[@VeteranRevivals]

Haha, one day Earl will be on that level. Thanks for watching!

[@California_Nation_Laurent]

Hey, Art. I love your sense of humor and antics. Made watching the series extremely fun. I have last episode to go where 'something broke...' to watch. Hoping I'm not going to die of a broken heart. Oh, I hope you're planning on putting some real seatbelts in there?? You're kinda fun and would like to see more from you.

[@VeteranRevivals]

Haha thank you! There are real lap belts in there 😂

[@doctube2020]

Well done on the video! You are entertaining to watch and the video quality is great. I just purchased a sniper two for my 79K 10 squarebody with 500 hp blueprint 400 crate engine. This should be a great improvement over the Edelbrock 1406 that’s on there now. I’m also in the high elevation desert and I’m sick of dealing with cold start and changing carburetor issues. I need to figure out how to do the fuel system and return line since I have dual tanks. Apparently You must run a return line, if I didn’t have to do that. It would be easy.

[@VeteranRevivals]

If I was you, I would get a transfer valve from like a 84ish square body which will have a return for dual tanks. That thing sounds pretty sweet though! I don't blame you, switching to the sniper on this 460 was the greatest thing ever

[@doctube2020]

@@VeteranRevivals The original 400 still runs but was only 185hp and 300tq from the factory. I’ve been wanting a new crate motor for years and finally put one in last year. I’ll look into the newer switching valve and maybe switch to the newer tanks and could possibly run the In tank pump for that year but then I think there’s issues with filler neck size change or something. Nice truck you have and maybe I’ll see you around AZ.

[@davidryan573]

Success you deserve a win, great video, at least you know the Wife was paying attention 😂, thanks for bringing us along.

[@VeteranRevivals]

😂 she's always paying attention

[@RollingRigTraction]

The weight savings an aftermarket performance aluminum intake is significant, saving weight plus the better airflow characteristics is grand. I will never swap from carburetor to EFI. I probably will swap the old Ford Cobra head EFI on my '90 F250 to the 460EFI guys setup. I would prefer to convert the EFI to a good aftermarket dual plane performance intake and run a Predator carburetor and expect far better all around performance with the stock heads and camshaft.

[@VeteranRevivals]

Not a bad idea

[@kellybench4638]

I would love to put the Holly EFI setup on my Capri but can’t justify that much money right now. Love the truck and your videos. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@VeteranRevivals]

It's well worth it if you eventually decide to! Thank you for the support!!

[@kellybench4638]

Hey, I couldn’t take it anymore, I installed a Sniper 2 kit on my 85 Capri. It was pretty easy to install, hopefully it is all that it is hyped up to be. Only time will tell!

[@VeteranRevivals]

Nice! Let me know what you think!

[@joesanchez9512]

Would love to see what it will do with heads and headers

[@VeteranRevivals]

Same, I think it will be a beast haha

[@allenrains3132]

This guy does a great Derek from vice grip garage impression... I like it

[@VeteranRevivals]

Haha, just very similar personalities

[@jasondesoto6666]

Very cool, love your video! 😎

[@VeteranRevivals]

Thank you! 🤙🤙

[@andy347495]

this will be fun to see the differences time. did you see richard holdener's 460 test? he used a factory intake and an aftermarket intake. the factory intake made more low-end torque than the aluminum, but lost a good chunk up top, though.

[@VeteranRevivals]

It's drives significantly better with the Weiand intake manifold

[@julianaccordtypergreen7335]

I spend all my money on hose,! Priceless

[@VeteranRevivals]

😂

[@ryantaylor2595]

Look at the display bracket by Fat Fender Garage. It mounts on the bottom of your dash and will fold up under it when you don't need to mess with it.

[@VeteranRevivals]

Nice!

[@TrollPerformanceTuna]

The word you were looking for was atomization buuuuut I’d disagree that carbs atomize better than injectors. Where carbs really shine is you get chemical cooling on your IAT’s. There’s where you see more power being made, but like anything in thermodynamics nothing is free, you have to give something to get something and that comes from loss of available fuel to gain that cooling which is where it makes carbs less efficient. I think for straight up performance carbs can edge out more peak power but FI tuned correctly will give you more under the curve…. Both are great it just depends on the application.

[@VeteranRevivals]

Perfectly said, that's the jist of what I was trying to get at haha.

[@WilleyBiggs]

I love your videos you give me courage try to do something but I’m still scared😊😊

[@VeteranRevivals]

Start small! Gain some confidence! 🤙🤙

[@mrknebel475]

Yeh. Atomize

[@jdedmnds1]

The factory intake makes a good boat anchor.

[@VeteranRevivals]

For sure

[@recipesforagreatlife3836]

What a great ride man!! Knew I was going to enjoy the vid when you called yourself the idiot. LOL. I am restoring my old 78 f150 4x4 from high school and looking at this holley set up. Subscribed!!

[@VeteranRevivals]

Haha hell yeah, thank you!🤙🤙 It's a great setup for sure

[@tiger7777]

The comment about some people saying carbs particalize better, well-known fuel injection gets better mpg, l think 😅

[@Tylerpoole]

Looks good mate, I’m thinking of doing this for my 68 continental. Do you know the height of the Holley sniper from the valve cover or the head? Isn’t my space between my engine and hood 🫣

[@VeteranRevivals]

The Weiand Stealth intake plenum I have is VERY tall but I can get you the height of the sniper itself if you like?

[@Tylerpoole]

Hey mate yeah it looks huge compared to the stock manifold lol A height on the Holley sniper would be greatly appreciated! Thank you sir

[@VeteranRevivals]

It's like 3.25" tall from mounting surface to air filter plate surface.

[@Tylerpoole]

Thanks mate I’ll do some measuring! Legend👌🏼

[@bostoncarey8057]

What distributor are you using? Is it just your original?I would love to put this on my 390 big block

[@VeteranRevivals]

Pro-form HEI

[@85stangster]

Curious as to what year that motor is. Some 460's were less than 8 to 1 compression ratio. May hinder performance to some degree.

[@VeteranRevivals]

It is an 86 out of a motorhome, when we get new heads we'll look for lower CC.

[@joshmellott6245]

Did you put the thermostat in upside down or did I miss something???

[@VeteranRevivals]

Wait what? What part of the video are you referencing?

[@VeteranRevivals]

Ohhhhhhh I see what part you're talking about now. No, I set it like that to cover the hole. You can briefly see me flip it over when I put the housing on. 😂

[@joshmellott6245]

You did it too quick for my old eyes. Lol

[@VeteranRevivals]

😂😂 I had to squint too and double check, you had me worried.

[@Werewolfman1966]

Do you miss the 4 speed?

[@VeteranRevivals]

I do, and maybe I'll get the right bell housing and throw it back in at some point. But for now, I'm enjoying the crispy shifts of the C6

[@yubertoledo]

hola amigo me gustan estas camionetas son de buena estructura metalica adelante con los clasicos saludos desde Eduador

[@VeteranRevivals]

💯 🤙🤙

[@davidbates4622]

The words you're looking for is fuel atomization

[@VeteranRevivals]

Indeed 🤙

[@richardmartin853]

What intake did you go with?

[@VeteranRevivals]

Weiand Stealth dual plane

[@richardmartin853]

Thanks for the info. When I get my 429 built, just looking at options@@VeteranRevivals

[@hedgepethracing9590]

She wasn't having it bro !! Difference between us & them .

[@VeteranRevivals]

😂😂 to be fair, I'm not a fan of being passenger either.

[@dansimmons1964]

So your sayin it's quicker than the Fox body now? 😵‍💫 with one leg?

[@VeteranRevivals]

As it sits right now.... Yes 😂

[@andy347495]

atomization?

[@VeteranRevivals]

That's the one

[@samuelyniguez3816]

What year is the 460?

[@VeteranRevivals]

1986

[@DirtyD786]

Atomize, the word is atomize

[@jdedmnds1]

MORE HORSEPOWER!!

[@VeteranRevivals]

Needs boooooooooooost

[@fordtruckguy1288]

An fe iron intake is worse!

[@VeteranRevivals]

I can only imagine

[@paulwoodman5131]

Just a liiiitle turbo😂.

[@VeteranRevivals]

Haha, you have no idea how tempting it is

[@yubertoledo30]

😅😅😅

[@apocolypse11]

Remember folks if 1975 or below no smog. Just drop coyote or ls1 in there n u will actually have real fuel injection. One injector per cylinder. Lol trotle body fuel injection 😂

[@VeteranRevivals]

Sounds expensive