Customs Carburetor Spacers and Deceptive Advertising from Holley/Mr Gasket

All I see is pictures. Where are your comments?

 

Sorry I am just so frustrated tonight that I may have posted this in the wrong category. I was searching for a solid 1" spacer for my intake that I could grind to match. Every picture online shows this as a solid spacer from the sides but in reality It is photoshoped by Holley/Mr Gasket and it has got me fuming. Anyone else have a similar experience? On the good side, I picked up three holley carburetors on Craigslist today for $35, one was an 85-86 ford 460 governed truck carb, the next an 80457 which is a match to the carb someone gave me this weekend........and the last ended up being a Holley 4224 ceter squirter!!

 

Best I can tell is there are two gaskets, a spacer, but no studs or nuts? I guess? Hard to tell from what is posted.

 

Sorry for some reason I couldn't find the comment area after I added the pictures. I'm new so forgive me..

 

I see your concern, the die casting has been changed probably to save material. Most likely the catalog illustrations have not kept up with the change to the spacer.
On the other hand, how is your false advertising claim an issue with Holley? To my knowledge they do not own the Mr. Gasket brand.

 

False advertising aaa, more like a revised product. I'm sure the vendor would see enough reason to take it back but don't know if it's worth making a big stink about.

 

Holley/Mr Gasket has 5 pictures online showing their 6006 all of which have been photoshopped to make them look like solid spacers. I had intended to do some grinding on the spacers to match my intake which is not going to happen unless my engine wants to suck unfueled air. I just want to let others know before they spend their money and waste a week or two's worth of time on this spacer. A worthless/deceptive/useless thread on here would be nice. A "bipartisan" Youtube video will be forthcoming showing others what they will be actually buying when they spend their money on a Mr. Gasket 6006. Haha

 

Correct a change could happen but if they plan on selling this to 5,000+ shouldn't they tell us?

 

Someone commented on here about Holley not owning Mr. Gasket

 

I bought one from a local discount parts store about 10 years ago that is solid and has a PCV port but could never find another,I did eventually find another at a swapmeet.

 

Someone would be me. OK, I stand corrected. Holley acquired Mr. Gasket in 2015, I missed that, thinking Mr. G was still owned by Echlin, longtime ignition component manufacturers.

 

Half a billion dollar company can't revise their product descriptions, OR, show an "ACTUAL" picture of THIS product ANYWHERE? Sounds more like deceptive advertising to me. Sell the product cheap and it's not worth returning. I bought it for $26, not worth returning. 4 people buy it and it's not worth returning, that's $100 in their pocket and so on, and so on. "Revised Product"? Where is an actual picture of the original product? Looks like their "original" photo came from the factory in China that told them what it was supposed to look like and Holley/Mr. Gasket is just running with it. Not acceptable to me or anyone else who wants to buy this product based on the advertised picture by a multi-million dollar company. I work for my money and crap like this puts a dent in my budget.

 

They didn't photoshop the pictures in the catalog. They just didn't update them, when they changed how they make the spacer.

There are lots of used old design spacers around. You should be able to find one. Maybe even NOS.

 

Who did you buy it from? I usually buy new speed parts from Summit, they take returns.

 

Could see you being a bit disapointed, that's part of the hobby but photoshopped? Seriously? Watch out for those chemtrails dude.

 

Can you show me an original 6006 spacer before the supposed design change please?

 

Straight from Holley, the manufacturer of the product

 

if you are not happy with it send it back...it's not worth getting upset. i hope that is the worst problem you have with your build ,i would hate to see your reaction to a real problem

i'd take a piece of 1" thick aluminum and attack it with a band saw , drill press and some hole saws...done

or maybe see what others have to offer..like this one from Moroso

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-64991/overview/

 

Can you please show me an actual picture of a "6006" before the revision? I somehow can't seem to find one on this wonderful thing called the "internet". Maybe I'm doing it wrong. Not trying to be a smartass but there aren't any.

 

Yes, But i'm frustrated about the week it took to get it straight from Holley and now I have to send it back and(probably pay shipping) and reorder another from someone else just becomes a big hassle and my intake will not be completed. If Holley shows an actual picture of their cheap hollow Chinese spacer I never would have ordered it. T.R. Waters would have gotten my $140 if I had known this was going to happen trying to save a few dollars.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Aluminum-...ash=item5d6d1aa322:g:DQ8AAOSwjDZYgXEf&vxp=mtr

 

This isn't my pic I found it on the internet, but I do have one just like it hanging in the barn that is solid.

 

oops didn't see the other pic posted

 

you better get that one on ebay quick! it's the last one in the world....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401262420770?

 

No doubt. Better get it before some jerk buys it out from under you!

 

if you do not go "buy now" route - post pic of manifold/carb that you are trying to match up with for us to understand more as to what you are planning to do - and why it has to be the 6006 - Trans Dapt makes solid spacers - their 2431 cast aluminum swirl/torque is one that helps with bottom end performance on most motors

 

Wow. what are you going to do when something really goes wrong?

 

What intake are you putting it on?

 

only other post was about a 331 industial hemi