Oh boy here comes trouble , lol

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First thing they should have done is give one to Lars and Cliff and let them give an honest report on funktionability.
Only then would I consider one if they gave it a passing grade.

 

Aren't they probably the Chinese knockoffs? No manufacturer in this country will invest in the tooling/casting to build them.

 

You have to be skeptical, but it is possible to make a good after market Quadrajet. I bought a new one of the Quadrajets that Edelbrock made back in the '90s. It's an excellent unit.

 

I believe that but now so much is from China. Recent Hooker side pipes were made in China and were poor quality compared to decades earlier.

 

Me too and I still run it on my 78 L82

 

Jebby and Lars tested the Chinese version and the results were less than spectacular.
Edelbrock did make a good one, unfortunately no longer. There are better options than a Chinese carburetor.

 

I agree, have one on my wife's Pontiac.

 

But Mel, these are the crappy "new" knockoffs, not the crappy old knockoffs. For $700 these new knockoffs need to be better than the originals in every conceivable way but I have my doubts.
The website says they're assembled and tested in the US.... so probably cast in China ?

 

Based on other Chinese products, I wouldn't be surprised if the same factory makes them for multiple vendors. You could even have ZIOGEO Quadrajets.

 

I think I'll stick to pens and leave the Q-jets to Lars

 

$700 Chinesium junk, I'm sure

 

I can't believe these were only 650 CFM?

I used one off my 350/300 Nova SS when I put a 454 in it for bracket racing. Turned 12:70's with open headers.

 

Really? I thought hooker moved manufacturing to mexico years ago but more recently brought it back to the states mainly for marketing reasons?

I know of 3 different manufacturers of c3 sidepipes. The Hookers, Dougs and the chinese versions sold as both OBX and Maximizers but made in the same factory and marketed differently at drastically different prices. A former sponsor placed large orders and reboxed and doubled the cost over the obx version. (can you guess which chinese version got better reviews here?) The drastically more expensive version of course because we all know "you always get what you pay for"

I have chinese made side pipes but they are not hookers (OBX brand). Unlike the hookers they were only $650 for the set new. Being that they are stainless other than being blued up by the heads they still look great inside and out as ive swapped inserts a few times and checked and one is off the car now. I did have to spend 10-15 minutes with my dremel to polish the welds when I got them as they were not as clean looking as the hookers would have been but they fit the car great. Its unfortunate you have bad luck with the hooker pipes.

I bet these are cast overseas and assembled here. This popular with many reproduction and classic carbs now including the VW performance carbs I see. I doubt they will compare to a carb gone through by Lars or Cliff but might be just as good as many of the other options out there and a better starting point for some folks, than some of the worn out units floating around.

Not really sure such a complicated carb is really that "expensive" at $700 anymore myself... I recently started looking at a possibly swapping a larger carb for my 406 build and yeah these things are all up there in price these days. Even the cheapest chinese Holley clones are $4-500 direct from china.

 

Factory units were 750 with some GM divisions having 800

 

Lars identified mine as an 800.

 

That makes more since. Thanks.

 

I think Holleys quadrajet replacement carb is a far better and possibly cheaper option. An aluminum quadrajet isn't going to look stock anyway. Put down your money and place your bets.

 

How long will they be able to label them as "Rochester Quadra-Jet carburetors", before General Motors files a lawsuit based on trademark infringement?