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Apr 1, 2006 | 02:09 PM

Toy4Two

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I Hate My Carb!!

P.O.S Quadrajunk!!!

Ok, sorry about the rant, but it's really starting to bug me. The car about dies when I come to a stop, then it floods. Can you recommend a new carb? Maybe a Carb/Manifold combo. Right now everything I have is stock. If I go with a Edelbrock manifold and carb, will I have clearance issues?
1974 Corvette, 350 4-speed.

Any help appreciated.
Thanks,

Apr 1, 2006 | 02:10 PM

fugawi

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igot one word.... HOLLEY

Apr 1, 2006 | 02:48 PM

vetteguy75

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!! Get a Holley 670 Street Avenger with a Holley Street Dominator high rise manifold...had mine for the past year and a half...have had no probs!!!

Apr 1, 2006 | 02:51 PM

djcwardog

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Inspect/Rebuild your stock carb!

...or send it to Lars. I like my Quadrajet - works great.

Apr 1, 2006 | 03:25 PM

icanfixitforyou

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From: Same as our leaders Out of my mind

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy4Two

I currently have a "new" Edelbrock performer series carburetor on my new 350 SB crate engine. I am not very happy with it, it performs inconsistently and is quirky at best. Maybe I will get the bugs worked out of it eventually, but my expectations from a "new" carburetor were not met. After reading many of these threads it seems that most C3 owners favor the good old Q-Jet.
Good Luck!

Apr 1, 2006 | 04:17 PM

71roadster

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or...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1553708115

I'll pay shipping

Apr 1, 2006 | 08:10 PM

marshrat99

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From: Dayton Oh

I'm running the Holley 670 Street Avenger and Elderbrock EPS intake on my 355 and think it is a great combo. However, the Qjet is a great carb and isn't that overly complicated to bring back up to a true performance level. Probably just needs a little TLC. And I agree with Lars that most carb problems are actually timing and/or fuel supply related.

Ask me how I know. On my 355, I pulled and saved my original #'s matching engine and built my current engine from scratch. More from the educational experience than for anything else. Used all good, new accessories that I thought would help me build a dependable DD with some grunt.

I was successful but in retrospect, I could have saved some significant $$$ by reusing my original and reliable Qjet, intake, crank, etc.

Apr 1, 2006 | 08:13 PM

lowbuck72

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Using Lars' papers, you can go through a Q Jet yourself. Otherwise,there a few reputable guys on ebay selling rebuilt Q jets. They will give you your money back or a replacement if you're not happy.