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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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Carb not crab...dur
Need to get new carb for a 1971 350/270hp, and what is the stock cfm of the qudrajet I have now? Rochester#17054923 0845(know it's not original)

Would this one be fine?
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 01:42 PM
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Stock Q-Jet cfm is 750. Why don't you rebuild what you have...? Holley-rebuilt Q-Jets are notorious for a huge amount of problems.
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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How hard is it, would hate to screw it up. Anyone have the number or web site that rebuild these well.
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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would be very hard to screw it up as bad as what your likely to get from a "Rebuilder" Lars has done a couple detail summaries on rebuilt carbs and found something like 18 problems with a brand new rebuild.
He has a couple good papers on the subject and he can also do the thing for you
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Food Lion imatation crab meat; tastes great! Pollack! Cheap replacement for crab; $2.49/lb
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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send your Qjet to Lars for rebuilding. He does an excellent job and very reasonable pricing!
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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I had them don't want to replace them either.. I have the Mirror and the Ice pick ready...
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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Quadrajet is easy to rebuild. Get yourself a rebuild kit and just take it slow and methodical. If you don't feel like messing with it, I agree with the others to send it to Lars.
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