Holley Carb 800 CFM electric choke?

[miamioffshore]

I rebuilt the carbs on my HP500's. They are stock 800 CFM Holley 4150's. One sounds great, the other isn't sounding right so for the $ I'm just going to replace it. Here's my question. Everywhere I look online I"m seeing 800 CFM Marine Holley's with manual chokes. Hp500's have electric chokes. Does someone sell them set up that way already or do I have to buy the electric choke conversion kit? I notice the 850 CFMs all come with electric choke? What gives?

[jayhawk261]

It looks like the 800 comes with manual and the 850 comes with electric. The kit can be added to the 800 though.

[Kidnova]

I don't think you need a choke.

Nickerson's took the elec choke off my 850, and the engine started much easier and the idle smoothed out allot quicker.

Guess if I had a choke though, I'd prefer manual type, then I wouldn't have to worry about it kicking in unless I wanted it to

[Griff]

Boats don't really need chokes. they create more problems than they're worth. Just let it warm up at 1200rpms for a few minutes and you're good to go.

[sschafee01@snet.net]

no choke in Ct. on my 830s You should do fine in Fla. W/O one!

[Killer_TA]

Im going to take the chokes off my 850s this year to maney problems I tryrd like hell to get them to work but could not. Just warm the engines up a bit. Oh ya I could not live with out the electric choke on my 79 Trans am and can make that sucker work perfect. But for some reason the boat whole diffrent story.

[rdoactive]

A holley choke can be put on the carb. They're available for about $50.
But I would eave the chokes off. Just be sure to plug the air vent hole. It's got a little cork gasket that goes between the carb and the choke.
Gary