Ok i swear last one.....
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Racer
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From: Springfield MO
Ok i swear last one.....
OKKK this is the last time i will post about performance parts till i get more money 
After the long hard decison i decided to splurge for hooker side pipes so i will be ordering shortly but i want to bump up some torque as some of you know but now im even lower on cash. Durango talked me into vortec and they come pretty cheap so iv seen so i want to go that route. Ultimately i want to make ALOT of low end torque and i will go 383 someday but for now what should i be looking at vortec style?
1st: Where is a good place to buy cast vortec heads that i can bolt on out-of-the-box? I want as little mod. that i can get away with. Im still not that engine savvy.
2nd: What is the best intake for low end torque thats vortec?
3rd:.......i think that covers it, im looking at a new carb to get rid of my q-jet and i have been looking at holly street avenger and edelbrock AVS maybe a duel carb for looks?
Info: Bone stock 1980 L82
After the long hard decison i decided to splurge for hooker side pipes so i will be ordering shortly but i want to bump up some torque as some of you know but now im even lower on cash. Durango talked me into vortec and they come pretty cheap so iv seen so i want to go that route. Ultimately i want to make ALOT of low end torque and i will go 383 someday but for now what should i be looking at vortec style?
1st: Where is a good place to buy cast vortec heads that i can bolt on out-of-the-box? I want as little mod. that i can get away with. Im still not that engine savvy.
2nd: What is the best intake for low end torque thats vortec?
3rd:.......i think that covers it, im looking at a new carb to get rid of my q-jet and i have been looking at holly street avenger and edelbrock AVS maybe a duel carb for looks?
Info: Bone stock 1980 L82
Melting Slicks
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Burning Brakes
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If you are on a budget, why are you wanting to buy a new carb? A good Q-jet is hard to beat. Use the 'search' and I think you'll find that for $25 and an afternoon's work you can save several hundred dollars.
Drifting
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Springfield MO
its a stock q-jet which looks like it has had some work done to it (the guy that owned it last use to drag race and sold it to me because he didnt want to rebuild it into a drag car)
Race Director
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From: FL
Stick with the Q-Jet.
Get the Doug Roe book, Rochester Carburetors.
Get Lars' tuning paper: http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/QJetTuningPaper.doc
From an old thread:
TQ.......................HP.........
347 @ 4200 ... 361 @ 6100 ... Holley 4777 650 Carb Shop
338 @ 4400 ... 363 @ 6100 ... Speed Demon 650
336 @ 4000 ... 360 @ 6100 ... Holley 750 3310 JET Perf.
TQ .................HP same +/-1
343 @ 5000 ... 349 @ 6000 ... Q-J JET Perf. ADAPTER used.328 @ 4800 ... 351 @ 6100 ... Holley 600
329 @ 3900 ... 351 @ 6100 ... Edelbrock 600 1405
327 @ 4000 ... 350 @ 6100 ... Edelbrock 750 1407
324 @ 3900 ... 344 @ 6000 ... Holley 4180
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=233837
Note how much torque the Q-Jet made.
Get the Doug Roe book, Rochester Carburetors.
Get Lars' tuning paper: http://www.corvettefaq.com/c3/QJetTuningPaper.doc
From an old thread:
TQ.......................HP.........
347 @ 4200 ... 361 @ 6100 ... Holley 4777 650 Carb Shop
338 @ 4400 ... 363 @ 6100 ... Speed Demon 650
336 @ 4000 ... 360 @ 6100 ... Holley 750 3310 JET Perf.
TQ .................HP same +/-1
343 @ 5000 ... 349 @ 6000 ... Q-J JET Perf. ADAPTER used.328 @ 4800 ... 351 @ 6100 ... Holley 600
329 @ 3900 ... 351 @ 6100 ... Edelbrock 600 1405
327 @ 4000 ... 350 @ 6100 ... Edelbrock 750 1407
324 @ 3900 ... 344 @ 6000 ... Holley 4180
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=233837
Note how much torque the Q-Jet made.
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Safety Car
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From: Southern Indiana
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HOLLE...mZ260138642700
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pro-C...QQcmdZViewItem
For your combo, here is the cheapest combo you will find!
Go to the Skip white ebay site and look at all his parts, I have bought tons from him and it all has been very good stuff.
Theres no use over spending when you don't have to!!!!!
Also if you wanted a polished intake , you can get them for about $134 bucks!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pro-C...QQcmdZViewItem
For your combo, here is the cheapest combo you will find!
Go to the Skip white ebay site and look at all his parts, I have bought tons from him and it all has been very good stuff.
Theres no use over spending when you don't have to!!!!!
Also if you wanted a polished intake , you can get them for about $134 bucks!!!!!!
Le Mans Master
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OKKK this is the last time i will post about performance parts till i get more money
After the long hard decison i decided to splurge for hooker side pipes so i will be ordering shortly but i want to bump up some torque as some of you know but now im even lower on cash. Durango talked me into vortec and they come pretty cheap so iv seen so i want to go that route. Ultimately i want to make ALOT of low end torque and i will go 383 someday but for now what should i be looking at vortec style?
1st: Where is a good place to buy cast vortec heads that i can bolt on out-of-the-box? I want as little mod. that i can get away with. Im still not that engine savvy.
2nd: What is the best intake for low end torque thats vortec?
3rd:.......i think that covers it, im looking at a new carb to get rid of my q-jet and i have been looking at holly street avenger and edelbrock AVS maybe a duel carb for looks?
Info: Bone stock 1980 L82
After the long hard decison i decided to splurge for hooker side pipes so i will be ordering shortly but i want to bump up some torque as some of you know but now im even lower on cash. Durango talked me into vortec and they come pretty cheap so iv seen so i want to go that route. Ultimately i want to make ALOT of low end torque and i will go 383 someday but for now what should i be looking at vortec style?
1st: Where is a good place to buy cast vortec heads that i can bolt on out-of-the-box? I want as little mod. that i can get away with. Im still not that engine savvy.
2nd: What is the best intake for low end torque thats vortec?
3rd:.......i think that covers it, im looking at a new carb to get rid of my q-jet and i have been looking at holly street avenger and edelbrock AVS maybe a duel carb for looks?
Info: Bone stock 1980 L82
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 480
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From: Springfield MO
yeah i really love the look of the side pipes but i want to make it sound like a total beasty.
Thanks guys for the info, but is there a big size difference with hood clearance with the q-jet and the edelbrock and holly?
Thanks guys for the info, but is there a big size difference with hood clearance with the q-jet and the edelbrock and holly?
