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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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What carburetor would be a good swap for my original Q-Jet, I'm tired of taking this thing off and on trying to tune it. I'm running a 388, 4-speed with a 268H cam, AFR 190 heads, 1 5/8 in dynomax headers, my manifold has to take the q-Jet design, it's an RPM Performer for the Q-Jet not the Holley.
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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I've got a holly spreadbore thats the direct replacement for the q jet no adapters needed. I got from summit . Its a left over since I switched to injection here is the link http://store.summitracing.com/partde...Y%2D0%2D80555C I used it for 6 months. Its yours for 200 plus shipping e-mail me at dmrodco@inovion.com


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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 04:06 AM
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I would suggest an Edelbrock 1904 it is the exact replacement that edelbrock makes kind of spendy but I sat one on my non running 77 it looks good on there
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 07:03 AM
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Have you considered sending your q-jet to lars for a rebuild? Dude knows his stuff on q-jets and can set it up for your specific application.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 07:43 AM
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Had my Q-jet done by Lars, better than new!
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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How much is a rebuild done by Lars?
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