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Offline stinger

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Mighty Demon 850 worth the trouble?
« on: January 04, 2015 - 11:42:36 AM »
I'm considering a used mighty D 850 for a project,is it worth the investment or should I just move on? I will be rebuilding it and hope to replace my old 4150.  :popcorn:




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Re: Mighty Demon 850 worth the trouble?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2015 - 01:42:50 PM »
they never seemed to have a good rep....might be the reason they went bust.  I think I saw a comment that the current models from Holley (who bought them) has been re-calibrated..

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Re: Mighty Demon 850 worth the trouble?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2015 - 02:02:58 PM »
too many bad things said
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

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Re: Mighty Demon 850 worth the trouble?
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2015 - 09:57:35 PM »
If you already own it try ti out , if not don't spend |$$ on it , I have seen them both ways , some work great others are a nightmare , you can tune them every time you drive it & by the time you park it it will need tuning again , I keep hearing that they were nto cleaned well & cuttings are left inside critical metering passages , if it will not tune , scrap it !

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Re: Mighty Demon 850 worth the trouble?
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2015 - 12:56:07 PM »
I wouldn't bother. Very tempermental, never in good shape out of the box... Just a big hassle. There are others that will work as well with less heartache.