Go Back   The Ford Barn > General Discussion > Early V8 (1932-53)

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-12-2014, 05:14 PM   #1
Steve/IL
Senior Member
 
Steve/IL's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 370
Smile Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

I just saw a new reproduction 94 Carburetor on ebay that I have never heard of before. It's called a 'Fuel Force Bully 94'. The price is $249.95.
It is advertised as, 'the same as', an Edelbrock 94 #1151. Not sure of the manufacturer's company name? Fuel Force? Has any heard of or had any experience with this new reproduction carburetor? At least it looks nice!
__________________
I've got the old car disease. Thankfully there's no cure!
Steve/IL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 05:43 PM   #2
green50
Senior Member
 
green50's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: North Georgia
Posts: 392
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve/IL View Post
I just saw a new reproduction 94 Carburetor on ebay that I have never heard of before. It's called a 'Fuel Force Bully 94'. The price is $249.95.
It is advertised as, 'the same as', an Edelbrock 94 #1151. Not sure of the manufacturer's company name? Fuel Force? Has any heard of or had any experience with this new reproduction carburetor? At least it looks nice!
I saw them too. I'm thinking China.
__________________
Gene
green50 is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 04-12-2014, 06:28 PM   #3
KiWinUS
Senior Member
 
KiWinUS's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Charlotte NC KiWi-L100 available here
Posts: 2,945
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Carpenters "NEW" 94 is also "CHINA"
KiWinUS is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 10:05 PM   #4
Ol' Ron
Senior Member
 
Ol' Ron's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Chester Vt
Posts: 8,842
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

As we knock the chinese made parts for our hobby, just think about of it? Just what is made in the us. for one thing every nut and bolt in your local hdw store is made in china. So were the Jeep wheel bearings for my dodge disk brake conversion. If it wasn't for the Chunese we'd be walking around naked. It's just business.
Ol' Ron is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 10:07 PM   #5
ford38v8
Senior Member
 
ford38v8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 6,616
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Ol' Ron, please don't make me think of you naked.
__________________
Alan
ford38v8 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 08:46 AM   #6
Ol' Ron
Senior Member
 
Ol' Ron's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Chester Vt
Posts: 8,842
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Never thought of that, neither would I.
Ol' Ron is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 08:55 AM   #7
keith oh
Senior Member
 
keith oh's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Millersport, central ohio
Posts: 668
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Without China, there would be parts, just more expensive and probably better built. (But then there is Mexico and Argentina.) I got a 35 temp. gauge made in Argentina, (from Mac Ford), it works but is not a real good fit.
keith oh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 09:11 AM   #8
green50
Senior Member
 
green50's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: North Georgia
Posts: 392
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ol' Ron View Post
As we knock the chinese made parts for our hobby, just think about of it? Just what is made in the us. for one thing every nut and bolt in your local hdw store is made in china. So were the Jeep wheel bearings for my dodge disk brake conversion. If it wasn't for the Chunese we'd be walking around naked. It's just business.
This is a sad but true fact Ron. Most products we get/use here in the U.S. are from China. It's just hard to put a Chinese part on a Ford made in the U.S. of U.S. iron.
__________________
Gene
green50 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 11:08 AM   #9
oj
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 293
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Its kinda like the Chinese make either very good high quality parts or junk, there isn't a middle ground.
Trouble is when look at a picture it is hard to tell if it is junk.
I go more by who sells it here in the U.S., when coming from Macs I assume it will be junk that I can manage to made do with, theres a couple others of the same calibre.
oj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 11:24 AM   #10
Mart
Senior Member
 
Mart's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Solihull, England.
Posts: 8,732
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

I was looking at those carbs and it said assembled in the USA.

Just saying.

Mart.
Mart is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 01:55 PM   #11
scooder
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,593
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

I think the quality of the Chinese or wherever parts is down to who wanted them reproduced.
For example. Say "Jack Ford parts" wants to sell repro horn button. He goes to a US manufacturing plant and says " how much to make 5000 of these? They say "$30 a piece" Jack decides folk won't pay that. So he goes to the chinks, how much to repro these? " we can do them real nice for £25 each, or we can do an "ok" version with looser tolerance (lower reject at quality control, cheaper plating on the thinner metal part, and less finishing on the part for $10 a piece. Jack sees more sales and more profit. Guess where jacks parts come from?
Jacks Ford parts is a made up company for this examplethe Chinese will make what you ask for, want crap? Yep they can do it. Want good? Yep they can do that to.
Where is the blame?
Martin.
scooder is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 02:05 PM   #12
Sal
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 216
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

We're bringing up their standard of living. Their manufacturing will improve over time ( like that of Japan ). The metallurgy will become good also, then some day they might have enough advancements to take over the world because we slowly helped them.
Sal is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 05:45 PM   #13
tubman
Senior Member
 
tubman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,260
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Let's get this back on track. Has anybody bought one of these or have any experience with them?
tubman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2015, 01:10 PM   #14
AnthonyG
Senior Member
 
AnthonyG's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Pa.
Posts: 2,161
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

I'm thinking their not selling too good as they are on e-bay at $224.99 now
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Flathea...5TZ6O4&vxp=mtr
__________________
Nomad
AnthonyG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2015, 01:47 PM   #15
Fordors
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Orland Park,IL
Posts: 1,400
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mart View Post
I was looking at those carbs and it said assembled in the USA.

Just saying.

Mart.
I never considered manufactured and assembled to be synonymous.
__________________
My school colors are black and blue, I attended the School of Hard Knocks where I received a Masters Degree in Chronic Mopery.
Fordors is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2015, 01:59 PM   #16
scicala
Senior Member
 
scicala's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Detroit suburb, MI
Posts: 3,697
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

I would much rather rebuild/restore an original. More authentic and cheaper than even the Chinese made versions. The one on EBAY looks cheap in the pictures, so worse in you're hand. Looks like the bowl cover screws might be self tapping too. No way for me. Too many originals still around.

Sal
scicala is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2015, 02:31 PM   #17
SofaKing
Senior Member
 
SofaKing's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Posts: 756
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mart View Post
I was looking at those carbs and it said assembled in the USA.

Just saying.

Mart.
The Federal Trade Commission definition of "Assembled in the USA" is very vague. Given the respect that the Chinese show for intellectual property, patents, trademarks, private property, personal privacy, corporate privacy, international law or freedom of the seas, etc, I would never expect them to simply print a deceptive label and see if someone will try and take legal action.

On the other hand, why buy a knock-off if you get an original?
SofaKing is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2015, 03:19 PM   #18
BUBBAS IGNITION
Senior Member
 
BUBBAS IGNITION's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SPEEDWAY INDIANA
Posts: 4,148
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

WE CAN BE A TOUGH BUNCH SOME TIMES.

A little google work and i found that National Carburetor in Jacksonville Fl, has been building carbs since 1954 are selling this carb.
You can do a virtual tour of their plant in Fla here:

http://www.nationalcarburetors.com/tour.html

the 94 sale flyer...

http://www.nationalcarburetors.com/downloads/ffad.pdf
__________________
If it Makes Spark, we do it !!!!
www.bubbasignition.com
[email protected]
BUBBAS IGNITION is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2015, 05:54 PM   #19
ford38v8
Senior Member
 
ford38v8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 6,616
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Quote:
Originally Posted by BUBBAS IGNITION View Post
WE CAN BE A TOUGH BUNCH SOME TIMES.

A little google work and i found that National Carburetor in Jacksonville Fl, has been building carbs since 1954 are selling this carb.
You can do a virtual tour of their plant in Fla here:

http://www.nationalcarburetors.com/tour.html

the 94 sale flyer...

http://www.nationalcarburetors.com/downloads/ffad.pdf
Impressive video. Puts a different perspective on "assembled in America". Thanks for posting!
__________________
Alan
ford38v8 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2015, 06:18 PM   #20
petehoovie
Senior Member
 
petehoovie's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 7,933
Default Re: Fuel Force Bully 94 Carburetor

Quote:
Originally Posted by BUBBAS IGNITION View Post
WE CAN BE A TOUGH BUNCH SOME TIMES.

A little google work and i found that National Carburetor in Jacksonville Fl, has been building carbs since 1954 are selling this carb.
You can do a virtual tour of their plant in Fla here:

http://www.nationalcarburetors.com/tour.html

the 94 sale flyer...

http://www.nationalcarburetors.com/downloads/ffad.pdf
Flyer says "Lifetime Warranty"....
__________________
The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others....

"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"
"We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0
petehoovie is online now   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:44 PM.