1970 Q-Jet Choke
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From: Mullica Hill New Jersey
1970 Q-Jet Choke
I'm restoring a 70' 350/350 with the stock cast iron manifold. I can choose between a Q-Jet with a divorced choke or electric choke.
The car will be driven around 5000 miles per year.
Which choke setup will give me the least problems? If electric, where do I connect the wire from the carb? Thanks for your help.
The car will be driven around 5000 miles per year.
Which choke setup will give me the least problems? If electric, where do I connect the wire from the carb? Thanks for your help.
Le Mans Master
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From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
If it's a fair weather car, you don't really need a choke at all. That said, perhaps the divorced choke would be best, simply for the sake of originality. It'll work fine.
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I ran my 72 350 for 3 years without a choke because it was a fair weather car, and it always started hard (part of this could have been due to the dilapidated state of the internals due to 10 years of sitting). However, when I finally got around to installing the choke last summer, the car started 200% better (ie. less cranking of the starter, fewer occurences of the car dying, etc). I've just started the rebuild on the engine this spring so I'm a firm believer in having a choke!
trw
I ran my 72 350 for 3 years without a choke because it was a fair weather car, and it always started hard (part of this could have been due to the dilapidated state of the internals due to 10 years of sitting). However, when I finally got around to installing the choke last summer, the car started 200% better (ie. less cranking of the starter, fewer occurences of the car dying, etc). I've just started the rebuild on the engine this spring so I'm a firm believer in having a choke!
trw
