Carbs - last bit! (for now...)

For the Phase2, it was of 750cfm, and for the Phase3, 780cfm rating.

Carbs continued

The Phase cars - XW Phase2 and XY Phase3 - were fitted with four barrel Holley carbs as seen here.

What it looked like new

A refurbished 1973 Autolite carb.

Autolite 4300 carby part 2

The exception to the previous post was the XW GT which was fitted with an open element air cleaner, and the choke heat shield wasn’t fitted.

Autolite 4300 carburettor

Most four barrel equipped Fords, up until the XC range, and excluding some of the HO or Phase cars, were fitted with Ford’s own Autolite 4300 carburettor. There are conflicting opinions regarding this carb, but it is now generally accepted to have been a far better carb than most Holley-holics ever gave it credit for. Here are a couple of photos.





Note the Autolite tag on both carbs at the front attached by one of the carb top screws, and the vertical heat shield for the choke heat mechanism; parts that can easily get lost over the years.