do i need a choke?

[HILROD]

Any Holley that I use for any cold weather driving has an automatic choke kit installed. Just pump the pedal once and crank her up. Even put them on my buddies roots blown car. A Holley with a manual choke without being careful at every startup can cause flooding, hard starts or worse. I would either remove the choke, wire it open, or install an auto setup. Way less hassle, for the average driver.

[jerome]

well the afr website says that the heads have a heat riser. what can i do with that? i have no idea, i thought heat riser was for egr, but i also read something about some carbs having a provision for hot exhaust to be run through them.

hilrod by automatic choke, do you mean electric choke like holley sells or something else. i remember on our old jeep, we used to step on the gas all the way down to open the choke. that seemed like some sort of thermostat operated valve. where can i get such a kit?

this carb i have has no provision for a choke even. theres no choke "tower" or anything. will i be able to install the electric choke kit that holley has, just to dump more fuel in?

I dont have the intake installed yet, and i could exchange it for a manifold that does have an exhaust crossover, but i thought generally only stock applications had these. none of the aftermarket performance intakes have them?

thanks,
Jerome