Quad to holley
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From: windsor ontario
The airline behind the carb leaving the manifold is in the way of me mounting the holley is there a special low profile way of getting around this , how has anybody else overcame this?
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: baltimore md
I did mine, was easy except for
well I changed from stock to performer and edlebrock carb, I had a HOlley on there but couldn't get it to run right and wanted a perfermor package anyway.
the edlebrock was matched to the intake but still had to install an external filter in the fuell line and also biggest problem was getting the kickdown cable to attach. The edlebrock linkages are seem kind of cheapo compared to Holley and Qjet.
Kickdown still won't work, but it didn't work with the Qjet either. Strangely, I have an electrical connecter, plastic 2 prong plug in connector down by the transmission linkage, just hanging there wrapped around the linkage, with noplace to go on this transmission the previous owner claims was rebuilt.
Transmission runs fine, 350/3 speed auto. I downshift manually
Sure wish I knew what the heck that connector was for though.
Kid who owned the car before me, saved up all his newspaper route money from the time he was like 8 years old to buy this corvette, then he apparently didnt take good care of it, probably couldn't afford to, and let it sit in his father's auto shop for couple years. I felt sorry for the poor little car and took it home, been restoring ever since.
Good luck with yours, hope you get it right! Linkage was only issue on mine and also, I just rememebered, the carb was set back on the performer manifold so far that I could barely fit the vacum line into the back in without interference from the intake vacum that is right behind the carb, the one that connects through the metal tube to the transmission.
good luck
tony
the edlebrock was matched to the intake but still had to install an external filter in the fuell line and also biggest problem was getting the kickdown cable to attach. The edlebrock linkages are seem kind of cheapo compared to Holley and Qjet.
Kickdown still won't work, but it didn't work with the Qjet either. Strangely, I have an electrical connecter, plastic 2 prong plug in connector down by the transmission linkage, just hanging there wrapped around the linkage, with noplace to go on this transmission the previous owner claims was rebuilt.
Transmission runs fine, 350/3 speed auto. I downshift manually
Sure wish I knew what the heck that connector was for though.
Kid who owned the car before me, saved up all his newspaper route money from the time he was like 8 years old to buy this corvette, then he apparently didnt take good care of it, probably couldn't afford to, and let it sit in his father's auto shop for couple years. I felt sorry for the poor little car and took it home, been restoring ever since.
Good luck with yours, hope you get it right! Linkage was only issue on mine and also, I just rememebered, the carb was set back on the performer manifold so far that I could barely fit the vacum line into the back in without interference from the intake vacum that is right behind the carb, the one that connects through the metal tube to the transmission.
good luck
tony
