Mercruiser 9600S 4bbl.

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ok Gurus,

recently one of these carbs has come up for sale near me.

this model suits a 4.3L or 262cui V6 . Now a Stude 259 is similar , and while ive rebuilt and the stude runs gooder with the 1403 currently fitted, (im happy with it) at 500cfm this carb seems a little overkill .. <-- am i correct thinking these Edelbrocks only drink what the engine is asking for?

As near as i can find, uncle google suggests The Merc 9600S is a Weber or Carter and probably a copy (?) of a Edelbrock. having half a clue, i checked Edelbrock rebuild kits, and blow me down with a feather ,if the parts look identical ...

im left wondering is there some dark backroom deal done here with Merc , Carter, Weber and Edelbrock .

And would this carb work street and not puddle use?

overthinking on my part causes me to wonder if theres is a max RPM the Merc carb will run to ... but some little man poking the back of head says dont be silly .. stock studes dont go too much over 4500 anyway ..

thoughts anyone?

 

[smallfoot]

I think the Edelbrock stuff mimicked some of the Weber stuff. I've seen several instances of carbs being claimed as both??? Weber founded in 1923, Edelbrock started between 1931 and 1933
I'm not familiar with how those carbs are mounted on that motor but if you could manage fitment to your manifold I wouldn't think you couldn't make it work. I assume we're talking about a marine carb right. I'm not as familiar with the bigger motors of late as I am with smaller fishing stuff I use. Unless there is a special reason for anything out of the ordinary to run on marine applications I don't see a problem

 

[smallfoot]

Went looking at those carbs you mentioned. They seem to be cheaper than what I can find Edelbrocks for. 1405s go for about 3 bills. I've bought a few of those and really like them for simplicityl Looked at a bunch of 9600S carb pix and don't see anything that sticks as obvious. If the carb is a steal, I'd chance it