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I’m looking for a Quadrajet for my 69 L46 4spd. A service carb would be fine. I currently have a carb that the previous owner put on. not a 7029207. It’s a holly something and pretty warn out so rather than rebuild some random carb I thought it would be better to get closer to the appropriate carb for my car.
Honestly any Bolt on solution might be ok with me. I just don’t want to spend money on the old carb that I’m not sure if it’s the right CFM or anything. From what I have read so far the Qjet seems like the best carb for the car. I was thinking of getting a new Holley for it but I don’t want to replace the intake manifold if I don’t have to and it seems like using an adapter will cause hood clearance issues. If anyone here has a rebuilt Qjet or one that is in good condition or knows of a rebuilt company that sells rebuilt Qjets. I would be very interested in buying. I would just get a rebuilt one from eBay but from what Lars has posted in the past that seems like a risky proposition if you are not 100% sure if the rebuilder is legit. I am really pretty open to suggestions so please fill free to chime in your opinions. Price is a factor in my decision.
PS my knowledge is not that great on the subject so please forgive my ignorance, and I did search the threads on the form before I posted so sorry if I missed the thread that would give me the answer that I am looking for and this is a rehashed subject.
Just my 2 cents worth:
Yes, there is a lot of junk QJets out there on the market as Lars pointed out. They tend to be non-rebuildable = a paper weight / display for your workbench.
I take it you have a Spreadbore Intake? Your Spreadbore Intake will mount a Holley Squarebore if it has the proper mount bolt pattern. Stay away from adaptors.
Holleys are easy to work on, parts are abundant and (bias) a great carb. However, from previous readings on this forum, Holleys version of the Spreadbore was a bad idea. Shy away.
The determining factor of which road to go down, would be which type of fuel line set-up you currently have. Lots of people shy away from Holleys due to the modification required to hook-up the fuel supply. In my (bias) opinion, I would buy a Holley rebuild kit if the carb is still decent. YouTube can help you with the surgery.
Its quite easy if everything is laid out on a workbench.
Last edited by HeadsU.P.; Aug 23, 2020 at 08:40 AM.
Kenneth, one thing that would help is if you could post a picture of what is on the car now. This will tell us a lot about what you are currently working with and what you should or might want to change going forward. Also any part numbers that you might find that will tell us what model and CFM it is.
As others have mentioned, a Holley carburetor can be a good place to start with, especially if you will need to change a lot of stuff to get to the original induction system.
I’m looking for a Quadrajet for my 69 L46 4spd. A service carb would be fine. I currently have a carb that the previous owner put on. not a 7029207. It’s a holly something and pretty warn out so rather than rebuild some random carb I thought it would be better to get closer to the appropriate carb for my car.
Honestly any Bolt on solution might be ok with me. I just don’t want to spend money on the old carb that I’m not sure if it’s the right CFM or anything. From what I have read so far the Qjet seems like the best carb for the car. I was thinking of getting a new Holley for it but I don’t want to replace the intake manifold if I don’t have to and it seems like using an adapter will cause hood clearance issues. If anyone here has a rebuilt Qjet or one that is in good condition or knows of a rebuilt company that sells rebuilt Qjets. I would be very interested in buying. I would just get a rebuilt one from eBay but from what Lars has posted in the past that seems like a risky proposition if you are not 100% sure if the rebuilder is legit. I am really pretty open to suggestions so please fill free to chime in your opinions. Price is a factor in my decision.
PS my knowledge is not that great on the subject so please forgive my ignorance, and I did search the threads on the form before I posted so sorry if I missed the thread that would give me the answer that I am looking for and this is a rehashed subject.
. That particular q-jet was produced well into the 80's. Lots of them out there. I had a edelbrock 1901 q-jet on my 70 L46 while I had the original rebuilt.
I also ran a holley spreadbore early on. Ran great with it, hood clearance with the stock hood can be an issue.
I still have that around somewhere.
Kenneth, one thing that would help is if you could post a picture of what is on the car now. This will tell us a lot about what you are currently working with and what you should or might want to change going forward. Also any part numbers that you might find that will tell us what model and CFM it is.
As others have mentioned, a Holley carburetor can be a good place to start with, especially if you will need to change a lot of stuff to get to the original induction system.
Good luck... GUSTO
Hi GUSTO
So.. it looks like the carb I have is a Holley Economaster spreadbore
thanks for the info headsU.P. I do have stock spreadbore intake. the only Holley carb that I see in Holley website is the 650 CFM CLASSIC HOLLEY CARBURETOR-SPREADBORE DESIGN https://www.holley.com/products/fuel...parts/0-80555C.
the current type of fuel line set-up I currently have is stock.
thanks for the info headsU.P. I do have stock spreadbore intake. the only Holley carb that I see in Holley website is the 650 CFM CLASSIC HOLLEY CARBURETOR-SPREADBORE DESIGN https://www.holley.com/products/fuel...parts/0-80555C.
the current type of fuel line set-up I currently have is stock.
that's the holley I have laying around. Only its a divorced choke, which would fit your setup with no mods.
I also hooked it to the stock fuel line.
You want to try it, just pay the shipping. Was functional when removed, but I would suggest a rebuild since it been off a long time.
that's the holley I have laying around. Only its a divorced choke, which would fit your setup with no mods.
I also hooked it to the stock fuel line.
You want to try it, just pay the shipping. Was functional when removed, but I would suggest a rebuild since it been off a long time.
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